Kendrick Lamar - ‘Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers’ Album Review | Ep. 132

Yo yo yo, we’re back on it with a BANG this week - yes, we dig into the return of Kendrick Lamar 😱 And joining us for this album review, we have Dylan Green aka Cinemasai from the Reel Notes podcast, and Luke Bailey from the Fly Fidelity podcast…it’s gonna be deeeeeep 🍿

But what did you think to ‘Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers’? Hit us up in the comments and/or on socials, so we can get this conversation going.

 

Also, Crate 808 comes to you with support from Manscaped. Get 20% off @manscaped + free shipping with promo code CRATE808 at MANSCAPED.com! Thanks to Manscaped for the free product! #ad #manscapedpod #sponsored

 

🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔 

Show Notes:

• Initial thoughts on the album (00:00)
• Dylan compares Kendrick to Thanos (10:40)
• Is this Kendrick’s ’Yeezus’? (18:20)
• Kendrick’s approach to cancel culture and Kodak Black (20:35)
• How this album has an Eminem energy (26:00)
• How Kendrick is too big to fail (32:50)
• Breaking down ‘Auntie Diaries’ (34:35)
• Thoughts on production on this album + how ‘Worldwide Steppers’ has MF DOOM, Kool Keith vibes (40:49)
• Thoughts on ‘Mother I Sober’ (48:13)
• ‘Silent Hill’ sampling silencers?! (50:08)
• Why ‘Father Time’ is amazing (52:00)
• ‘We Cry Together’ - thoughts? (55:20)
• ’N95’ and other bonafide bangers on this record (1:00:10)
• Talking Ghostface Killah’s feature (1:09:47)
• Love for ‘Mr. Morale’ (1:12:48)
• Where does Kendrick go from here? Comparing to Aceyalone, Armand Hammer, Ka, Masta Ace (1:15:07)

 

🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨

 

Other Patreon exclusive episodes include…

 

Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺

Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝

Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩

‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐

Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶

‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰

Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪

‘The Pretty Toney Album’ album review https://bit.ly/3HalnrX 🔥

Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣

‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟

Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶

‘The Big Doe Rehab’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3skJDST 💰

Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍

'Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City' review https://bit.ly/3kfhIiv 💎

 

Be sure to check out our merch - jump on crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌

 

Catch all our Spotify playlists here…

Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun

Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG

Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd

 

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808

Website: https://www.crate808.com