**💭 Thoughts:** *DAMN.* is Kendrick Lamar’s fourth official studio album, released in 2017. After the major success of the rapper’s highly acclaimed *To Pimp A Butterfly*, the next album he released was *DAMN.*, which further established him as one of the most skilled rappers of his generation—mainly for his lyricism and storytelling abilities. I truly believe this is his best album when it comes to storytelling. The way he is able to tell two completely different stories just by flipping the track list around (as seen on the collector’s edition) is mind-boggling. Obviously, storytelling isn’t the album’s only strength, as the track list consistently delivers on both rapping/vocals and production, with the more emotional tracks like “FEEL.” and “PRIDE.” especially standing out to me. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) BLOOD. 🔵 2.) DNA. 🟢 3.) YAH. 🔵 4.) ELEMENT. 🟢 5.) FEEL. 🔵🥉 6.) LOYALTY. 🔵 7.) PRIDE. 🔵🥇 8.) HUMBLE. 🟢 9.) LUST. 🔵 10.) LOVE. 🟢 11.) XXX. 🔵 12.) FEAR. 🟢 13.) GOD. 🟡 14.) DUCKWORTH. 🔵🥈 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable