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HOW RECENCY BIAS WILL AFFECT THE NEW KENDRICK RELEASE.

APRIL 18, 2022.

I. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…

It was a snowy day in Michigan. As expected during this time because we have 80 months of winter and 1 week of summer. Anywho, your mans was just scrolling down his time, when I see a press release posted on Elliott Wilson page. First thing I see was the “PgLang” header, I said “uh huh..” then I see a release date and an album title?!?! Oh its serious time! The one whom they call Kendrick Lamar is returning?

After so long since the Pulitzer Prize winning album DAMN. released, no one really knows what to expect from the TDE veteran. What I do know is this album is the MOST IMPORTANT RELEASE in his discography! Why? Ok here it is..

II. J. COLE’S STRONG CLAIM FOR NUMBER ONE!

Since the mid 2010s hip hop has held the trifecta of Drake, J.Cole, & Kendrick Lamar as the three headed monster of the greatest current mc,s. The number one spot has been constantly interchangeable based on the performances throughout the years from the big 3. Drizzy is always my favorite personal number one but I’d be. a lying fool if I don’t give Jermaine Cole his credit.

Now Jermaine has been running circles around people since about 2018. He’s the new school feature king, he’s been consistently releasing great albums, and he’s on fire as an executive. J. Cole took a strong lead to me when he strategically released the Dreamville compliation mixtape “D-DAY w/ DJ DRAMA” to coincide with his own festival and when he dropped that monster verse on BIA’s new single “LONDON”. Cole clearly made his claim for top position and Drizzy is always drizzy, where does that leave Kendrick?

III.AN ACTIVE KENDRICK?!?!!?

We got a preview of the innovation to come when K.Dot gave us the tractor trailer flow on Baby Keem records and we see the executive moves he making by breaking away from his home label to start his own enterprise. However we can’t act like those years of inactivity haven’t affected K.Dot in a negative way. Now a person with sense will argue that Kendrick’s quality is so top tier he doesn’t need to have the same output as his peers. That person would be right because Kendrick’s legacy is cemented and you cannot take away those classic albums but how can we honestly say he number one when Drizzy and even Cole kept their foot on the pedal, staying active and creating moments while K.Dot is chilling with his family getting his hair braided.

So how will recency bias affect K.Dot now? If Kendrick new album meet people’s expectations let alone surpass it, people are gonna undoubtedly says he’s number one and no one is messing with him! Which will be an over-exaggeration because this one album no matter how good it is can’t put him over Cole and Drake, he been too inactive!! This album must be the beginning of a run! I mean a serious run! He gotta drop fire, Baby keem gotta follow up with fire, we need new PgLang artists to debut, and shorter gaps between Kendrick release! He has to go on a tear!

Now if the album is whack….that is literally the worst thing that can happen for him. Because people are going to act like Section.80 or To Pimp A Butterfly don’t exist then they’re going to act like it was blasphemous to compare him to Cole and Drizzy in the first place. Let’s get this clear no matter how whack this album is it cannot end K.Dot’s career! People still don’t have a Good Kid Maad City in their catalog.

So that’s really it man, the album don’t release until May 13, 2022 so in the meantime prepare to see the wildest takes and even on release date prepare to see the most bs, good and bad, you ever seen. What are you expecting from this album? Do he need features? What about Production? Let me know how you feel beloved, thanks for reading!!

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Artist: Cousin Stizz

Album Name: TRYING TO FIND MY NEXT THRILL

Producers: Brady Watt, Dez Wright,DumDrumz, GIB DJ, Jew Paidro,Kenny Beats, LDG, Lil Rich, Mike Hector, Take A Daytrip, Tedd Boyd,Tee-WaTT & Varo

Release Date : 14 August 2019

Features : Brady Watt, City Girls, Freddie Gibbs, Leven Kali, $ean Wire & Smino

Review:

“Came a long way from the Suffolk County days” is the perfect description of Stephen Goss, AKA Cousin Stizz’s latest full-length project, Trying To Find My Next Thrill. There’s no denying Cousin Stizz’s ability to stick to his unique sound while simultaneously fitting himself into the trending sound. 2018 was indeed a busy year for Stizz, dropping two EPs: All Adds Up, and Cold Times, both of which were far from disappointing.

His most recent body of work, compared to his previous EPs, is particularly bass heavy, synth explosive and melodically satisfying. This 13-track LP is an easy listen, but lyrically strong. He tells stories of drug abuse as in ‘Meds’, his conflicting personalities in ‘Two Face’ and his affiliation to street violence in ‘Off With Ya Head!’. Simply put, Stizz sticks to his sound without boring his listeners, which is a skill that will put him amongst the greats.

Spotlight verse: “Meds” verse two:

Prepare yourself, anything happens

I seen some shit wish that I never saw

Smoking that dope, but I can't shake it off (For real)

Throw you a play, better catch it like Mars (Ayy)

Believe yourself, they ain't like you at all

You can help change the world

Lessons and blessings, know life is a pearl

They ain't gon' stop for you, time gon' twirl

(Genius)

The optimism of this verse is a true testament to the positivity that Stizz brings to the Trap genre, where grievous crimes and reckless behavior tend to take centre stage.

FTL review: 4.2/5.

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