(Closed) 2015-2019 Round 4: Kendrick Lamar vs Radiohead

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Poll: Which song is better?
Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry:
70%
 70%  [17]
Radiohead - True Love Waits:
29%
 29%  [7]
Total Votes : 24

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cestuneblague wrote:
While I do think "Blacker the Berry" does lean a bit too much into that outwardly-anthemic and self congratulatory "hey, I'm willing to confront every side" angle, the song still is a monster and I do think the fire-and-brimstone approach augments it rather than weighs it down, but I agree it isn't my choice off of To Pimp a Butterfly (and hell I would evne rather go with "Duckworth" off of DAMN (remember that record?), a personal favorite of Lamar's). But again like every matchup it's an easy choice here, given with all the great singles and individual tracks from the A Moon Shaped Pool era this feels like the total wet-tissue duff track of the bunch- though admittely still a very pretty tissue on it's own right.


Probably my favourite Kendrick song from the period in question, to be honest, although I'm a sucker for Snoop's pitch perfect Slick Rick impression on 'Institutionalized' as well.
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I thought that there was a consensus about Blacker The Berry being the best song off of TPAB. Guess not. It's not my favourite either, but it's a damn good choice nonetheless.
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dunno why but this was always my fav off that record (both the single version and album version)
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dunno why but this was always my fav off that record (both the single version and album version)

This is definitely THE single. Ok, either i or King Kunta.
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'King Kunta' is top notch, even with its recycled Quik beat.
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Honestly, while The Blacker The Berry probably isn't my favourite off the record (personally I'd take one of: Institutionalized, Hood Politics, u, and maybe How Much a Dollar Cost), I think it's probably the right choice for the tournament. It feels like a centerpiece if you can say this album has one (well, alongside i - the album version of course).
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Kendrick wins 17-7
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