The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall

6.2.22

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar released his latest album, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, three weeks ago and has received a lot of praise in his work. It was artistic and told stories. For some, certain parts of the album were a lot. Whether it be having Kodak Black all over the album, or the incredible tale of Kendrick Lamar and Taylour Paige, who made a new record that you just hate to see.

Kendrick Lamar teamed up with Taylour Paige on the track, We Cry Together. The track is almost six minutes long, of an emotional conversation (or argument, rather) of a couple, played by Kendrick and Taylour. Each artist played the role of a hurt partner, so well. You could hear it in their voice as they were able to argue in a melodic way that made a conversation a song. There was a lot of passion, and a lot of cursing, which made fans intrigued to listen, made fans scared to listen, and some say “wow, this is beautiful.”

To that point, of just how extreme and dramatized and different this track was, the song instantly hit Hot 100 Charts, and last week was at Number 16. This week, the track broke the record for the biggest decline on charts in just one week, dropping eighty-one spots to Number 97. Dropping from Number 16 to 97 on the Hot 100 Charts is the largest drop in one week in the history of these charts. While it is sure to not phase Kendrick or his future in music, it does bring up an interesting point: where do you rank this album?

I am not a Kendrick Lamar Stan, by any means. However, my thought on this album was that it was absolutely brilliant. Though, the replay value is just not there, and that is reflected in this major drop on the charts. People were excited and interested to hear this track when it first released, but they are not going to go and listen to fun, anymore. You would probably have to be a sick human to do that.

Many people are saying this is Kendrick’s best work, but many are saying it falls flat compared to many others. Kendrick’s album good kid, m.A.A.d city has now been on the top 200 album charts 500 total weeks, and this album was filled with radio hits.

This is exactly what French Montana meant when he said that he has more hits than Kendrick, even if you think Kendrick is a better rapper. What were your thoughts on Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers? Do you prefer an album with more hit records, or pure bars and storytelling?