So if Kendrick is making music with the intention of getting critical acclaim, then Drake is intentionally making half assed projects to get negative acclaim?
both of them make the music they make to fulfill what their fanbase wants
drake has a fanbase of nerds that wants to live vicariously through him so they'll never get tired of him bragging about high school esque conquests at age 30
kendrick has a fanbase of people who think theyre smarter than they actually are because they listen to kendrick put big words together about the black plight instead of 21 savage
kendrick will throw a whole bunch of unnecessary instrumentation and extra **** on it so it can reciveve critical acclaim for being "different" or "avant garde" from the pitchforks and whoever (see kanye post MBDTF)
drake is just good at marketing the same old **** over and over
obviously everyone who listens to them doesnt fit into these categories but for the most part this applies to most of their dedicated fans
and along the way drake is catching hit records and kendrick is catching the critical acclaim from grammys and white nerdy blogs who think **** riding his album is gonna erase their guilt for the black dudes they never let into their parties in college
they are both filling their respective needs in the marketplace