DAMN.
by Kendrick Lamar
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 3346 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 111 out of 3346
  3. Negative: 273 out of 3346
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  1. Cagey75
    May 1, 2017
    0
    I'm not sure what the hell happened to hip hop over the years, but this is over rated in the extreme. I'd say it's complete rubbish but I guess some of the beats are cool. I cannot stomach the sound of this guy though, what is in the water of the critics? :/ Stop start, all over the shop riddled with auto tuning and some of the crappiest lyrics I've heard in decades. I honestly feel likeI'm not sure what the hell happened to hip hop over the years, but this is over rated in the extreme. I'd say it's complete rubbish but I guess some of the beats are cool. I cannot stomach the sound of this guy though, what is in the water of the critics? :/ Stop start, all over the shop riddled with auto tuning and some of the crappiest lyrics I've heard in decades. I honestly feel like people rate this because they think they should.… Expand
  2. Dannybrownstan
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    Ive always wondered what kendrick would do after his classic tpab. Will he really go experimental, will he go trap, his style on gkmc or he would continuehis jazz sound? And we got this. Probably the most overrated rap album oat. Not only by fans but also by critics. You know what? I felt like a 5 but when i saw a damn 97 my jaw dropped to the floor. Like are you for real? Lmao ill neverIve always wondered what kendrick would do after his classic tpab. Will he really go experimental, will he go trap, his style on gkmc or he would continuehis jazz sound? And we got this. Probably the most overrated rap album oat. Not only by fans but also by critics. You know what? I felt like a 5 but when i saw a damn 97 my jaw dropped to the floor. Like are you for real? Lmao ill never take reviewers seriously if they overrate it so much and this album ends up having a 90+ not even 75 should get. It doesnt feel done or finished, yes ik its a concept album but he didnt make a good job this time. In no nonno way this is better than good kid maad city no. It has kennys WIRST and poppiest songs he ever made like loyalty and that annoying song love, the banfers are pretty meh, and the overall theme feels not finished. Kendrick ur one of my favourites but this album is your first flaw… Expand
  3. daytonatabooywr
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    big dicks big dickcs big dicks big dicks big dicks big dicks big dicks big dikcs
  4. RegenT_A_1300
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    this album is an ass, worse than Ferris Buller's big day off xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
  5. whiskeyandwords
    Apr 21, 2017
    1
    Perhaps the most overrated album of the year. I'm pretty sure most of the media had this as their album of the year before listening to a single song. Kendrick's flow precise, however almost everything else is flat which I think journalists may confuse for raw. While it's unfair to compare an artists to his former accomplishments, I do believe he is still riding the wave of accolades hePerhaps the most overrated album of the year. I'm pretty sure most of the media had this as their album of the year before listening to a single song. Kendrick's flow precise, however almost everything else is flat which I think journalists may confuse for raw. While it's unfair to compare an artists to his former accomplishments, I do believe he is still riding the wave of accolades he received with TPAB.… Expand
  6. alimilan
    May 3, 2017
    3
    To be fair, I am not a Lamar fan, and I barely listen to new hip-hop, but for what it's worth, this is what I think about DAMN.
    I found the tracks lacking in style and substance. I found this album to be very passable, some of the beats are nice, the chorus' get tiresome quick.
    Lamar's rhymes are either nonexistent or lack impact with delivery. He can talk fast but he can't rhyme fast,    To be fair, I am not a Lamar fan, and I barely listen to new hip-hop, but for what it's worth, this is what I think about DAMN.
    I found the tracks lacking in style and substance. I found this album to be very passable, some of the beats are nice, the chorus' get tiresome quick.
    Lamar's rhymes are either nonexistent or lack impact with delivery. He can talk fast but he can't rhyme fast, it's almost like he's too anxious when he's rapping.    … Expand
  7. Goblinear
    Aug 10, 2017
    3
    I was shocked to see this so highly rated amongst critics. I thought about it for a while, talked to friends about the album, and came to this conclusion: The rap industry is so dry and yearning for more content, that even what would be mediocre albums a decade or more ago will pass, in fact be glorified as hip hop fans tell themselves that there's still good music being made.

    About the    I was shocked to see this so highly rated amongst critics. I thought about it for a while, talked to friends about the album, and came to this conclusion: The rap industry is so dry and yearning for more content, that even what would be mediocre albums a decade or more ago will pass, in fact be glorified as hip hop fans tell themselves that there's still good music being made.

    About the album.. I listened to it. "Humble" is the only good track end to end. "DNA" is good until the final minute when it switches tune completely and sounds like a robot going into self destruct mode -- just all over the place, if that makes sense. The rest of the songs are utterly forgettable, nothing that will be remembered in five years by anyone but the most die-hard Kendrick Lamar fans.    … Expand
  8. RealMuthaF
    Apr 21, 2017
    2
    Gosh, the most overrated album of 2017 has arrived. Basically the two dope "mainstream" tracks are DNA and HUMBLE. The rest is "experimental" crap, which is basically the same stupid raps only instead of an energetic/chill beat in the background they are set to some completely not melodic unlistenable ugly sounds.
  9. Hafner
    Apr 20, 2017
    1
    WE WUZ JEWS N SHIET: The album by Alex Kendrick Jones

    1 good song, 4 decent songs and 9 garbage songs. But at least the Israelite and God delusion makes for amusing entertainment.
  10. SteezyyBrahh
    May 26, 2019
    0
    Don't understand why Kendrick Lamar is put on this platform of "one of the best to ever do it" this guy is overrated garbage when it comes to playback quality and just overall rap ability. just a constant feed for people who know nothing about hip hop to listen too. straight garbage and yet this album still has a high score because people will give it good reviews just because it's KDot.
  11. sdfsdf4ewresdc
    Apr 17, 2017
    3
    Yeah, that's right a 3. You might not like to read or see it but that's what this album rightfully deserves. Now I went in objectively as I possibly could as I began with the first song on BLOOD, as It loaded up on rap genius I listened in and read along and thought christ this is aids. It was a **** story about nothing that didn't even make any sense, it's similar to a painting that triesYeah, that's right a 3. You might not like to read or see it but that's what this album rightfully deserves. Now I went in objectively as I possibly could as I began with the first song on BLOOD, as It loaded up on rap genius I listened in and read along and thought christ this is aids. It was a **** story about nothing that didn't even make any sense, it's similar to a painting that tries to be nuanced but doesn't have any real meaning or value, certainly not too common folk. I also found it fairly amusing how the editors on rap genius try to symbolize this garbage with the Lady Justice. This gave me more laughter than an entire Amy Schumer special. Maybe if I was a four year, or dropped out of middle school I could find some intrinsic value from the song but **** it, it was only an intro song so I just moved on. So I'm listening song after song and I'm finding little meaning with the lyrics but decency with the beat. YAH, HUMBLE, and LOYALTY are exempt from this critique as I found they were all decent from a beat perspective and good also lyrically. However, I found DNA, ELEMENT, and FEEL to hold a certain level **** lyrically that I doubt many other artists could replicate such poor lyrical talent and still earn such respect and credibility from their listeners. When Kendrick raps women flock to him and his camels increase and I sit and wonder why? Put on Nas Put on Eminem Put on B.I.G. Rakim, or Andre 3000. **** even Lil Dicky has more lyrical thought than Kendrick it's depressing what rap fans find good these days.… Expand
  12. thisisahmet
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    BAD BAD BAD really bad album never listen this bayly album cuz it's really blowing here of this shti
  13. rolli
    Apr 18, 2017
    3
    Lyrically a very good Hip-Hop album but musically it is poor. From my point of view middle of the road (en vogue) sound stripped for real innovation (just something I have heard a lot lately).
  14. Ouas
    Apr 21, 2021
    0
    Listen to the Dissection of this album. I have listened to this album back to back multiple times since it's release. The dissection opened my mind up to ways of looking at this album in a different light. Mind blowing.
  15. Martin_dittany
    Jan 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Over rated albums every one say its ok but its not good enough.they all media say its good but dont listen… Expand
  16. njaff2386
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!! His fans are toxic and need to grow up. Making multiple accounts to bring ratings down is pathetic
  17. ChunkDump
    Dec 22, 2020
    3
    look im a huuuge Kendrick fan but this was hot garbage to me. i only liked 2 songs from the whole project...
  18. user0857
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    nice aaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssss albuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum
  19. Newstead544
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    Deserves no higher than a three maybe, his worst project to date to be sure. Not even acknowledging his latest disaster.

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Metascore
95

Universal acclaim - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2017
    90
    A less deranged response to celebrity than Kanye West’s Yeezus, more imaginative than Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP or Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III, it shares with the former an economy of form, and with the latter two the giddy energy of an artist coming into perfect sync with their audience. It’s also a sumptuous sounding pop record, polite streamlined mass market psychedelia. [Jun 2017, p.64]
  2. The Skinny
    Jul 5, 2017
    80
    The beats are heavy, spare, and hard. Lamar demonstrates the versatility of his flow.
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  3. Record Collector
    May 25, 2017
    100
    DAMN. sees the rapper make a 180 degree turn from the sprawling jazz/funk/hip-hop odyssey of TPAB to deliver 14 taut, tough and wise cutting-edge examples of what’s possible in hip-hop today. ... Essential stuff.
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