Kendrick Lamar may be the outright favorite to be crowned Hip Hop’s MVP of 2024 thanks to his rap battle victory over Drake, but there’s another MC who K. Dot believes is worthy of the gold medal.
In a rare social media post on Thursday (October 17), the Compton native crowned Doechii the “hardest” rapper in the game right now.
Alongside the artwork for the Top Dawg Entertainment signee’s recent mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal, Kendrick wrote on his Instagram Stories: “the hardest out [alligator emoji].”
Unsurprisingly, Doechii was very appreciative of the lofty praise and replied via her own Instagram page: “Thank you Dot. You the greatest.”
She later added: “Getting your flowers while you can still smell them >>>.”
The shoutout did not come out of the blue as Doechii stars in a new CashApp commercial that was made by Lamar’s creative company pgLang, proving he still has close ties to his former label.
Kendrick Lamar shows love to Doechii š pic.twitter.com/7p5DQIyscf
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) October 17, 2024
Doechii just recently spoke about wanting to collaborate with Kendrick Lamar, although she admitted that she doesn’t quite feel ready yet.
“I donāt assume anything and I also donāt feel entitled to a Kendrick feature but I would absolutely love that. That’s the goal,” she said on The Joe Budden Podcast. “Iām sure that, like, for my debut project, eventually Iām gonna ask Top [Dawg] if he could ask Kendrick, or ask Kendrick myself and see what comes from that.
āBut Iāma be real, I donāt think I have the record right now for that opportunity. I think I would have to come a certain way and I donāt think Iām ready for that.ā
The co-hosts were impressed by her answer, with Budden himself saying: āI love that from you.ā
Itās been a banner year for Doechii, whose Alligator Bites Never Heal has also earned high praise from TDE labelmate ScHoolboy Q.
Following its release in August, the “THat Part” hitmaker wrote on X (formerly Twitter): āJust Here to say DOEcHiiā¦ dats all I care about at da moment.ā
The acclaimed project has even been compared to Kendrick’s breakout 2011 mixtape Section.80 by the man who discovered and guided the Compton native to superstardom, TDE founder Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith.
“I have the same feeling I had when KDOT dropped Section 80,ā the record executive wrote on Instagram while promoting its release. āSheās 1 of those ones 4sho !!!! #TDE20 #TimelessClassicMusic.”
Never heard of her but getting props from your peers is always a good look!
Your.not hiphop
And you can’t write.
If this is the best out the game is dead
If this is the best out the game is dead
No lies detected. K dot is the goat!
god is the goat
Why is āDoechiiā look like a drag queen on his photo in Spotify though. Going to give him a try. My vote is for Jon Connor, listen to that SOS album!!!
Dot is great. But Nas is still the greatest.
Both of them are overrated.
Aren’t opinions great eh? Everyone’s an arsehole.
Agenda
The only answer is Ransom…maybe rome streetz
I love Doechii. She is dope as hell
Both of them are overrated.
Anyone who gives an answer other than drake is fucking retarded
drake represents a group so weak you cant talk about them or they fall apart and his name represents the serpent.
hardest rapper = lower than a basic father providing for his family at a normal job.
A namedrop by a pop rapper worth an article. A new album by a vet is not. Great.
Doechii gives off Smino vibes more than anything to me. I’d love to hear her collab with him on her for sure. She right, she ain’t ready for K Dot yet.
Uh-oh here comes Azealia.