Garden Distrikt

Well, "DAMN" . That's the latest record from Kendrick Lamar . I've mentioned him before. It's worth mentioning him again (and again and again). Listen, even if you don't like rap; even if you think it's money-seeking angry black men (what rock have been hiding under?); you OUGHT to give this a listen. In fact listen many times - you'll need to, in order to get it all. His messages are DENSE, to say the least. Is this just my opinion? NO. The Pulitzer Prize was given to Kendrick this year, and no wonder why. THIS MAN IS A TRUE GENIUS. So are many rappers - check out Jay-Z's TRIPLE ENTENDRE . Jay-Z ended that passage with "Don't Ask Me How" - indeed! Look, I have tried, hard, to come up with a triple entendre (and I'm very smart), but no luck yet. Oh, and Jay-Z's is particularly clever, since it includes street-talk. 😒 ______________________   An Aside ... A well-known, very clever triple entendre: A ranch is named b...

As soon as I heard " To Pimp a Butterfly ", I felt that Kendrick Lamar was one of the best rappers, writers and performers I'd encountered.  To give you context, I tend to like old school, and conscious - I like Talib Kweli , Mos Def , Common , The Roots , etc..  But then again, I love The Wu-Tang Clan too. Anyway, Kendrick was awarded the Pulitzer prize .  I have no problem with that.  But some are fussing over it .  Pfft.