Kendrick Lamar’s latest release came about from what seems to be a particularly bizarre set of circumstances.Poor, poor Kendrick. LeBron James – speaking for fans everywhere – took to Twitter in late February to bemoan the fact that some of the fabulous songs that Lamar had performed at the Grammys and on The Colbert Report had remained unreleased by Top Dawg Entertainment, Kendrick’s record label. “ Dam my nigga u on my head 2…The fans been killing me. Y’all just backed me in a corner.Give me a few days 2 think” replied founder Anthony Tiffith. Less than two weeks later u ntitled unmastered. appeared on most of the major online music platforms. Though very much a collection of leftovers from the To Pimp A Butterfly recordings, it is such a testament to the immense talent of its creator that it stands as an excellent release in its own right. There is no individual track quite at the level of something like ‘King Kunta’, ‘Alright’ or ‘Mortal Man’ but if Lamar had included almost anything here on the record itself it is doubtful that anyone would have really complained. ‘untitled 02’ is the pick of the group and thematically it would have fit in perfectly on TPAB, as it once again muses on his confliction about his pre-fame life in Compton and his hunger for success. “ Get God on the phone!” he exclaims repeatedly, looking for advice on how to handle himself and advise the talented people around him who are falling victim to the lifestyle that celebrity brings. #Kendrick lamar untitled unmastered spotify how to Perhaps due to the fact that the album is “unmastered”, everything has a stripped down and raw sound that is reminiscent of Earl Sweatshirt’s post-exile work but with a distinctly West Coast flavour to it. In part due to the nature of the release, this works well and places the focus more squarely on Lamar’s lyrical content and delivery. Kendrick apparently wrote ‘untitled 03’ the day before appearing on The Colbert Report in December 2014 because he didn’t want to perform ‘i’, preferring to do something new instead. Which is just sort of taking the piss, really. #Kendrick lamar untitled unmastered spotify how to.
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