He's got the plaques, critical acclaim, and L.A. Rumors of New Kendrick Lamar Material Releasing This Friday Swirl as Tracks Reportedly Leak: October 22 also marks the ninth anniversary of good kid, m.A.A.d city. Like Kanye, and maybe even more than him, Kendrick has reached the rarefied place where his audience will trust that he knows exactly where he's going next. - Kendrick Lamar seems to be inching towards the release of his highly anticipated followup to 2017s DAMN. Moreover, it's hard to imagine that Kendrick's prowess has even reached its peak. The result means that we have 14 more contenders for a list like this. Kendrick Lamar’s Ranking Of His Own Albums May Surprise You He also reveals ‘DAMN. Instead of making another grand statement piece of an album, he smashed all the ideas contained in it to make great songs that, when taken together, count towards just as thoughtful and urgent a whole. Kendrick Lamar Says He’s Producing His Final TDE Album. On Damn, he takes the unwieldy ambitious weight of To Pimp A Butterfly and finds ways to contour it into songs. Kendrick Lamar fuels new album speculation by registering songs on ASCAP. With each record he gains greater command of his abilities-which is to be expected-but also his creative vision. All that means, though, is it's just another Kendrick album he's dropped three close-to-classics in a row, and there are no true bricks in his catalog. Jackson, Paul Thompson, Brendan Klinkenberg, Stephen Kearse, Frazier Tharpe, Shawn Setaro, Edwin Ortiz Aug 01. If there was ever any doubt about Kendrick, the past few years have proven that we're watching one of the all-time greats in real time.ĭamn is one of Kendrick's best albums. Ranking Kendrick Lamar’s Albums From Worst to Best By Ross Scarano, Lauren M.