r/KendrickLamar • u/ozancrozi • 2d ago

Discussion Which song on TPAB has the best beat?

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u/FinancialTry1459 2d ago

King Kunta

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u/theNaktus Lookin’ For The Broccoli 2d ago

"I've got a boner pick"

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u/HistoryIll3237 1d ago

I've got a boner pig

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u/Sea-Truck7284 1d ago

I've got a boner pic

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u/SimpleCartoonist1919 im with the homeys right nowww 1d ago

Idowahyumukymowmuhfukuhsitnimatrownagin

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u/PurpleInTheAir 1d ago

I've got a bone to pick

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u/Factorem_salis 1d ago

No doubt. That baseline is a BOP

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u/Away_Committee_6753 🥦🥦🥦 1d ago

WE WANT THE FUNK!!!

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u/ItsDapperRocket 1d ago

Do you want the funk?

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u/1-Dead-Pixel 1d ago

You got the yams

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u/Oponani 22h ago

When you got the yams?

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u/Background-Fix-2209 2d ago

For Free as the worst is an actual crime.

Best beat…The Blacker the Berry.

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u/MrThiccemsss 1d ago

for free worst and alright overrated are criminal. alright is the best and for free is minimum top 5 probably top 3

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u/Top_Canine biggest uu fan 1d ago

people just don’t like a song as much if it’s popular because they want to be different

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u/Prohypixelgamer 1d ago

Alright isnt the best but its not overrated. Tbf, bone of them are, but alright is closest to it because it has many streams

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u/Background-Fix-2209 1d ago

I think Institutionalized is probably most overrated honestly.

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u/MetalMachineMario 1d ago

Much as I love alright, I think alright was the right pick: for me it’s not in the top five of songs on the album even though it’s one of the album’s most recognized songs.

At the end of the day, it’s all a bit tricky since the whole album’s so great though.

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u/Los_Estupidos 1d ago

What would you say is worse?

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u/Background-Fix-2209 1d ago

I think the album version of I is the “worst”. It’s a perfect album so it’s hard to choose.

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u/JzaDragon 1d ago

For Sale

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u/SftubeXZ 1d ago

i, For free is an absolute banger.

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u/Neotyp 1d ago

For free is the worst for me by a wide margian, but it's still on tpab, so that's like being the poorest billionare

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u/MealPersonal2301 Am I worth it? Did I put enough work in? 1d ago

"the poorest billionaire" perfect analogy

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u/Neotyp 1d ago

Thank you, spent all of 2 miniutes coping it from someone esle. I don't remeber who made it first :(

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u/beaker228 2d ago

wesley's theory

if the start of hood politics was a full song that would've cleared though

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u/Upbeat_Mistake_6304 1d ago

Nah save Wesley’s theory for best on the album

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u/Heavy-Nebula1814 🐱 and Patrón make you feel alright... 1d ago

nah totally agree

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u/Efficient-Log3834 2d ago

I would've went for Wesley's theory here and  replaced the best with "u"

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u/SairajOverall 2d ago

"u" is my vote. That aggressive instrumental transitioning to a beat that honestly sounds like it's crying will always hit me. Probably my favorite beat in hip-hop

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u/Mountain_j3w 2d ago

These walls.

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u/the_Kell 2d ago

I was gonna say King Kunta, but yeah, These Walls goes

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u/Illustrious_Simple81 2d ago

The blacker the Berry

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u/mikaeruuu 2d ago

TBTB is a great song but out of all songs in TPAB it probably has the most basic beat. It's just a normal boom bap on a loop.

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u/ItsDapperRocket 2d ago

How much a dollar cost

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u/ElectricalWill3 2d ago

Momma never gets enough love on tpab

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u/ParadeFader 2d ago

I’m so irrationally angry For Free made worst. One of the most objectively wrong takes I’ve ever seen.

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u/Background-Fix-2209 2d ago

Honestly! It’s a perfect, exciting, ambitious song.

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u/Neotyp 2d ago

I think it the worst by a pretty wide margian. But that's like being the poorest billionare, you're still rich as fuck.

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u/ozancrozi 2d ago

whats your take?

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u/SherbertDull96163821 2d ago

mortal man that instrumental is criminally underrated

4

u/Ethan_RLdesigner 2d ago

King Kunta 💯

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u/MeepingMeep99 Lookin’ For The Broccoli 1d ago

King Kunta

3

u/CliffEmers 1d ago

The second part of Complexion

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u/maltamarre 1d ago

For Sale

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u/niteesh_rdj 2d ago

These walls or The Blacker the berry , hmm reason to listen again

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u/exitmusic_for_a_film 1d ago

KING KUNTA, LET'S BE REAL

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u/AntSmith777 1d ago

Hood Politics

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u/Classic_Donkey_4289 2d ago

Institutionalised

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u/MetalSonic420YT 1d ago

Wesley's Theory

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u/tractorpatru 1d ago

you aint gotta lie

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u/lusciousSquirtpump 1d ago

These Walls also fucking insane to put For Free as Worst

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u/MrThiccBBC2 1d ago

The Blacker The Berry

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u/SftubeXZ 1d ago

Alright or king kunta hands down.

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u/Sulfer-X_ 1d ago

The worst 3 days of this list all just happened back to back

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u/Levitatio 1d ago

no one is saying momma??

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u/Acceptable_Dirt_3663 1d ago

How much a dollar cost

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u/epicEr14 1d ago

king kunta

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u/asppn 1d ago

wesley’s theory

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u/Particular-Price450 1d ago

Blacker the Berry. The way the percussion slaps on it is amazing.

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u/Horrendousaurus 1d ago

Bro why the text getting blurrier with every post

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u/Sensitive_Priz0kbol 1d ago

wesleys theory

its very chaotic but I love it

1

u/blue74821 1d ago

Wesleys Theory

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u/Emergency_Acadia4885 1d ago

You ain't gotta lie

1

u/goofyphilYT 1d ago

“u” because the beat switch is the equivalent to post nut clarity💔

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u/T-roll999 1d ago

"i" would be good with a funky beat through out the song and it actually make me feel the same vibe when i listen to "Happy" (ofc this song not by Kenny) or other whise "King Kunta" is a BOP too, this is my personal option because those 2 songs sound good to my ears

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u/Heavy-Nebula1814 🐱 and Patrón make you feel alright... 1d ago

the blacker the berry cmon now 🙌

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u/gory314 1d ago

momma

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u/Mopper1406 1d ago

Blacker the berry. Probably my favorite drums in any hip hop song.

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u/_ngly_ DUCKY 🦆 1d ago

Hear me out institutionalized

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u/LiL3_FUN 1d ago

Wesleys theory sounds so good idk why lowkey why the song is peak

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u/SelectOil4818 23h ago

Alright is crazy production

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u/hastage1 22h ago

Hot take but its hood politics, i know i have been shitting on that song in the past but i gotta admit it has the goated instrumental

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u/poopeater69696969696 21h ago

the blacker the berry

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u/NotoriousMFT 19h ago

The blacker the berry

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u/qthurley 18h ago

For free is the first time I have ever heard someone rap over a beat that was not 4/4 or 3/4. It’s insanely good musically too. Kendrick brought together some incredible musicians, Kamasi Washington, thundercat, Robert Glasper.

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u/iinflictin 2d ago

These walls

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u/Hahas_BS 2d ago

Humble