Last week, Kendrick Lamar finally revealed the October 2 release date for his long anticipated Aftermath debut good kid, m.A.A.d. city. Now, in a recent interview with the UK’s R&R Productions, the Compton up-and-comer turns the spotlight on his favorite Hip Hop peers.
Not surprisingly, K. Dot explained that his personal favorite contemporaries in the game are his Black Hippy brethren ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock. In addition, he said that one of his current favorite emcees from outside his TDE clique is recent Def Jam signee Gunplay.
“I got a lot of folks that I mess with – first and foremost, my folks…Black Hippy – ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul,” he explained. “We lock in and we’re real competitive, that’s where I get my thrive and my skills and all that from, just off their energy. Outside of [them], I mess with a few people. Somebody I’m bumping right now is Gunplay, you heard him on ‘Cartoons and Cereal.'”
K. Dot also discussed the pressure he feels having to live up to anticipation with his debut good kid, m.A.A.d. city. He explained that he isn’t satisfied with what he’s already achieved creatively, and that he wants his first album to prove to listeners his worth as an artist.
“I really just kept everything in-house [with good kid, mA.A.d. city], people that I’ve been grinding with since day one,” he said. “They know me, they know my sound and I feel they’re the best – Dave Free, Soundwave, Tae Beats, Willie B, the whole Digi+Phonics movement. It’s really tight-knit, man.I really still want to show and prove. A lot of people get to this position where I’m at and feel like they’ve made it, so they want to go out and reach out to all the big producers. I still feel like I need to show and prove myself for my first album that I stand alone on my own two feet creatively, and now, that’s exactly what I’m going to do with the music.”
Check out the full interview below
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gunplay was good on that single track, i havent heard anything else that impressed me from gunplay, somebody whos a fan let me know what track to peep.
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anything from 2011 til now.
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I believe that Kendrick will not dissapoint with good kid, maad city. Section 80 was a modern day classic. If you’re a fan of good hip-hop, make sure you cop Kendrick’s album.
Interscope better not fuck Kendrick!
Oh boi you best belive they will.
most new rappers are lame today
Damn right
no nigga MC EIHT IS THE WORST RAPPER OF ALL TIME
This dude is in no way as big as a star as the coverage you see on this site.
He’s 10x better than drake. and isn’t a fake ass rapper. half the people that comment on here are all about that YMCMB shit. But please explain to me about how you know about good rap faggot.
This faggot didn’t mention Nas…fuck this wack ass clown.
He already named Nas as one of his top 5 favorites of all time
Kendrick >>> Nas. It’s just the way it is.
Do you know what contemporary means,I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume yes but you probably didn’t get it in this context. They mean the people who came in at the same time he did. Nas is a 18 year vet.
2nd anonymous your full a dick nigga..kendrick aint nowhere near nas..you a dunb bitch..sorry its just the way it is
Third anonymous, Nas has been in the game since 1991. He’s a 21 year vet. Even though Illmatic came out in ’94, he was on other people’s albums and on soundtracks long before that.
Cosign
Danny Brown > Kendrick Lamar and Gunplay combined.
real talk
Danny Brown?! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funny huh? Just keep listening to all your favorite rappers that talk 99% of the fucking time instead of rapping.
Danny Brown is wack, straight up
This nigga Kendrick lied like shit when he said he doesnt smoke weed. He fried in that picture dx got of him hahaha.
and gunplay fucking sucks. But i forgot its cool to bump wack shit so forget what i said, He fucking rocks. There is no wack rapper! Buy it all!
his opinion aint shit. he\s all hype. hes only a kid. he has albums out no matter how these clowns rationalize and label full length releases. just cause you say afull length original release aint dosnt make it not an album. section 8.0 is a fuckin album. he over-rated
ok even if Section#80 is considered an album its still a dope record.obviously you never even sat down and listen to dude.Kendrick Lamar as well as Jay Rock,ScHoolBoy Q & Ab-Soul are one of the best things to happen in hip-hop.you need to recognize
#KDOT is the reason why hip hop had one of the greatest weeks ever!…..TOPDAWGENT STAY WINNING!…..MMG waz lucky for him..
I think all these mainstream non-Rapping talkers should get on a plane and die.
I already expected this. Faggot rappers listen to faggot rappers.
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“He’s 10x better than drake”
To be the best, you have to outsell the best.
If that were true, MC Hammer would be a better rapper than Jay-Z- Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Em sold more than all of Jay’s albums- by 5 million. Please don’t confuse talent with commercial success.
anonymous your a stupid faggot,,please keep your dumb idiotic opnions to yourself
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