While taking part in an interview with Hot 97.5’s Bootleg Kev in Las Vegas, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar made a few interesting revelations. Among them was the fact that DMX’s first album, It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot, inspired him to start writing rhymes.
“Well, I started rhyming off of DMX first album,” Lamar explained when asked if there was anyone aside from Tupac he looked up to as an artist. “I’ll never forget I was in 7th grade [and] my homie Antonio just threw the CD in my hand said ‘Listen to this.’ I put that in man and I was blasting it and I started penning my own music.”
During the interview Lamar gave his thoughts on what was one of the year’s most anticipated Hip Hop releases, Watch The Throne.
“Watch The Throne, I like it. I’m not even gonna front, I like it. I rolled with it for a while in the iPod…I mean I like it just because of the fact [that] I can get it. I mean I can’t relate to it, but I understand what they was doing,” said Lamar. “Watch The Throne, its two kings right here.”
Lamar also spoke on his still untitled debut album and revealed that he would like to do without any features unless they really make sense for the project.
“I really want to go dolo on it because I really want to get the full story out and make it make sense. If I do do a feature it has to make a hundred percent, the best sense,” the rapper revealed. “I don’t really wanna force nothing. Well, all of my music. Even the features I do within my camp, them features have to make sense with me. I can’t just do it just because.”
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LOL, basically what he meant was
“I dont like it, but since I dont want you people to take that and turn it into some kind of controversy, I’ll say I do, give it a few vague compliments and change the subject”
lmao right on the money
Exactly. It’s shit. A Monstrosity of Mediocrity.
lol yu ppl
Nah, I think he was being honest.
I’m the same. I like it but I really can’t relate.
I mean, the big face Rollie? I only got one of those….
nope your way off, dude, he did like it, what he was saying was you have to really get it to like it, if your dont get the whole vibe/ feel or concept of the album you want like it.
if he says he doesn’t like it like 9th or Game all the Jay dickriders will get pissed off for no reason. LOL!
X inspired a lot of people… A lot of cats just don’t want to admit it, all because he’s a so-called “crackhead.”
It’s about time somebody gave DMX his fucking respect he deserves!!!
wrd right ppl forget about him hes in top 5 alive
First two albums are fucking incredible. So much emotion.
“his still untitled debut album”
Is Section 80 technically just a mixtape?
thats what i was just wondering…i dont get it.
Same here, Im confused. I thought Section.80 was his debut album…Thats what the wikipedia page says about it at least.
maybe because it wasn’t released on a major label?
yeah confused me too, i’m pretty sure it was an album though. no doubt.
The response about WTT basicaly said “Havent listened to that shit since it first came out”. That album has a total of 4 great songs and a bunch of mediocre shit.
word pretty much sums it up
FACT
I agree with Kendrick about WTT and I think he was being honest. I actually liked it too even though I can’t relate to it. It’s definitely not a classic but WAY better than what people made it out to be.
WTT is the soundtrack music to a rich nigga wine & Cheese party
he is game dickrider!
the guy before me is an idiot, how the hell can u call him a game dickrider??? he only did one track with Game and his style is way different than Game’s plus his project/album #Section.80 was fantastic and critically acclaimed and it had nothing to do with game. ur just and ignorant fan arent ya???