Ironically, i think the only thing that prevents gkmc from being a classic album is the absence of soul and q. Imagine two more songs: one where Kendrick is talking to his crip friend, q, about shit thats going on; the other kendrick is talking to god (soul lmao).
"Brace yourself, I’ll take you on a trip down memory lane
This is not a rap on how I’m slingin crack or move cocaine
This is cul-de-sac and plenty Cognac and major pain
Not the drill sergeant, but the stress that weighing on your brain"