DAMN.

1. Solsun

   Apr 14, 2017

   10

   This album was Kendrick changing his sound and offering something different than his previous albums. A great listen from start to end, stillThis album was Kendrick changing his sound and offering something different than his previous albums. A great listen from start to end, still need to listen a couple more times to unpack the lyrics… Expand

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2. KBarbosa

   Apr 17, 2017

   10

   Esse album trouxe um Kendrick mais forte! É um album com letras bem fortes e com uma sonoridade impecável, de longe um dos melhores albunsEsse album trouxe um Kendrick mais forte! É um album com letras bem fortes e com uma sonoridade impecável, de longe um dos melhores albuns lançados em 2017.… Expand

   • 3 of 4 users found this helpful
4. HiMyNamesEthan

   Jan 15, 2018

   10

   9.5/10 As usual, Kendrick Lamar's poeticism ,taste in production, and storytelling is absolutely phenomenal, and once again, Kendrick Lamar9.5/10 As usual, Kendrick Lamar's poeticism ,taste in production, and storytelling is absolutely phenomenal, and once again, Kendrick Lamar has released another groundbreaking, shocking, and chilling album to his discography.
   
   This album is insanely smart, and is definitely a great successor to the ever-so-great To Pimp a Butterfly shortly released 2 years prior. Like To PImp a Butterfly, this album breaks ground with its incredibly genius twist - the altering of the story when played reversed. This album continuously foreshadows this great twist, and in the last song, and probably my favorite track of the beautiful collection, DUCKWORTH., the narrator, Kid Cupri, who has set the tone for this album along with the vocals Bekon, essentially reveals this great twist. To my knowledge this has NEVER been done before in the lifetime of hip-hop. In a brief summarization, this album shows Kendrick Lamar overcoming his weaknesses, surviving the figurative gunshot the blind women has given him, and surviving the possible fate of dying in a gunfight, as referred to in DUCKWORTH., given the TDE record labels creator is sent to jail for life (charged for the murder of Kendrick's own father.) The album really challenges this idea of "what if?" The album, played backwards, polarizes Kendrick's fate when played initially, and shows him submitting to a life of cruelty, agressiveness, and crime, dying to the gunshoit wound we were referred to in the beginning of the album when played in its original order. This concept is absolutely stunning. The production is great, as always, though its production is flawed by certain instrumentals that feel compensated for something more raw and cutting edge. Overall, this album is definitely a masterpiece, disregarding the good, yet not perfect production, which is why I have rounded its score to a perfect 10. It's not the best he's done, but a very close match.… Expand

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5. olidox

   Apr 15, 2017

   10

   Another flawless project in Kendrick's discography. This record doesn't try to be super political like TPAB, or have an overarching story likeAnother flawless project in Kendrick's discography. This record doesn't try to be super political like TPAB, or have an overarching story like GKMC, instead we get smaller self-contained tracks with Kendrick addressing different emotions and aspects of his personal life. The storytelling is as vivid as ever, the metaphors are as clever as ever, the music is as dense and lush as ever, both sonically and lyrically. So many themes and messages to digest and unpack here.… Expand

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6. mydinura

   Apr 15, 2017

   9

   I don't know what else to say other than it's another good Kdot album. This album definitely meets and sometimes exceeds expectations.
   What II don't know what else to say other than it's another good Kdot album. This album definitely meets and sometimes exceeds expectations.
   What I can say about this album is that it feels very "of the moment," almost as if it were a mixtape. This is probably spurred on by the fact that the album only came out 2 years after TPAB and only 1 year after Untitled Unmastered, but also because it feels like a reflection of what Lamar feels right now. His previous 2 full length albums were recollections of his past- GKMC was a retelling of Lamar's youth and TPAB was a retelling of Lamar accepting himself as a black man. Damn is Lamar providing music set for and is for the here and now, which explains why it would draw comparisons with Section.80; Lamar has not provided this level of spontaneity in a long time.
   Damn also shows the clear reasons why Lamar is constantly regarded as the best rapper right now- amazing lyricism mixed with fantastic production.
   If I were to compare this album to the rest of Lamar's discography, I would put this over GKMC(slightly!) and Section.80, but definitely does not have the earth-shattering impact that TPAB had. But to be fair, TPAB is an extremely hard record to beat and DAMN does not seek to have the same impact. Kendrick has already cemented his reputation as one of the greatest rappers of our time, and this record only strengthens that.… Expand

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7. decwilclay

   May 13, 2022

   8

   ‘DAMN’ - Kendrick kills the commercial aspect of rap whilst also giving us a conscious and amazing album

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8. njaff2386

   Jan 22, 2020

   0

   Trash!!!!!!!!!!!! His fans are toxic and need to grow up. Making multiple accounts to bring ratings down is pathetic

   • 0 of 37 users found this helpful

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