Kendrick Lamar has received his props from Rakim after the Compton legend shouted him out on his guest verse on Clipse‘s “Chains & Whips”.
On the song, Lamar made it clear just how much Hip Hop is indebted to the rap legend.
He spat: “Let’s be clear, Hip Hop died again / Half of my profits may go to Rakim.”
The God MC clearly listened to the Let God Sort Em Out standout and responded in kind on social media.
Rakim wrote on Instagram: “I salute you king. Thanks for the illest shout I heard in a long time, and keep up the incredible work my brother, you ain’t no joke!!!! Peace and blessings to you and yours.”
Rakim previously praised Kendrick at the height of his feud with Drake last year.
He said: “You know, a lot of people in that position won’t accept no challenge, because they got too much to lose. So, it was dope that these brothers put the mainstream success down and said, ‘Yeah, let’s do it.’”
Rakim added: “Younger artists now know that there’s a difference. A lot of them didn’t even understand that. They just listened to the majority, not knowing that a lot of people don’t categorize what they were hearing as real Hip Hop. The battle was very needed for the genre. I tip my hat to them brothers. Let’s just hope that it stays to the music.”
Rakim is not the only rap legend with some kind things to say about Kendrick.
Fat Joe recently claimed that no West Coast artist had ever dominated like the “Not Like Us” rapper has over the last couple of years.
Speaking on his new podcast Joe and Jada, the “Make it Rain” star reflected on how Kendrick has become a radio staple since his beef with Drake started.
Joe said: “What I can tell you is, boy, that Kendrick Lamar gets some spins in LA radio…”
He added: “I was there last week. I’ve never seen nothing like that: Every single song, ‘Turn his TV off…’ What? It’s a fact. Kendrick Lamar gets played nine out of every 10 songs in L.A. right now. Not even Snoop Dogg, not even Tupac Shakur — nobody from L.A. has dominated the paint like this guy… If you’re from L.A., you probably think there’s only one guy on Earth, Kendrick Lamar. I’m just keeping it a buck with you.”
this is news?
Yes. It is. Show respect to a Rakim sighting you peasant.
Rakim is right. This Trap/Drill/Mumble ish is not Hip Hop. It needs to be treated that way. Jazz, Rock, and RnB are all Blues descendants. But they aren’t the Blues. That applies to Hip Hop today. So, give Drill/Trap etc their own award/genre categories and call it day. Time to go their separate ways.
Oh, and thanks for finally publishing some new articles, ffs
rap is garbage music for illiterates and dunces. Rakim should be ashamed of himself all he stole from worthy musicians in his community. See a rapper shoot a rapper dead. Who cares? FUCK BENDERICK LAMERS
Being on the internet behaving this way is for illiterates and people without purpose. Should be ashamed of yourself. Who cares?
Rakim, Krs One, Kane, Kool G Rap, and Slick Rick…finalize plans for the group album please! Production by Pete Rock, DJ Premier, or Pharrell