Month: February 2016

Once again, Grammy’s disappoints

Posted on by rene1ra

 

Oh, man. Kendrick had the chance to completely sweep the Grammy’s, but came short. He swept the Hip-Hop category. Yeah, sure that was great in all, but to all the Hip-Hop heads out there like myself it left a sour taste in your mouth, kinda how my man from Orlando doing this and not winning the NBA dunk contest.

510112884

in the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star Weekend 2016 at Air Canada Centre on February 13, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

I tell you man, absolutely robbery, how is a man going to sit in mid air and not win the dunk contest. Just how Kendrick is going to make possibility the most eye opening, social representation of the current state of the country, while still making it sound fresh and not played out? How is that album going to get beat for best album of the year by Taylor Swift and ” 1978 ” It’s just total blasphemy and the Grammy’s should be ashamed.

5 reason’s Kendrick’s album should have won.

  1. The critics where so heavily weighted towards Kendrick Lamar’s album it’s not even a joke.

        TPAB ( To Kill A Butterfly ) – 44 Critics 96/100  Vs. 1989 – 29 Critics 76/100

         I mean that only speaks for itself it TPAB got an almost perfect score compared to                  Taylor Swift mediocre 76/100 score. I also believe Kendrick’s album was harder judged             due to the intentions that the album was going towards, sort of a more serious tone.

2. Kendrick album stands for more it had a message behind, while Taylor’s album no offense was just like your regular Taylor album, filled with love songs, and just fillers.

3. This goes of with my last point, but if you listen to the album as a whole is a work of art, from start to finish it’s like opening up a novel or like going to a museum and looking at all the awesome murals. It truly takes a couple listens to, to truly grasp and understand the greatness behind it all.

4. This would have gave Kendrick the full credibility of being the best rapper of all time, no single rapper has ever won a Grammy, not once. Sure there was Outkast back in the early 2000’s but that was duo, haha. Like if a rapper could not win with an album like this one, I do not know what is it going to take.

5. This is my most selfish reason, but I honestly think he should have won just so he could have swept the Grammy and could be declared GOAT. In my opinion he rightfully is, just needs the trophy case and records to prove it.

kendrick-lamar-435

Okay, now that i’m done with my mini rant, I say I should stop with my Kendrick Lamar dick riding. Since my last post and this post have pretty much been based around him. Sorry, about that folks. I know this is not a Kendrick Lamar blog, but I just got heated that he could not win AOTY with TPAB. With my next blog post i’m taking a trip down memory lane since recently I’ve been in a real 2000’s Hip-Hop era. Like I mentioned in my first post sometimes it’s great to look back and see what mark Hip-Hop has left on the pop world. Until later, signing out

Reneontheblog

West coast is the best coast.

Posted on by rene1ra

In our last blog post we touched on the south and most of the influence Atlanta rappers and producers have had in affect on the rap game. Today we move on to the west coast. If it wasn’t for New York, LA would be the most influential city to Hip Hop. So many artists and producers came from this city from every era in Hip Hop. The list can go on and on for ever Dr. Dre, NWA, Tupac, Mc Ren, Snoop Dogg and so on. However just a few miles north you have the bay, which came with a total different sound, the ” hyphy ” sound. Which took the nation by storm with artists such as Keak Da Sneak, The Pack, Mac Dre, and E40. However we are hear to talk about the influence the west coast has on the game today. We can’t do that without touching on Kendrick Lamar.

Kendrick Lamar

kl

Good Kid m.A.A.d City

He is the most influential rapper right now, if not in the world definitely the west coast. He only has 3 studio albums and is already being declared by many major artists, websites, and forums as one of the top 10 artists in hip-hop to ever live. ” Good Kid m.A.A.d ” will go down as one of the best hip hop albums of our generation and of all times, unfortunately this post is not about the album, so I will not go into a review post, but go check it out. Last year I believe he got robbed of a Grammy for this album, that went to Macklemore, even Macklemore himself said it.

To Pimp A Butterfly

So, after just his second studio album what does he do? He could go back to his old formula that worked so well for him. In his next album ” To Pimp A Butterfly ”  he doesn’t do this, he goes a whole different direction and brings back a more jazzier feel to the music. Taking it back to the roots. Mark my words ” To Pimp A Butterfly ” will receive a grammar, it’s just too good not to, the lyrics are eye opening and gives a complex view on society and black culture, the instrumentals used are bar none. It’s just so different than what everyone is doing currently in Hip-Hop, and that’s what Kendrick is a breath of fresh air from all the nonsense being spit in Hip-Hop, don’t get me wrong I love me some Migos, Future, and just ignant rap as much as the next sometime, but sometimes you need the complexity and just musical perfection that Kendrick Lamar brings. I believe Kendrick Lamar could win every grammy he’s nominated for and he does too.

Other Rappers from the West Coast

It wouldn’t be fair to the other rappers from the west coast also bringing heat to the table, it’s only fair that I touch on them a bit. YG 400, along with his Producer Dj Mustard they have become some of the most influential partnership in Hip Hop. It’s really ganster rap and with a certain different kind of instumentals that DJ Mustard brings. Heck, YG is the sole reason all these young cats are using the slang words you would use if you where a blood from Compton, or should I say Bompton. YG’s album ” My Krazy Life ” is basically the gansterfied side of Kendrick’s Good Kid m.A.A.d telling the story of living in Compton, California. Other rappers you should be checking out from the west coast. Nef the Pharoh, IAMSU, HBK, RJ, Dom Kennedy.

Make sure to check out the artist to look out in 2016