Kendrick Lamar Drops Surprise Album, "untitled unmastered"

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Kendrick Lamar, an extraordinarily innovative rapper who recently won a Grammy for Best Hip-Hop Album, just dropped a surprise album titled untitled unmastered. The vague, plain title in combination with the surprise release leaves a lot to be questioned; pretty sure that's King Kendrick's point. There are eight songs on the album titled "untitled 1-8" with a date following depending on the placement. The songs demonstrate another layer to the rap genuis' quickly growing repertoire - erotic jazz beats and female back-up singers layer futuristic sounds that enhance the rapper's lyrics. Lamar does not fail to add his political statement to the album, as "untitled 03 | 05.28.2013" includes lines such as "What the white man say?" It seems that every second of every song produced by the artist is executed with precision and deliberate care. untitled unmastered is no different; Lamar continues to mold the boundaries of hip-hop and successfully manipulates the trend of jazz-incorporated beats into the album's raps.

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