Because people lack the capacity to understand Kendrick as Kendrick, and they lack the capacity to understand Tupac as Tupac. Everything has to be reduced to some category that can be swapped out with a newer model. There is only one Tupac. read more
There is only one Tupac. There will never be another Tupac because the circumstances of the world will not revert to 1994. Tupac is a radical, and Kendrick is not a radical. Kendrick touches on civil rights issues in many of the same ways that Tupac did, but Kendrick is going with the flow of society. read more
His lyrics paint a vivid picture of his reality. Also, TPAB was not really meant to preach and shove facts down your throat. It’s more like giving you a piece of how he feels and not make it feel forced or try hard. I honestly don’t care enough to type a whole fucking paragraph on why Kendrick Lamar is very popular. read more
Kendrick Lamar has owned 2013. He put himself on the map with his second studio album, Good Kid m.A.A.d City, in 2012. Though the album has only been out for a little over a year, many people have already declared it a classic. read more