As you almost definitely know by now, Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar has dropped a surprise new eight-track album, untitled Unmastered, made up of odds and sods from various recording sessions. A dark, twisted affair that trades on G-funk and jazz sounds, it features lyrics dealing with the apocalypse and religion, while one track – ‘Untitled 07 2014-2016 – calls out a certain Toronto don: “You just make me wanna Drake you down.”
Our first-listen reviewer concluded that the record “is a shorter, more uneven release than ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ – and some of it is even darker than its predecessor – but it gives fans a fascinating insight into Kendrick’s creative process”. And what did you lot make of it? Here’s the internet reaction to this most unexpected of gifts from one of the most thrilling voices in hip-hop right now.
The Simpanator got poetic
https://twitter.com/Thenoiregent/status/705807377304387585
While Desmen did the job in two emojis
Kendrick Lamar's new album, Untitled Unmastered is ??
— Des (@desmenhoward) March 4, 2016
Matty proclaimed Kendrick “the realist”
The fact Kendrick released and Untitled and UnMastered album out of no where just shows he is the realist rapper in the game
— Mattie Wavy (@2bitmatthews93) March 4, 2016
While James got us wondering: “is that good or bad”?
listening to kendrick lamar's untitled unmastered album got me annoyed at things
— James Kwan (@Psykichrtz) March 4, 2016
And John was just happy to have new music in his earholes
Listening to untitled unmastered. There's nothing quite like that first time through a new album. #Kendrick
— John Meyer (@thedailywolf) March 4, 2016
This tweeter obviously didn’t clock that Drake barb
While listening to Kendrick Lamar's untitled unmastered. #NMF #TDE pic.twitter.com/eBMA2NmyBy
— Ryan Davis (@mahersaltyali) March 4, 2016
Though the album hit the spot for Aaron…
https://twitter.com/sakogawea/status/705804640831578112
… and CasinoJones
https://twitter.com/CasinoJones/status/705804022784073729
Zachary fired shots
let's agree that 'untitled unmastered' is the nail in the coffin of the Kendrick vs. Kanye argument. this record runs circles around TLoP.
— Zachary Ryan (@ZachariusD) March 4, 2016
And Jeremiah paid tribute to Kendrick’s genius
It’s amazing that Kendrick Lamar can release a bunch of untitled unmastered songs and it’s better than so much other music out there. #skill
— Jeremiah Craig (@jeremiahcraig) March 4, 2016
One thing’s for sure: Kendrick Lamar is in a league of his own
Kendrick Lamar is only competing with himself he just dropped a surprise untitled and unmastered album ?? ?
— Sibongile Ntuli?? (@Sibongile_Dust) March 4, 2016