i dont want to comment on whats better, but DAMN. is so much more accessible to new listeners than TPAB, mainly because of the beat selection, production, theme discussion, and overall feel and sounds. TPAB deals with much ,much more complex themes such as identity misidentification (alluded to in many songs, such as "I" [cant rmbr if thats actually on the album or not]). Furthermore, DAMN. broke many of kendrick's sales records, and gave him even greater exposure to new fans, so without a doubt,Kendrick catered to the horde of "new-comers" by giving a more "mainstream" but still 'Kendrick' vibe.
I'm contemplating writing a whole DAMN. (get it??@?!?!?
) essay on rap culture, kendrick anything really LMAO, went from not even knowing what rap was months ago to listening to near every artist and heavily being influenced by rap and its culture : P
ugggghhhh