In other tracks, such as “Die Hard” and “Rich Spirit,” Lamar sacrifices deeper themes as part of making the songs more catchy for mainstream audiences. These songs send impactful messages, ranging from topics such as cancel culture and love, yet are still catchy and fun to listen to. Tracks like “N95,” “Die Hard” and “Purple Hearts” are the exceptions. Lamar is telling the audience about his struggles, whether they are from his relationship with his partner or with the fans and hip-hop community at large.Īs good as these songs are, the album's first side has nearly no replay value. The words are so vulgar, so brutally real, that you forget the lyrics rhyme, have rhythm and work together as an actual song. This side culminates in “We Cry Together,” a five-minute song in which Lamar and actress Taylor Paige shout at each other as though they're in a toxic relationship. In “Worldwide Steppers,” he discusses how having sex with white women makes him racist and is a form of retaliation for his ancestors. He talks about how he used money and sex to suppress negative emotions in songs like “United in Grief.” On the first side of the album, Lamar discusses his external struggles.ġ,855 days have passed since his last studio album, “DAMN.” Lamar - as well as us listeners - have changed due to external forces over that period, including the COVID-19 pandemic. With the inclusion of this imagery, he is referring to himself as a Jesus-like figure in the hip-hop community. He wears a crown of thorns, an allusion to Jesus Christ. The album cover shows Lamar with his family. It’s double-sided because Lamar says so, and who are we to question the creator of “DAMN.”, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018. The album has 19 tracks with nine on each side but runs only 73 minutes long - short enough to be one-sided. Morale and the Big Steppers” is a beautiful, double-sided mess of an album. After a couple of listens through the album, I’ve come to the conclusion that “Mr. To say people were excited about it would be the understatement of the year.
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