Interview August 2017 : Kendrick Lamar by Gregory Harris

[Marc10]

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[Marc10]

Photographer: Gregory Harris
Stylist: Miguel Enamorado
Hair: Maurice Manley
Makeup: Mira Chai Hyde
Star: Kendrick Lamar



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[Benn98]

Move those arms away, let us see your nipped waist! I really like the cover styling without the gaudy jewellery.

As for Kendrick Lamarr, I was never a fan and will never be. Nothing noteworthy in the looks department, his views are questionable, and calling him 'the greatest rapper alive' is a stretch and tired marketing ploy.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

he looks great

 

[MulletProof]

I have friends that are obsessed with him and I didn't understand or care one bit until I ended up seeing him live by accident and it's seriously one of the best live performances I have ever seen, he's fantastic at it and his music, especially the more politically charged, feels quite powerful... in a way other rappers that openly count themselves among the greatest but mostly live off scandal, hookups and celebrity could only dream of. This guy may have some questionable lyrics but that's all he's really known for, his primary occupation, and he's good at it.

 

[Phuel]

Well… “Our” greatest rapper, Benn— as in America’s “our”…? So that neither applies to either one of us LOL

“My" greatest rapper is Chuck D. Public Enemy were unapologetically in your face before it became safe and all the suburban girls/rockers/music journalists clammered for Kendrick. And I do prefer Kanye, if that’s who you’re referring to, Mullet…

Boring edit.

Thanks Marc.

 

[Benn98]

I suppose I should stand down on this debate, I mean, we've scraped the bottom of the barrel with Stormzy!

Whichever way you look at it, it's still a stretch! What about the guys from The Roots? Goodie Mob (sans Cee-Lo), Mobb Deep (OK, Prodigy recently died, but still). Such an insult to them. I understand why this guy with his perpetually 'pensive-looking' face had to get the cover, no need to throw out tired bait lines. You'd think Interview would be above that.

 

[mistress_f]

this is a great cover and i'm really happy for kendrick. looking forward to the other content

 

[mistress_f]

I ended up seeing him live by accident and it's seriously one of the best live performances I have ever seen, he's fantastic at it and his music, especially the more politically charged, feels quite powerful... in a way other rappers that openly count themselves among the greatest but mostly live off scandal, hookups and celebrity could only dream of.

i know right? i mean i liked him already, but i saw him in 2014 on the mainstage of a festival that holds 200,000 people and him and his band (i don't know if he still tours with a live band) tore the whole place down, and it's not an easy task when you're a kid and you're basically alone on a giant stage. i love rap music, i've seen lots of amazing acts but he truly has an incredible energy, and i imagine he's just getting better and better with time

 

[Miss Dalloway]

As for Kendrick Lamarr, I was never a fan and will never be. Nothing noteworthy in the looks department, his views are questionable, and calling him 'the greatest rapper alive' is a stretch and tired marketing ploy.

I guess it's all down to personal taste, but i could not disagree more. He had the best album of the year, when you make Jay Z's album look like a silly golf course music in comparison, you know you got talent! Also I think he has a handsome face, but kudos to Interview, they always go with unexpected cover choices. I love this.

Ps: Also, if you get the chance, see him live. Amazingly talented!

 

[Lola701]

Good cover, good ed. I love Kendrick....
He has a very interesting face and i really like his latest album.

I guess it's all down to personal taste, but i could not disagree more. He had the best album of the year, when you make Jay Z's album look like a silly golf course music in comparison, you know you got talent! Also I think he has a handsome face, but kudos to Interview, they always go with unexpected cover choices. I love this.

Ps: Also, if you get the chance, see him live. Amazingly talented!

I don't think that quoting 50 cent for the Jay-Z album says anything about his project. What do you want an almost 50 years old rapper who owns half of a billion in his bank account to talk about? Grown is the word i would use to describe that Jay-Z album...I'm a bit off-topic.

 

[Miss Dalloway]

^ Super badly produced tracks, i didn't like a single one, it all sounded way too manufactered to me. And yes, quoting 50 Cent was the best way to show my dislike for his album, because its just a perfect description of that mess. On the other hand Lamar's DAMN is a masterpiece from start to finish.

 

[YohjiAddict]

I actually find him handsome but he looks too serious in this, I would have loved a more light-spirited editorial to go with his recent album.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

The cover is not too capturing but I love the ed. I agree he's one of the best rappers especially live. He doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to social and political issues.
This is one of my fav performances of his

I dont think this can be reffered to as a marketing ploy

 

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Amanda Murphy by Fabien Baron



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Quiet Storm

Photography FABIEN BARON
Stylist KARL TEMPLER
Hair GUIDO
Makeup DIANE KENDAL
Model AMANDA MURPHY



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[t-rex]

^I like the Joan of Arc vibe in Amanda's ed

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Photography Fabien Baron
Stylist ludivine poiblanc
models Lila Nova and Amber Whitcomb






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[Benn98]

^I like the Joan of Arc vibe in Amanda's ed

YES!! I'm convinced Falconetti was on their mood board. Amanda, and actually Baron, really surprised me with this edit. They stripped away all that cutely girl-next-door appeal to present something really interesting. The girls in the above story are just as beautiful. Shame the Demarchelier had to taint this issue with his dull catalogue photography.

Thanks for posting, Trex!