Fans around the world have been waiting for a new Kendrick Lamar single and now the wait is over, here’s “i” produced by Rahki.
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Fans around the world have been waiting for a new Kendrick Lamar single and now the wait is over, here’s “i” produced by Rahki.
Are you serious? This is absolute bullshit. I’m speechless. I’m not impressed
lol
I shouldn’t have to but.. I will give this a few listens before I make my decision on this. I can say that I DO NOT enjoy the sample that they used for this.. kinda shits on a classic
got to listen
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Greatest Rapper Alive is back. Bitch Ass Niggaz shut the fuck up n listen
Taking that Eminem approach…
Same thing I was thinking. Kendrick’s music has always reminded me of Marshall though, It’s clear he’s a big inspiration to the kid.
Big Fan of Kendrick Mixtape, Section 80, GKMC, so obviously I just hate this track. Sorry!
I think its dope. This is definitely a song that I like right now and will eventually fall in love with it because it will come in handy so much throughout my days. Work in out, driving, needing a confidence boost. Its meaningful.. Way better than the pointless club shit that only comes in handy on a Friday night at the club. I know ppl are gna shit on it because of message and positivity but calm down. Its the first single!!!. There’s gna be fans stuck on the control verse n the aggressivness n they gna expect that all the time but there’s more to Kendrick than that. Poetic justic,recipe and swimming pools all catered to a different part of k dots fan base. N look at how much more he gave us on gkmc. A classic!!! This is just a sound bite. Its soulful, positive. I love it
You can say the same shit for “Happy”.This is some Pop made for white folks shit. Not feeling it one bit.I love myself though.
Pop shit for white folk? This shit samples a classic soul record, it’s the farthest thing from pop.
the average hip hop fan is clueless about music,dont expect much from these posters
4
You can say the same thing for “Happy” gtfoh this shit is wack by Kendricks standards.
Listen to it again the beat yes feels uplifting but its barely a happy song, if loving yourself is too happy for you maybe you’re shit a person.
It’s a pretty dark song.
I like it.
There is so much real subliminal shit in here and I mean in a good way, Play the song 10x the intro says “if you read between the lines, we will learn to love one another, you do that by first loving yourself”
“I went to war last night”(America just went to war last night) “there’s a war outside bomb’s on the street”
Hiiipower Part 2.
I hope the rest of the album isn’t predicated on what i just heard otherwise it’s good bye Kendrick. Not Impressed’s son.
J. Cole is better. Wait till his third album drops. He’ll take the crown.
Dreamville is the team
Dreamville>TDE
cole world!
High pitched voice is wack.
Better than that emo/fag shit y’all love to listen to.
Neh. Good concept tho.
Dude is almost like OutKast part 2
a watered down version tho,dis nigga is just corny
big kendrick fan but i don’t like this track
the 3rd and the 4th verse are nice , the hook is trash
Has that Outkast feel. Dope.
Starting to really like this song. So this the first single from the new album? Or just a loosey?
I like it. I know the rest of the album won’t be this way but it was a nice change to have a playful but deep song like this. I feel like this will somewhat set the tone of how the rest of the album will be as far as being deep and emotional. If you don’t like it there will no doubt be classic kendrick on this album. Good work kdot
What is with his voice! the lyrics are dope and the beat is fresh but that voice?!
I like Kendrick but I’m not sure how I feel about this song. I’ll withhold rating it until I hear it a few more times. It’s a weird sounding kind of song. But Lil Wayne has been auto tuning for years spitting nonsensical shit and a lot of you fools get behind that shit… I have a feeling that if this was Wayne, he’d be dick rided till no end for this.
Ppl are gna love it and enjoy it for what it is and ppl are gna just compare it to his day 1 shit, gkmc, control etc. If u constantly expecting the same approach than eventually you’ll hate on that as well. I like it. He’s taking a different approach it seems. Its a great song if u listen to the lyrics, he sayin some deep shit. I agree wit ac tho. I know the whole album won’t sound like this tho but he did say this album will be emotional an aggressive. I can’t wait for the aggression!
Niggas these days pretending they can read nd shit. I don’t fuck wit dis nigga. Fuck dis nigga. The only nigga I don’t fuck wit more than K dot is fitty. Fuck dat nigga. Fitty a bitch ass nigga with a bitch ass ass hole that imma fuck da shit out of. #fuckfitty
You are actually a fucking tool
WHY EVEN WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS COMMENT? YOU ARE THE TYPE OF DUDE THAT WATCHES HANNAH MONTANA HUH? K-DOT IS THE BEST RAPPER AROUND RIGHT NOW…..
I think it’s sweet. Sick sample and glad to hear hes not making some sell out industry shit with a generic rick ross sounding beat haha
Dafuq is wrong with his voice? those stupid effects make it annoyinhg. And The beat is not rap .
But the song still gods some good wibe on it tho.
“beat is not rap”
lmfao
Just wait, this song is going to grow on people 🙂
Most songs do, if it’s pounded enough.
Cheef Keef:”Don’t like” ring a bell
not feeling it
Hopefully Ken ain’t one to listen to hate. Hope the whole album is uplifting and soulful like this.
Didnt expect Kendrick to take this approach ,so props to him for thinking out of the box,but honestly it just doesnt fit him
How could you not like an Isley’s sample? Soul-sample based hip hop production FOREVER. shit is dope.
sure isley brother sample are good but THIS track are to classic for me to be use for rap on it…
isley brother- whos that lady sample …you cant use a classic for do a track
Nope, WACK!
“i” sucks
This gonna grow on the people that dont like especially when he release video to it. I like it though.
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Trash! this guy can rap but he’s just corny and I can’t take him serious with that alien voice shit
Not sure what this even is. Rap has no sound anymore. everyone is lost and confused on where to go from here. For instance, have they played out gangster rap? Can we ever go back?
The beat is fire and gangsta shit is just outdated,but this doesnt fit Kendrick’s rapping style.
Rappers like Big Boi can pull off this kind of music better.
@jerryc; What are you talking about? Check history. It’s actually you who is lost and confused. Just how Malcolm X told black people to check their history, I’m telling so called ”hip hop heads” to check hip hop history, the evolution and the various albums released under the sun! Get the buck outta here!
He is talking about black folks needing to stop killing one another, he will get no love from the wiggas below.
Had this been Elmvis or Gaykanye you fags would applaud this as some next shit.
i’m a Kendrick fan, but this is some irritating shit like Pharrell’s Happy
kendrick murdered that shit
Fuck All White People, Peace
respect your slave masters young negro
U whites gave up power awhile ago…. Look at your youth they worship everything black… Black music, black sports, black attire…. Even go as far as immitating blacks when the talk… Seen a white boy the other day, his name was Jamal….
Stfu and go mow my lawn you dirty ass monkey
Some of these “rap fans” will hate any song that doesn’t have an 808 drum behind it. This is fire.
the “dis is nt hop hop” comments are actually kinda disturbing tbh
This song is as “fire” as Pharrel’s “Happy”
Good Night.
*knocks on door* y’all eat ass?
ok papa
lets get it!
It grows on you
Personally, I think this is a nice song and people will understand that after some listens, this show how versatile Kendrick is and how he can adapt his flow to all kinds of beats. This “this is not hip hop” comments are annoying as fuck and I bet you will admire this shit after a while
Hey white boy how about u shut the fuck up
hey self hating cac,stop tryin to fit in clown,its weird.
LMAO. So now because I’m white i can’t like hip hop, alright. Imma keep enjoying my music and you will keep hating, probably because of the trash life you have haha, fucker
You new aged rap fans are all pussies… Scared to be YA self and listen to what u want to listen to… Fuck u worried about if someone else likes or dislikes the song… Crying about “I can’t believe DONT like this” this is a “classic sample”… Lame ass white…..
“Grow on you” or “You need multiple listens for people to get it”
= This shit is garbage, but I hope something kicks in for me to suddenly love it so I can make it through my day feeling inspired.
Hahah weak
Like YA moms pussy
Yup
crazy the cover is members throwing up heart signs, not gang signs and the message to the song is crazy.. no where near a banger. more of a pac song more of a MESSAGE .. gotta respect it .. and understand it .. real hip hop .. now with the bangers tho kdot.. mix them up ..
Wack. Sounds like some radio B.O.B. song. I was a fan of GKMC but this is just plain awful
Dope!
KING KENDRICK IS BACK!!!! HE MURDERED THAT!!! I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ALBUM!!! MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUM OF THE CENTURY!!!
eh, it’s OK. Kinda weak for his first single.
lol this studio artist trying to be progressive and failing miserably,negro go back to your generic wackass music,10 year old chumps are content with that horseshit
Wrong artist.
nope
Yes.
Nope,groupie
Sell Out
This would sound amazing live. That’s the extent of my appreciation for it… as of right now.
I don’t know why you guys are complaining. I think this is a good track. Kendrick did pretty good on this. I think you guys are overreacting.
nice
King Kendrick stays experimenting. This is fucking dope by the way,fuck the haters
ehhh…
this is bomb
i wasnt expecting his voice to sound like that tho
WOW ISLEY BROTHERS SAMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
always look out for kendricks music,always makes music with longevity.
This aint one though. I hate it. I hate how high his voice is ,I hate the beat.
skip…..next track. oh and Kendrick lamar fans….its ok to dislike something of his.
Its wack!
White People: Get off Kendrick’s dick, this is garbage and so is your taste in music.
Im white and I hate it. so there!
you know damn well your opinion isnt worth jack shit after saying some shit like that…
im not even white…lol
I wish I had more hands…..so I could give this track 4 thumbs down.
FUCKING WACK ASS SHIT!!
This guys voice makes it hard to like his music. I think he has the worst voice in rap.
Nah, there are others with worst voices like Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, etc.
meek mill and lil boosie…plies….
Im gonna go listen to cartoons and cereal just to wash this shit out my ears.
It is not a horrible track but it is not what I expected from Kendrick Lamar. It sounds like a Cee-Lo Green song with B.o.B. on it. It will do its job tho like all Eminem first singles off albums. They are mainstream commercialized songs geared at the majority of the mass consumers. It is not for us Underground fans.
Very Accurate.
Its for people who don’t even know what there opinion is any more. whatever Eminem drops they like it. whatever kanye drops….they like it.
every song they come out with cant be good,and that’s ok. but lets not fuck around and blow smoke up there ass. Its not even good enough to be a radio hit. real talk
Breath of Fresh Air. The Anti-Drake.
Bless
ALL Y’ALL HATING EXPECTING SOME GOTDAM DJ MUSTARD SHIT CHILL TF OUT! ENJOY REAL MUSIC FOR A CHANGE!!!!!!
you have no objectivity because I bet u like anything he would come out with regardless.
Taylor swift’s bitch ass gon love this.
“i” sucks ass
Now we know ^^^this guy sucks ass…and has bad grammar. Dope Cut K-Dot. Much needed.
I approve what my boo,S said. This is the new Gay Pride Anthem. Hail K.Dot,suger.
MUSIC
Andre 3000sih much?
That’s disrespectful to 3 stacks!!! take it back.
Not perfect, but this is a good song. People are entitled to their own opinion, so whatever.
Kendrick Lamar is speaking the truth on this talking about what is going on in our society that the world is scared to talk about in their music we need more of these songs cant wait for the album Kendrick peace
ahhh all us just probably not smart enough to understand that so we just think its wack.
shut up.
No, you’re just trying to reinforce your opinion on others you hipster.
K. dot and TDE cutting real records
I see a whole lot of hipsters hating on this.
shut up stanley
He trying to be like Yelawolf. Btw I don’t feel the song.
Till it’s Gone>>>>>>>this horseshit
Dope!!!!!
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THIS IS HIP HOP SAVIOR? THIS SHIT IS TRASH.
CANT BELIEVE THIS GU EVEN MENTIONED DRAKES NAME BEFORE.
You’re tripping. This shit is fire.
Agreed !!!! TOP 5
1.DRAKE
2.J.COLE
3.D’ALLAN RIXXX
4.PUSHA T
5.KENDRICK
KENDRICK DROPPED TO NUMBER 5 AFTER THIS CORNY SHIT
Your list sucks.
That’s what I was waiting for? Wow okay..
Obviously no one got the message at the beginning he isn’t a rapper he’s a write, so he doesn’t limit himself to just HipHop..
It’s disappointing, he said his album was going to be “dark and emotional”, and this is way opposite of that. It’s not a bad song but still, I’m not really into it. I really hope he doesn’t turn into a pop rapper like Eminem.
Dark and Emotional? Motherfucker go back to the EMO hole you came from!
Bless
It was coming from him, faggot. Go smoke some shitty shake, the only shit you can afford, with your lame ass username.
I don’t smoke no more lil homie. THC is acronym for Talent, Hardwork and Commitment. Kendrick’s sound has always been jazz influenced these dark and emotional joints are only to appease lost youngns like yourself. One day you’ll learn.
Bless
You’re a complete tool. Section .80 and GKMC were dark, you’re just a dumbass that has smoked himself stupid. THC doesn’t stand for Talent, Hardwork, and Commitment for you, since you have none of these qualities. For you, it stands for Total Homosexual Cunt.
Bless der.
God, what a fag. THC should stand for Talented Hardworking Cocksucker. As in, you work hard to suck cock, and dudes think you’re very talented at it.
YALL CRAZY THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dunno, the song jus doesnt have that ‘oomph’ that makes me want to listen to it again, its fuckin boring aint even gunna lie
very dissapointing
Got this on repeat.
This song too pop for me. I was expecting Illmatic but got “Happy”. Definitely Not Impressed.
Thanks, I appreciate you trying to uphold my name, but I already left a comment, it was the first on this article. I was not expecting illmatic from freaking Kendrick Lamar, but I at least thought it wouldn’t be complete trash like this is. Happy is a catchy song, I can understand why people like it, this won’t catch on like happy did, it’s too bland. I’m not impressed
you are both unoriginal i thought of this name first
wow
Good song, every great has had crossover songs. Biggie-Juicy, Tupac-Keep your head up, Changes, etc. “i”Has that Outkast feel. Im “happy” Kendrick is pushing limits on hip-hop while not compromising who he is. “Love you self or nobody will” -Tupac
This shit is So fuckn wack n i was just giving Kendrick some fucking praise, fuc kendrick
now i m jus gonna bum J.Cole n D’Allan Rixxx
Did Future’s faggot azz put this shit together that auto tune is just wack as fuck and this track proves even more for all the dick ryders that Kendrick will always be wack as fuck smh
Let go and let God bro. All that hate what you need to do is learn love yourself dude
STFU swag radio rap 150% wack as fuck I started listening to rap hiphop 25yrs ago todays music has nothing on the old skool gangsta rap. You can name 50 artist today they are all wack as fuck and they do not even have 1/999999999999999 the talent the greats like 2pac Nas Scarface Ice Cupe do
There’s no Auto-Tune in this song.
Still spitting, but not for me…
wtf anyways…back to MFDOOM
yea go listen to that corny ass androgen nigga mfdoom
this shit banging but his voice is too damn annoying
reminds me of soulo’s interlude after Just Have Fun on these days
HAPPY UPLIFTING VIBE TO THIS SONG
KENDRICK DOES IT AGAIN
NOOOOO, kendrick lamar is a rapper and nothing but…. this shit trys to convince you otherwise.
This nigga is only biting outkast!
lmfao they all this nigga the savior of hiphop. Sounds like some pop shit.
This sounds nothing like pop.
“nothing like pop” …. really?
Stick to listening to your one-dimensional, no diversity, same sounding beat, no content rappers….Kendrick isn’t for u
Agreed,i am way too old for his corny shit
The only thing corny here is you.
shut up groupie
Shut up, hater.
Dope…Finally something different! Kind of tired of the same ol anyway. Kdot make some to the best pure music of his era. The are very few songwriters left appreciate it while it’s here.
Nice album cover, but this track sucks huge hairy balls
I like it
dope as fuck
Str8 Garbage!
WHO WROTE THIS SKATEBOARD P?
That sentence makes no sense at all.
he asked if pharrell wrote it, it makes plenty of sense as a sentence.
I dont get it, is the genre skateboard p?
Skateboard P is my cock
I love myself….. So fuck white people, tryna bring us down
LMAO. You’re a fool. Stop the ignorant-ass violence, bringin’ us down, and complaining about shit that is irrelevant nowadays. Nobody needs to hear how you idiots hate being racial profiled while you all sit there and racial profile too. Bunch of hypocrites. Ya’ll do it to your damn self.
“Nobody needs to hear about…” Is exactly my point, u don’t wanna hear about it, but u know it exist… Fuck You Whitey
Bro stfu, I’m half black and half white and it’s got nothing to do with “Nobody needs to hear about shit”. It exists because you are too ignorant to make a stand and change, instead you are just as much of a racist fuck as them. Good one you hypocritical twat…. smh.
Fuck u then u half crackka..
Real talk this is a pop song. I grew up listening to the greats like 2Pac, Eminem Biggie, Big L, Big Pun, Chino XL, Jay-Z, Nas. There is no way Kendrick Lamar is fucking with these niggas.
Smooth
This shit is wack, but still way way better than Drake though.
Truly great artists don’t copy others.
This sounds like exactly like Outkast wrote this and decided not to release it and Kendrick bought it from them.
Yelawolf >>>>>>>> Kendrick Lamar
yela who?
lol
wolf , catfish billy.
its funny you brought up catfish billy. this track sounds like hes biting yelas style. rhymes cuda been better. just cuz lyrics are introspective doesnt make them good.
This ish is dope AF.
This is an Isley Brothers sample and it’s a very bold move. It’s definitely something many people will talk about but I most def. do not believe this is an overall impression of what his album is going to sound like.
This some Gnarls Barkley shit right here. K.dot man, you making music for your parents and shit? I thought this nigga was from Compton, he sound sweet as fuck right now. K.dot with that sweet stuff 2014.
You guys are lost if you rip on this. Not everything has to be hardcore rip you freaks
kendricks great, haters gonna hate but cant come out with shit like this. KDOT
I’ll be skipping this track everytime no doubt.
man… this nigga had one good album at least
no he has two, and there is still more to come, he is even in prime yet. the young man is a genius with his pen.
he is not in his prime yet. that’s so true more songs and albums to review for haters and fans alike. lol
different might need a few more plays doesn’t grab ya straight away but it aint weak
you right bro.
Eh, I’m not into this. I like how he’s trying to expand though. Good for him.
Is Kendrick trolling?
This is straight dumpster juice. Pharrell already did “Happy” (which was sellout white people music) but at least he came back with a hot verse on Future’s ‘Move That Dope’.
First Kendrick did that garbage ass verse with Eminem and now this nonsense? King of both coasts?
Fuck outta here…
That verse on Em’s joint was funny as hell, and Pharrell sucked on Move that Dope from the point he started talking about the Gandalf hat through the rest of that verse. Not defending this song though.
This is corny as shit…
Weak, corny pop shit. And that goddamn baby voice he uses is so fucking gay. All the TDE stans will eat this up though
Shit is garbage.
you either evolve or die out. you want the same thing feed to you, all day everyday. no new sound no creativity no substance. just ignorant bullshit. the album is not even named yet, please us hear new sounds and more creativity than the same ol generic stuff we hear every day. you can go to your hot ni&&a now, boy.
perfect for the radio
Hes so influential he should be trying to change what’s acceptable on the radio and not conform
How does this sound like anything on the radio? Please, tell me what other songs on the radio right now sound like this.
Feel the same way I did when I heard “Bezerk” off MMLP2. This shit is so left field I don’t know what to think of it. Maybe it’ll grow on me like Bezerk did (still don’t think that song was anything amazing, but it’s enjoyable), but for now I don’t like it. 2 stars
You took the words from my mouth sir
Reminds me of the Roots, and everyone seems to like this stuff when the Roots release it. Let it grown on ya.
This sounds absolutely NOTHING like the Roots, what the hell are you listening to? It’s more Outkast or Ceelo Green if anything.
Yo “WTF?!”
I don’t think you’re really listening to what the Roots have released in the last few years then
The music in the last 3 years is their darkest work to date.
Well actually this could fit in on how I got over, or the wake up album
Not quite I expected, but not awful either. Hopefully the album has more variety in it’s overall sound, but this an enjoyable listen.
this shit is garbage..sounds like some bubba sparxxx bullshit
Definitely a track that’ll grow on you.
no it didn’t grow on me, i love it from the jump. my type of shit, hip hop needs news sounds to stay alive for ever. you either evolve or die out. you don’t have to be ignorant or hard to be hip hop.
He’s going strait at skateboard p’s head with this one tho, I like it, its difficult to make a hip/pop fusion record with out making it about a females and he kills the second verse, track goes hard as well and its perfect for the radio – k/dot did it again
nice song kendrick. i love it
IF WAS DRAKE….
drake will be lost on this beat he won’t even no were to start.
if you dont fuck with this song, you’re probably not baked enough
average
I think he shoulda thought twice about releasing this….not all that…people wil probly bump it tho cuz hes on….not impressed tho
your comment explains why music has gotten so dull.. people like you that only listen to people because they are on make other artist try to make the same bull shit. bump it cause its creative and you like it..
kendrick drop more songs, please. we need more. the lyrics on this song is 100, i swear strait to my playlist.
Oh no. Wasn’t expecting this. I’ll wait for the next one.
This song was supposed to play after the song “Real” on GKMC because Real says “But what love got to do with it when you dont love yourself.” Kendrick already said there’s gonna be unreleased songs from GKMC on here anyways. Its not even that bad.
i have a feeling this won’t even make the album, bonus track maybe because on gkmc some singles did make the actual album. only the delux edition or as bonus track.
Yeah Real was what came into my mind first thing when I heard this… only question is why would he put a follow up to the worst track on GKMC on the next album..
REAL the worst track???? you trippin. The song is one of the best
Also the Isleys composed it ahaha
Wow..what happened to his voice? This is seriously disappointing, hope it doesn’t end up on the album.
fresh sound
a lil more uptempo than what i typically listen to, but this shits tight. real positive energy to it.
yeah. feeling it
It’s unexpected
Just can’t tell if that’s a good thing or a bad thing yet
not really my style. like the verses just nothing id get into. cool song. sounds like he heard pharells song and wanted that acceptance.
knowing kendricks music itll fit into his album so itll prob be good in the grand scheme of things but ill wait for the 2nd before i get more exicted
kendrick lamar is the leader of the new school, i dose what he feels is true to him, and other’s follow. he flows no trends, he sets his own trend. like it or not is the truth.
using a classic sample! hella sick! whooa kendrick got money to buy this shit out now ;_) #real better then any other fuckin coast…. fuckbois
Real recognize real and this good music!
i love the jazzy feel to this one, hip hop needs this new creative space that other’s can explore. not everybody is gansta or flossing in the club. let’s be real to our selfs. that’s why kendrick will probably be a legend because is true to himself.
Bruh I don’t feel no jazzy feel. This ain’t nothing but a Isley Brothers sample
In 2 weeks yall will say this is Blueprint/ATLiens level type shit.
Agree.
yup.
I hope Kendrick doesn’t lose it and is making songs for the radio. Probably not. But i’m hoping this weird accent is like another character on his new album, like how he depicts himself as a teenager with his voice crack like voice on songs like MAAD CITY.
its good i just hope he doesnt always rap like this
kendrick needs to make a couple of songs that sound like his old stuff, all this experimenting is cool but not always
If this was the first time most people heard this artist, it would be received as some kiddie soft rap. On first impression, I thought the song is was sped up, but if this is how he really rapped over this, then I’ll pass. To each their own and rightfully so.
+
perfect.
hes turning into an eminem spitting over these wack commercial experimental beats
Real Hip-Hop!!!
Is everyone commenting under the age 15?
Seriously you think a real artist should sound and flow the same on every beat?!
Take a look a J, Em, and now for sure Kendricks discography just for example
Hello I Am Nicko Journey, you shall know me in due time, and this: Is The Official Start Of The New Age.
Yaw yaw ere yaw
This doesn’t sound like anything that’s out right now, niggaz hate to hear a nigga rap about love, they rather hear a nigga talk ratchet over another DJ Mustard beat lol. This shit is HipHop, that Isley sample is so fresh.
True, People have been conditioned to negativity so long they reject positivity. This song is necessary.
That’s a lot of assuming from people just saying they don’t like something.
Well said 100k . But you have to remember this site is overrun by soft corny suburban racists
I like it
And it’s better than Poetic Justice.
If the rest of the album is just him this is dope.
i guess
this is a single obv softer than other records (BDKMV ex.) but dope imo, great way to start, love the message and can’t wait to hear the rest of his work.
The only reason Kendrick is popping is because
1) The Game is aging and the West Coast needs a new face
2) He has absorbed Lupe Fiasco’s fairweather fans who tuned out after Lasers.
He is the hot thing of the moment. Enjoy it while it lasts. Trends rule hiphop. He is just another.
listen to Good KID and Maad City and get back to me, dummy.
You do realize that is 1 album, right?
Anyways that album is overrated big time.
Documentary is a far better debut album from a west-coast artist.
Overly Dedicated and Section.80 are better than GKMC. This song is wack, but how about we wait until more shit is dropped. Who even knows if this will be on his next album?
GKMC Overrated,Kendrick overly rated……The Unit is back….real rap is back
^ You are old and corny I can tell . We really need to get a life don’t we .LOL
Go listen to Game’s verse on Really. A much better West Coast performance than this.
A better west coast performance with Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Soulja Boy, and T.I.? Really?
Kendrick can rhyme but cot damn his voice is simply awful. Shit is unbearable at times. Long gone are the days of commanding and ill voices…Rakim, Notorious, Slick Rick, Nas, Krs, Chuck D, Meth, Ghost, Snoop..etc. So many nerdy, high pitch voices around now…Kendrick, Drake, Big Sean, Cole to a certain extent. What happened?? I’m gonna have a hard time giving this a second listen. Too much robot midget flow.
So True.
his voice is terrible on this joint or whatever effect he’s using is terrible.
Welcome to pop music k.Dot
school boy Q want that nigga kendrick lamar to fall off. Kens a cool dude but he got watch who in his camp. Real Talk
This shit was fire . That old 70 feel to it was fucking sick.y’all can talk shit but it’s fucking pointless . You’d have to be restarted not to give this song a 5. Restarted or you can’t hear right ..idk . Kdot hoe!
This nigga just needs to stop chipmunk rhyming already. If Kendrick rapped like this when O.D. dropped, he woulda never had a career. He can change his voice up and what not, but this style gots to go
Your white and old you no one cares about your opinion . Except me
gonna go listen to the Yelawolf freestyle to clean my ears out.
Well fuck off then dweeb you wont be missed
yeah its ok so far. its quality and positive, but makes me feel he’s going a similar route as macklemore. its hard to be positive without being corny and it kinda rides the line
corny suburban cornballs like you hate anything black and positive .
If this was Yellawolf with a guitar riff behind it you would be preaching how good it is that a rapper raps about something other than murder bitches etc
You know the world we live in is a sad place when positivity is viewed as corny, and in turn just a mere mechanism to reap profit
There’s nothing wrong with self empowerment through self respect, by doing so, you can treat others in the same manner.
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds”.
Great song. Great Message.
Positivity is great, but message will NEVER trump music.. the hook is corny, the beat is wack.. nothing works on this song.
not feeling it. games ‘really verse’ >
This is horrible! Like Black Eyed Peas and Macklemore horrible. What the fuck happened Kendrick? Swear to God we need a new Drake album, because this wack ass pop shit aint going to cut it.
And their we have it crying out for a new Drake album of all the artists you could have chosen you choose that pop tart
did you just say kendrick is pop..
boy if you dont get yo non music knowing ass on tis song is hip hip like real hip hop with real lyrics and a up tempo beat if you just read the lyrics it would sound like something off MAAD CITY
YOU FAKE ASS AUBREY GRAHAM WANNA BE!! DRAKE IS DOPE YES BUT BETTER THE KENDRICK? YOU CANNOT COMPARE K-DOT TO MACKLEMORE AT ALL!! KENDRICK IS NOT POP AND HE REFUSES TO GO COMMERCIAL!! SUCK IT IF YOU DON’T KNOW REAL HIP HOP!
This sites visitors really are a joke unless it’s Yelawolf or some other corny white rapper it’s always negative comments .
This site and “world star hip hop” really appeals to trolls/sheep who are unable to think for themselves .
The one positive is that no decent rappers give a fuck about this site or it’s visitors and rarely give interviews to HHDX.
Everybody knows this site is the home of suburban trolls who don’t know shit about music and just troll all day from the behind the screen from mom’s basement like bitter x girlfriends
just like your a joke whe it comes to white rappers..yela is nice. but your prob the black guy who doesntl ike white rappers bc theyre white even tho most of them are better than 95% of the black ‘talent’
^ LOL..Shut up dim witted dickhead i’m not black silly billy
Nah Yellawolf is dope and their are a quite a few decent white rappers ,Em,Yellawolf,Ra The Rugged Man ,and the odd Action Bronson track .
But that 95% of the talent comment is a pure estrogen i.e “EMOTIONAL” response from anonymous.
Nice not sure why everyone is hating on it so much . Their was a time when rappers didn’t all rap about the same thing’s all the time Murder,Drugs,Whips etc .
Maybe people should wait for the album before knee-jerking and saying he fell off etc
but this song is really about some deep stuff . It just has a up tempo fun beat with meaningful lyrics. Truly it classic kendrick nut it has a fun vibe compare to MAAD city where it was more serious hard hitting beats.
WTF ?!!!#berzerk# black version
#were not on twitter#
Sounds a little like something Outcast would do .It’s starting to seem like a few of these younger rappers are starting to step away from only rapping about murdering and popping bottles in the club and starting to focus on empowerment .It’s long overdue
Long overdue? 2Pac used to do it all time. Kanye has empowering songs. As does Nas and Jay Z and Lupe. J. Cole did it last year with Crooked Smile. That is more empowering than this song. Kendrick’s voice takes away from the message. It sounds forced and annoying.
Word, the message is all good but the voice he is using is fuckin boo boo
That’s a subjective opinion . Try to re-read and comprehend what I said .
Before you pick an argument you should have the “intelligence” to notice that I said “younger rappers” which should implicitly imply to you that I am not talking about the more established artists such as Nas,Jay Z,Kanye West,2 Pac.
Like I said it is long overdue.
Your argument is redundant !
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Truly original. That is why it sounds weird. You have not heard anything like it so it is new to the ears. Different is good. Do you wanna hear the same old shit all the time. Go listen to weezy and drake. Hell go to the waka floka show and git the fuck outta here. Props for having the balls to do this and for pushing the envelope. Thankx K dot. Your true fans with brains are still here for you. Keep it up. Haters ton hate when you love yourself. P.S. When the beat drops to half time near the end I liked it even more. Nice outdo. Haters and fake ass beyatches probably didn’t even make it that far.
Respect!
There is nothing “different” about this track, b. It’s attempting to capitalize on that white people named “Gunther” and “Abigail” demographic that Pharrel’s “Happy” had; hence the hook being “I love myself”.
Same sentiment.
That bein’ said, the song’s much more layered than Pharrel’s lofty, flighty song, “Happy”. I’m not gonna tell you dweeb niggas what this shit’s about but if ya’ll really listened to the lyrics(bar the corny-ass hook) you’d know this the same shit Kendrick been spittin’ for years now – just with a hook that Brad and Heather can get their Caucasianocity on with.
The song is pure mierda but I like the implicit meaning behind the song and how Kendrick hasn’t compromised who he is – even with all the fame.
nice
This okay!
STR8 TRASH
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, DUDE WILL JOIN FORCES WITH APPLE AND THE NEW KENDRICK ALBUM WILL BE UPLOADED ONTO EVERY IPHONE IN THE LAND
OK ok that will be enough of that maddbess
Three things
1)Section 80 is better than GKMD (don’t care what anyone says).
2)I(I love myself)is wack (and noooooo I love positivity in my hip hop). If I wanted Ceelo Green music, then I flip to Ceelo Green.
3)Kendrick Lamar needs to stop rapping with that alien voice and shit, like he just touched down from Mars. I think the nigga a robot if you ask me.
Good Night.
Yeah dat
More like a alien, that’s why he is so outstand
Agree on Section 80.. I think Ali, their engineer alters Kendrick’s voice a lot (he said something to this effect in an interview)
You have to remember Kendrick does concept albums. This song will fit perfectly into an album once we hear it from front to back, even if it sounds a bit out of place right now, so give it a chance guys.
doesn’t matter if it fits into a concept album or not. the song is mediocre. stop making silly excuses.
^ You make no sense of course it matters how it fits into a concept album as a whole . I think one look at the album cover should tell you how this would potentially fit in .
Man this is just trash, I heard a lot of songs that are better than that lately, I couldn’t tolerate that crap for more than 35 seconds. Swimming Pool was the best single I heard in the past 5 years. This though doesn’t satisfy my ears.
It sounds like an Ab-Soul song. But I love the record. It has the Jimi Hendrix, Gil Scott-Heron feel to it. Wasn’t feeling the first verse. But the rest of the track is amazing. These current hip hop fans will not understand what Kendrick is doing. What is wrong with the song and concept. It’s different and it isn’t talking about the same thing. And it doesn’t have the same 5 usual suspects and R&B hook over a trap beat like everything else. Every track doesn’t have to sound the same. Give the record a chance. Not too many current MC’s come with the “I Love Myself” and you can’t love no one if you don’t love yourself concept. So stop hating.
its that sugafree flow.respect
This sounds like sum mix of the Soul, Rock, and everything else.
Hope it doesnt make to the full tracklisting of the album. Maybe ok bonus song tho. And the hook is one of the worst ive heard in a while, i mean really Kendrick really “I love myself”.
Games Documentary beats over GKMC anytime.
Different isn’t automatically good. This is kind of weak IMO but I guess this is the one that makes the radio rotations.
it’s ok. just ok.
not feeling his voice on this joint
Although this isn’t a bad song, I can’t imagine not skipping this track every single time I listen to the upcoming album.
yup
Lyrics are nice but that sample has been so overused. Thought Kendrick would come harder on his first single in a while. Here’s to hoping the rest of his album is much better. Not sure I am feeling his voice either but it’s just one song. Maybe just the pop friendly radio song for the causal fans to latch onto.
This song speaks to my soul, if u haven’t rated this 5 stars yet u don’t love yourself yet..
“The sky can fall down, the wind can cry now
The strong in me, I still smile”
i bet its bad on purpose
dude sounds like Papa Smurf…smh
KENDRICK has done so many HOT SONGS…it is going to be very tough to top…GK,MC which has been on thetop 200 album chart 100 weeks…almost 2 years on the charts..GK,MC is the album of the decade..the new song is FIRE! 13/13!..it just aint as good as his other CLASSIC SONGS….SECTION80 was a great album as well……#KENDRICK LAMAR 2015 should be huge for the new album….
decade?
lol rap album maybe yes
So many Stans killed themselves from wanting to love this song, it’s all good. Kendrick coming harder next song.
I only hope.
not a fan but this is a fantastic song
love it
wtf is this hot garbage
I’m really hoping this song gets relegated to bonus track material. I can’t imagine it actually making the album. At least I hope not.
There is already a rapper that calls himself “i”. He has that song with Project Pat. Kendrick trolling on Justin HIbbert [i].
This sounds like it should be a Yelawolf song, the fuck?
Yelawolf is much better than Kendrick Lamar.
^ Cool story bro tell me snorezzzzzz
the voice is terrible
Dope song. Need Outkast on the remix or to do a mixtape song of. 3000 and FatSaxx would eat this beat!!!
I’ll tell you why some people hate on this song: because they ain’t happy nigga
ha,Im so happy that I don’t need a chipmunk version of Kendrick lamar to highlight it.
LMAO!!
It’s a different feel and shows versatility and in the last verse the man still bodies the beat… so what’s the problem here? Pretty good lyricism, good flow, a new sound – the man’s giving up new music instead of the same old shit all over again…
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The song isn’t amazing, but it really isn’t bad. It certainly shows that Kendrick isn’t following current trends in rap/hiphop music. I commend the guy for his talents.
This is the curse that comes with making your sophomore album. Everything he has done prior to this was our first impression of him (mixtapes,GKMC,featured verses, ect) The bad thing about it is some people get so use to the first impression, that ends up being all they expect from you. Now we gna start hearing ppl throwing the phrase “the old kendrick” around and around. j cole dealt with it with “work out”. drake gets it all the time! now everything he puts out from here on out is gna get compared to everything he put out during the first impression. when you listen to music just to compare and contrast from past material you will never come to enjoy it. listen to the song without thinking about his control, gkmc singles or all his featured verses and i bet you, you will enjoy it. its a beautiful song. whats not to like about. ppl complain about the voice but if u think about it, thats a unique skill he has. he has the ability to switch up his sound n create a hook, 4 VERSES!!!, and a bridge all by himself!!!. i bet if he had a feature on every track yall would be complaining. ppl never satisfied. its soulful, positive and unique. and if its for the radio than more power to kendrick because gkmc did solid numbers without a radio record, imagine wat hes gna sell now?
This is not his sophomore though. Kendrick himself acknowledged Section 80 as an album when it came out.
It’s widely considered his second album – but uh, you got a good point there.. must be an artist in your own right..
It’s good pick-me-up music.
n he only has 7 songs chosen for the album. we could get this album months from now so who knows, this could end up being a bonus track. or it might fit into a story hes telling on the album and maybe then ppl will get it more.
dope!
it sat with me for a couple of days, it grew on me. i love it. i workout with it, drive with it, clean with it, its a feel good song.. cant wait for the album. i know he has alot more to offer!.
Love it!
C+
Yea but as far as mainstream success and promotion, it is. No media outlet is calling this his 3rd album.
fiya
I DIG IT
I wish this dude had the games documentary instrumentals for he debut album.
He would be dope over g funk west coast funk type beats.
But instead his music sounds like everyone else.
I thought the same, but he just doesn’t have the voice or style for gangster rap. Thats why dre produced 50 songs for him but decided to not put any on his debut album..he realized it just didn’t work like he anticipated.
on another noteproduction in hip hop has gone in the gutter. Like the production on that album, college dropout, get rich or die trying..wtf happened?
Yeah your right jerryc just disappointing to see a talented emcee more influenced by other new pop hip hop artists then trying to re establish west coast hip hop.
Like joey badass is doing for the New York sound he’s making that sound popular again. Kendrick should be doing the same and it doesn’t have to be gangsta rap lyrics just traditional g funk west coast beats. For example warren g, twinz, the dove shack etc
Anyway I’m going to listen to joey badass new track ” Get Paid ”
I need to listen to some real hip hop.
Great music and I’m not talkin just about Rap music in here….Kisd is genius for sure.KING KENDRICK
Fuck its all about the message why promote guns, drugs, and killing we are killing our own race everyday. Black people need to take note of this and unite, stop acting like crazy monkeys.
The kid keeps getting worse. He’s going backwards.
listening to this kid since OD, but c’mon… this song really suxx, wtf happened to his voice!?!?!?! fallin back for real… hope the follow up to his classic will sound better.
lmao, every time a hip hop artist comes out with a catchy song that the mainstream loves, every other hip hop head disagrees and says the artist has fallen off. What ever happened to just simply enjoying music?
Just like someone else said, rap has by far the worst fans.
Because catchy songs that the mainstream love are always a diluted version of hip hop and the artist.
Fact of the matter is a lot of rap fans are hipsters in that way…whenever a artist experiments with different sounds whether catchy or not they are always attacked and said to have fallen off
theres experimenting andf then theres “i” and this shit just aint kendrick ma man
THIS SONG IS SO AVERAGE. KENDRICK IS SO OVER-RATED. You see SECTION 80 was a great album – not the greatest album ever made or anything but it showed promise. GKMC was over-rated as hell. Then, Kendrick has been spending the last year getting over-shadowed by every single MC he has done a track with and “Control” sucked crap. It was like when Smooth Da Hustler dropped ‘Broken Language’ – interesting for like 10 minutes. Now he has been over-hyped and the expectations are too high. Now, he is turning into the Roots – critically-acclaimed but boring and predictable. Ill hope for the best for him but more than likely, Drake will destroy him.
You’re retarded. Nothing you say was truth at all.
real talk Kendrick is most overrated rapper out now.
How Drake gonna kill him if he’s tucked in his pajama clothes?
you ended with predictable and came with drake. no one is more predictable that faggot rapper Aubrey
Don’t feel this… 2*
Kendrick sounds like Akon here wtf
5 stars.
Wali-0
J-hey Pooper, welcome back
Pooper Dooper-J my man, whats good brother ya knowin i’m back on the streets after doin my 3 stiff
J-Poop just be careful out here, these kids don’t have no respect. Yesterday they shot Principal York in the face right in front of school! Ghostface made a song about it
Pooper Dooper- I know J, I got my pump action ready. I’m not outchea looking for trouble J, I just wanna let these fools know that the sheriff is back and these hoes gotta know too J. I’m gonna make these hoes pay for them years I spent in that funky cell
(To be continued)
i know
i know
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Its great music creatively. Plus the point here is judging from the cover art he’s trying to send a message to the gangs that loving yourself is loving a person that looks, speaks, and is similar to himself. He’s being his brother’s keeper. Today’s mainstream hip hop promotes hate, vanity, and sex and hardly any love for each other. Wake up!
shit is straight bologna. bologna with a whole lot of mayo on two pieces of stale white bread
This song is amazing… This is not just Hip-Hop this is great music. The lyrics are so good. I feel sorry for people that cant enjoy this. People that dont like this just dont know good music.. Yes his voice was a little weird at first but Kendrick always changes up his voice. This song showed me that he does have the ability to be a Legend
At first listen I turned this shit off in less than a minute, I wasn’t feeling it shit sounding too friendly. I revisited this shit in a week…. the second half of the song after 2:45 is beautiful music.
Hol up
I love myself and I’m grateful to Kendrick for reminding me of just how important it is to always know that. I do dig this song, the sound is different, I think it’s really dope. Mind you, this isn’t the song that I’m talking about when I say I’m grateful to Kendrick. He managed to help me so much by making me change the negative perspective I used to have of myself, just through the messages I picked up from a few of his songs, on two of his albums. It may not mean nothing to y’all, but for me, Kendrick pretty much saved my life.
yelawolf? is that you?
OMG lol
Lol don’t honestly see how you related the two…the voices still sound completely different but hell more power to you if you could
“fucking internet bloggers, I sit on my computer, and comment on everything, im an expert on everything, I hate everything, play the next song” -Eminem
This is good shit, doesn’t talk about stacks to the roof or bitches.
BROTHER KENDRICK. This album gonna be some confession shit – storytelling in the role of numerous characters to the priest. PREACH KENDRICK MA NIGGA.
one of the most creative hip-hop artist out there!
Whack!
Too many fanboys!
If another artist put this out y’all would call this garbage!
It’s a good song and everything but to me I don’t think its worthy of a radio single, probably would make sense in the middle of the album or something like that
garbage another over rated rapper just like fake ass dr dre who cant rap, jack beats and put a bit of spin in it and make it his own.
garbage just like Eminem who cant rap but scream and disses his own mum. if he was black he will be called wack but he is white so black people call him the best.
there is no hiphop anymore just wackhop.
black have nothing now
KDot got too big for his boots so he thinks its acceptable to make trash songs like this…. next kanye lol
Do you know the sample audio I lost my head / I must misread what the good book said / Oh woes be me / Its a jungle inside / Give myself again till the well runs dry. ?
Read the lyrics and understand the message. Stop worrying about the beat. Understand what he’s trying to do. It’s a concept that know one out there is willing to risk trying and willing to create.
I Love Myself…
This shit is straight garbage!! Man, hip hop, rap and music in general have reached the lowest level ever in the history. Its sad, not only that a so called artist can have permission to throw out a garbage song of this magnitude, BUT, I am ashamed and embarassed at all these music fans that actually listen to this shit.
Every bday, my wish is the same. That God will take beiber,lil wayne, nikki minaz, rihanna, miley cirous, ziggy azalea, and a host of other numerous music artists that are garbage…and give us back 2pac, biggie, alliyah, and younger versions of nas, jay z, ll cool j and some other legends.
Im fucking disgraced to live in todays times with all these garbage music and narcissistic females taking selfies on facebook and instagram.
You cant even socialize anymore, have a proper conversation with anyone or listen to an actual great song with a message in it.
The world is coming to the end.
if you like real rap you should listen to some Ja Rule.
Kids dont know how it was to grow up in 90’s man, good times and happy times.
1. Kids played outside sports, got s few bruises, learned and manned up. Now kids stay inside, play video game all day, ipads, they grow up to be pussies. By the time they are 20, they get their first bruise or cut, they already a pussy.
2. Back in the day, yes we have females seeking attention, but you didnt hear about them as often as today. Back then you meet a normal girl, ask her out, and you wouldnt have to go through a 5 step HOE investigation process. First and foremost, facebook investigation, all look that nigga in profile pic #4, nigga smokes weed and is grabbing that girls out. BULLSHIT.
You asked a girl out back then, then you dont call her house, you show at her house and you pick her up.
Females: This instagram , facebook, and snapchat bullshit, has turned most in hoes and sluts. Its one thing in need of attention, however if you take selfies of your behinds and post it online, you become a HOE.
3. Music is garbage. All music today contains, weed, hoes, cars, and money. There is no message in music today. 2pacs: brendas got a baby had a strong message, and nothing like it ever since then. We have too many artists coming out to quick like a bunch gay ass niggas out the closet. Aspiring artists coming out and getting deals from youtube and tv dance shows wont cut it. You have to work your way up partner. minaz, ziggy azalea that albino person, rihanna, bieber, lil wayne shows that people have no taste in music these days.
All people wanna do is smoke weed and listen to songs with no lyrics.
People need to listen to 2pacs brendas got a baby, and stop having babies they cant afford to raise!
this is a sad world we live in, from social interraction, to the media, to the music, all the way to gay acceptance, and racism abuse.
Just stopped by to say thanks and well said
The point of the song is to reinforce the concept of loving yourself, which is something people have a hard time doing. If you sing along with the chorus you will continuously say I love myself. Is there anything in helping people learn to love yourself no matter what you go through in life
Heaven help any recording artist that doesn’t sound like they did last year. Heaven help any rapper that grabs a mic and doesn’t spit sex or aggression on every track. Heaven help any MC that does whatever they please when they get on the mic.
I detest the way Kanye West spoke to Sway on his show. While “My Beautiful Dark…” was the last album where Kanye made music I liked, I don’t hate him for making what he pleases. I miss his old sound, but I don’t hate him for it. Now when he goes out here acts a fool? That bugs me.
Kendrick has neither the impact, the catalog, the legacy, nor the personality issues to be compared to Kanye. Kendrick’s a young man making music he likes. Sometimes we like it too. Sometimes we don’t. Ugh. Must we wild out on musicians who make what they wanna make?
“…I seen the same thing happen to Kane.”
Kendrick lifts my soul.