
Kendrick Lamar's 25 favorite albums
Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper and songwriter who first gained fame with the release of his debut studio album "good kid, m.A.A.d city" in 2012. Lamar is known for his socially conscious and politically charged lyrics, and has won numerous awards for his music, including 13 Grammy Awards and seven BET Hip Hop Awards. He has released a total of five studio albums, all of which have been commercially successful and critically acclaimed. Kendrick Lamar is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of his generation and has had a major influence on the hip hop genre.
Kendrick Lamar's favorite albums
- NasStillmatic
That was a point in time where I was just into buying CDs heavy, and that was one of them I purchased. One of my favorite tracks on there was him and AZ, The Flyest. I just thought it was a dope vibe, had a West Coast feeling and spitting some of the most intricate lyrics on there. It’s one of Nas’ best tactics as far as storytelling as well, him spitting raps backward [‘Rewind’]. I mean, come on. That’s genius.
- Lil WayneTha Block Is Hot
They was killing the game. Cash Money was a heavy influence on the West Coast, I don’t think the world know. Mannie Fresh made the type of beats that still have the bass in it. L.A. love that bass. We weren’t really choppin’ to the boom bap feel until later on, but they had that bass, that ridin’ music. They had a style, that’s why we love ‘em.
- The Notorious B.I.GLife After Death
I remember being a kid with my homeboy, trying to learn the verse for the R. Kelly joint, Fuckin You Tonight [laughs]. That flow. We thought that was crazy. Same thing on that. The storytelling was ridiculous. Now as I look back and listen to it now, I see he basically takes us through in another direction to where it opens up to the masses.
- 2PacMakaveli
The reason I like Makaveli, one of my favorites, is the aggression of it. I look back, there was so much controversy about that album that I really couldn’t understand at a young age. Him being on a cross and the 21 gun salute [Against All Odds]. It was just so much aggression and I think that was ‘Pac’s greatest niche. Have that emotion, have that aggression on that track and it really felt like he wanted to go to war listening to it.
- 2PacAll Eyez on Me
You know what’s crazy about these Tupac albums? These three records, Me Against The World, All Eyez On Me, and Makaveli [The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory] was played so much that you start mixing up what songs was on what album because there was so much in heavy rotation. With the older songs and the newer songs, they were played so much in the household.