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Kendrick really is killing it right now. I've gotta say I prefer Section 80 to Good Kid (the cerebral always beats out the ethereal for me), but the more in listen to that album, the more I think it might be one of the most socially powerful hip hop records ever made. It tells a story, from the first person. It's not a good story, or a bad story, but it's true and common. Finally there's a rapper, born of gangsta stock, who understands that gangbangin in LA is not the ultimate meaningful existence. But he doesn't get all limp dick about it either.
And is anyone surprised that he's stealing the spotlight from Big Sean? I mean, I like the kid, but he is one boring ass rapper, and while he kicks out the occasionally badass verse, he's far from capable of being the star of even his own show.
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