![]() ![]() While Kendrick Duckworth had two acclaimed (and charting) albums already under his belt, good kid… played like a debut. However, the focus, refinement, and brilliant execution of concept were refined-whether due to artistic maturity, or the enhanced world surrounding the MC. The themes, the guests, and the sound of Kendrick Lamar were unscathed. Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city proved that Kendrick’s formula as an independent was wildly intact as a chart-soaring platinum act. ( Lost to N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton, 41% to 59%) ![]() #20 – Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city The time codes for episode #84 of the What’s The Headline podcast (with hyperlinks to skip around):ġ:20 Rolling Stone released a very controversial list of the Top 200 Rap Albums of All-Timeġ0:55 Ambrosia For Heads has hosted a number of competitions where millions of fans decided the greatest of all-time- MC, Album, Producer, GroupĢ1:00 Why are women not given their proper respect as MCsĢ3:00 Discussing some of the more questionable Rolling Stone rankingsĢ7:20 Our personal lists of the Top 10 Rap Albums Of All-Timeġ:17:42 The Top 20 Rap Albums Of All-Time as decided by millions of AFH readersġ:39:50 Drake and Logic released new album this week In addition to the definitive “Sweet 16” determined by the readers (ranked by final standing), this consists of the four closest margins to make it 20. In addition to video and audio embeds, the Top 20 are ranked below (in reverse order)-with some of the copy included at the time. The podcast hosts begin the episode by discussing this approach, laying out our personal Top 10s of all-time, and then pointing back more than six years ago to what the Ambrosia For Heads readers decided-and why it may be a far more accurate account of Hip-Hop greatness than most rankings. If these definitive lists are truly intended opportunities to have conversations and (re)discover music, AFH deliberately created a tournament-style bracket in 20 that allowed polling from our millions of readers (including the allowance of write-in votes for transparency and democracy). ![]() In the latest episode of the What’s The Headline podcast, the Ambrosia For Heads team discusses why lists exist and how the Ambrosia For Heads staff treated them differently. ![]()
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