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03-05-2016, 01:12 AM
Kendrick Lamar's 'untitled unmastered.': Some unmastered first thoughts
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Kendrick Lamar took the rap world by surprise Thursday night and made everyone temporarily forget about that other rap release (http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-lil-wayne-and-2-chainz-collegrove-project-news.20474.html) when he dropped untitled unmastered,*a mysterious project with tracks untitled apart from dates ("untitled 01 | 08/19/2014").*
It's his first release since last year's Grammy-winning*To Pimp a Butterfly, but to call it a followup isn't exactly accurate, as it's actually eight tracks from his "chamber" of material (http://2dopeboyz.com/2016/02/15/kendrick-lamar-new-music-grammys/) from his*TPAB*recordings that didn't make the album.*
But even Kendrick's leftovers are e**rmously intelligent, and like anything from the Compton rapper, untitled unmastered. demands a close listen, both lyrically— with sharp statements on racial politics — and sonically, with a unique blend of hip-hop, R&B, jazz, soul and funk.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/04/kendrick-untitled-unmastered/)
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Kendrick Lamar took the rap world by surprise Thursday night and made everyone temporarily forget about that other rap release (http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-lil-wayne-and-2-chainz-collegrove-project-news.20474.html) when he dropped untitled unmastered,*a mysterious project with tracks untitled apart from dates ("untitled 01 | 08/19/2014").*
It's his first release since last year's Grammy-winning*To Pimp a Butterfly, but to call it a followup isn't exactly accurate, as it's actually eight tracks from his "chamber" of material (http://2dopeboyz.com/2016/02/15/kendrick-lamar-new-music-grammys/) from his*TPAB*recordings that didn't make the album.*
But even Kendrick's leftovers are e**rmously intelligent, and like anything from the Compton rapper, untitled unmastered. demands a close listen, both lyrically— with sharp statements on racial politics — and sonically, with a unique blend of hip-hop, R&B, jazz, soul and funk.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/04/kendrick-untitled-unmastered/)
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