Kendrick Lamar = West Coast GOAT
 

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No way.. He got a long way to go by far.. I've cube, PAC, he'll even snoop still got him.. This kid ain't earned his stripes yet no way he over cube n PAC.. I could name atleast 3 others.. Niggas tripping lol

Pac = Hip Hop GOAT.

Idt rapping on stage w/ Miley Cyrus n 2 chainz is good credentials.

Ya Boy fell off after he teamed up w/ Akon which sucks because he actually has some nice track tbh.

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Fuck it I'll say it Kendrick Lamar is overrated

Agreed, some cats don't fuck with PAC tho I was raised listening to him tho... If kendrick died today in 20 years I'm sure noone would really care lol he dope tho .. He gotta do something way more transcending for hip hop and I really can't name one certified classic from kendrick off the top of my head

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I actually like schoolboyq more than kendrick they in the same black hippy ish..

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I actually like schoolboyq more than kendrick they in the same black hippy ish..

Not even close and whats more he will never be considered the wests best. The times simply wont allow it. Never will the West be as inspirational as it once was in the mid 90's. Kendrik needs the Snoops the Daz's the Dre's the Luniz the Warren G's ect around him producing classic after classic in order for him to be anywhere near as inspirational as any of the artists from the wests golden age, artists groups and labels which simply dont exist anymore. he will forever remain in the shadow of those who came before him as part of such a formidable movement with such an iconic distinct sound he doesn't even remotely present in his music. he'll be forgotten in 5 years at best

He was born in the westcoast, doesn't even mean he makes westcoast music.

Put it this way, there almost instead a westcoast rap guy I don't like...Kendrick is boring.

Hopefully all of us debaters listen to Kendrick instead of only his singles.. Like his old shit, & full projects.. :|

I've heard every kendrick album, not one classic thus far.. Not on mixtapes either

He's not even top 20 from Compton let alone the west coast.

If ya'll don't think Kendrick is dope then no one is currently even Okay .

^Also true :D

Mc eiht>mack 10>lamar

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There are a lot of dope rappers from the west ...but JustC summed it up in a way

i consider section 80 a classic mixtape.... no doubt.... schoolboy is dope 2... i wouldnt even know that if i aint get on section 80 though...he good for the game....think the whole GOAT discussion can't work in hip hop not when u gotta take in generation an this an that factor all that.... i'll say kendrick is what pac was in 96 to the West.... a breath of fresh air or was he kinda been out a minute now

Section 80 and Good Kidd MAAD City are both classic imo..

this Pac talk is nonsense....dude was in the east most of his life...i dont consider Pac a 'rapper out of the west coast'...

and Ice Cube is a legend...still he never EVER was as talented as K Dot is. Snoop is about the closest to me...and Snoop is a one trick pony. No one on the West was EVER as complex or versatile as Kendrick yo...really think about it before you dispute it.

Ab and Schoolboy Q is nice too...that whole lil squad is well built

I'd have to agree here tbh I just really don't see what all the hype is...

Kendrick has an amazing flow and lyrics, and he can paint an awesome picture for you when he raps. Plus the energy he has makes everyone else seem like they aint trying. Just my opinion but he easily slid into my list of favorite rappers after I actually listened to all his shit. At first, I thought he was just another rapper, but then I actually listened to his shit, cuz his flow pulled me in, and he's truly awesome. Just my opinion tho I guess. Nobody likes a rapper telling them to put down the drugs n guns n shit lol. I still drink n smoke tree like it's needed, but I fuck with him.

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100% Cosign Stamp .

Pure dope right there ^^^

@Moses @Manhattan

Who cares about a rapper being "complex"?

Diss I've heard every kendrick Lamar song including that one..

We will just have to agree to disagree on what makes a classic album.

Overrated

Section 80 and O.verly D.edicated prolly the best 2 mixtapes to come out since budden an the a team were on desert storm....thats hip hop in general... kendrick is all the good shit out the west the lyrical kurput ras kass shit mixed with hieroglyphics concious lyrical shit... dude got street smarts but dont play the gangsta angle plus dude not afraid to try new ish...

check out his song hey beyonce... shit is stupid but dude rly love the culture an that shines through on every track....

kendrick shit i fuck with most an that proves my point

Blessed
His Pain
The Heart pt2
HiiiPower
P&P 1.5
The Spiteful Chant
Kush & Corinthians
Poe Man's Dream
Average Joe

these some of the songs that show how beast dude rly is

Kendrick is not the GOAT of the west. He's not even the best in his own clique

this discussion ends now

GOAT?.. idk but kid naasy,yall can be anal if you want.. but he tops most cats in the mainstream period regardess.. he does a lot in many diff ways.. the nly thing i hate about them is that he called that one chick master splinters daughter.. but nigga you peep his Ears?.. lol

I've listened to a decent chunk of Kendrick and I don't hear ANY Kurupt or Hieroglyphics in there.

Guys don't get what westcoast music is all about it'd seem. Lyricism is only one factor of rap. You guys are all mainly into Eminem, but you don't listen to his shit on a sunny day with a cold beer. That to me is what the westcoast is all about. Where you guys want the lyrical side of Kendrick, I much prefer the chilled out stuff from DOC, Warren G, Above The Law etc.

like i've said the WC goat era had the most distinct vibe and sound no 1 else has ever come close to. he simply can't compete. i'd go so far as to say it's imposible.

how do you officially say that an era could not be topped? lol

Warren G is selling dick pills now Eth...cmon yo...fuck complexity..dude is just more gifted than any other west coast rapper...

alot of folks are saying that he isnt...but not saying who they think IS the West Coast GOAT...and please dont say Pac

Pac was west adopted. calling him goat is perfectly valid

snoop miles ahead of ken too.

I truly think Pac is West Coast's GOAT.. But Kendrick is def. The Face of the West Coast right now.. Just because he's done a few R&B songs doesn't mean dude can't make "classic" music.. Someone mentioned 2chainz & Robin Thicke above but i was scanning through.. A feature's a feature & Money is money.. :D

Just C, there are so many guys out there with the potential to recreate the sound, but in order to get their image out they go down a commercial and pop culture sounding road.

Any gangster rapper with an old school enough sound to his voice could hook up with Dae One and bring out some old school shit.