I had grown accustomed to the idea of Kendrick Lamar’s untitled series living on forever as live performances, never heard or released as studio recordings. Lamar began performing “untitled” tracks in 2014, the first of which was performed on The Colbert Report, the second “untitled” track was performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. It was well known that Lamar had a wealth of material stashed away after the recording of his 2015 Grammy-winning album, To Pimp A Butterfly, but it was unexpected that the the material would ever see the light of day. Lamar released, untitled unmastered, on Friday as a surprise release. These faults are visible in his music, every boastful line of success can be accompanied by a line declaring his fear of judgement. He frequently raps about the duality of his life, a hero for all of hip-hop, but also a man with faults. Lamar has seen and done many things, both good and bad the burden of his past choices are all too evident in his music. The spotlight is currently on Kendrick and he is well aware of his position in hip-hop. He has the ability to fire off rhymes with quick succession and after each line you have just enough time to soak in the weight of his words. Kendrick Lamar’s greatest gift is the clarity and brevity in which he raps.
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