According to Compton, California rapper Kendrick Lamar, the release of Big Sean’s “Control” didn’t have much of an effect on his relationship with his fellow artists. During an interview on Power 106’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood, the TDE lyricist revealed that his relationship with the artists he called out on the record is in the “same place” it was before the release of “Control.”
K-Dot was specifically asked about his relationship with Drake and J. Cole and later blamed the media for trying to pit him against those he named on “Control.”
“Same place,” said Kendrick when asked where he’s at with J. Cole and Drake. “It’s all love. From the moment I did the verse to after the verse. I think Hip Hop is a sport, so you gonna have these little spits and spats. And it’s all good because personally I respect these dudes as people. You know what I mean? Outside of that it’s really nothing. I respect their music, for sure. I respect them as individuals and creators. And I think what the media tried to do is insane because they take these black, young brothers and really try to clash it and make—Bump heads. And that’s not right. That’s how I look at it. I think it’s not right. And I think that’s why it’s great to really show people how we support one another. Because Hip Hop was something that wasn’t supposed to be here for this long.”
Kendrick later revealed that he didn’t think his verse on “Control” was going to be as big as it was. He added that “the fact that Hip Hop hasn’t been shaken up in a long time” is likely one reason why his verse received so much attention.
“I didn’t know until after you see the hooray and hoo-ra about it,” he said in a video posted on 2DopeBoyz. “The fact that Hip Hop hasn’t been shaken up in a long time. When I went in and did the verse I thought I was just having fun. And these cats I know. And I’m calling [them] out. And we having fun. We rapping. But I see how the world took it and flipped the media. I realize ‘Okay, it has been 10, 15 years before it’s been some type of shaking up in the game.’”
According to Power 106 personality Rikki Martinez, Kendrick also discussed his upcoming album and the possibility of a collaborative album with J. Cole.
In addition to appearing on Big Boy’s Neighborhood today (September 23), Kendrick also released his new single, “i.” While appearing on the radio show, K-Dot recalled meeting Ronald Isley, an artist whose “That Lady” record with The Isley Brothers is sampled on “i.”
“I got a chance to meet him and even got him on the ad libs for the record,” the TDE rapper said. “You can hear him.”
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DANIELLE HARLING FUCKING SUCKS DICK MAN
This parenthetic weirdo rapper needs to stfu. He’s not one of the greats. He wants to blame the media when he’s the one that dissed these people. Drake let him shine on Take Care when Ken Doll wasn’t even mainstream and he thanked Drizzy by sneak dissing. When Drake came back at em, he didn’t want that lyrical exercise.
and you gonna spend the next ten years posting that online
You should be in the rodeo with all that dick riding you’re doing bruh
Smarten up man.. If you can’t see that it wasn’t a diss, then you did not understand the lyrics. Even J. Cole took to twitter at the time “He didn’t diss the rappers he mentioned, he dissed the ones he didn’t.”
As far as Drake dissing him? Yea he got him pretty good, but Kendrick came back just as hard in the B.E.T. cypher. “And nothing was the same since I dropped control, and tucked the sensitive rapper back in his pajama clothes.”
You’re just hating on a real California MC. (Something not seen lately, besides Game and Kendrick)
He didn’t actually come out and attack Drake’s music in that verse. All he really said in that verse is that he’s right behind the artists that he mentioned and that he’s definitely not going to let up on them.
Why so many articles about this wack ass dumbo studio artist?
Which wack ass studio artist? There’s none here.
the midget
Bushwick Bill?
Drake should just kick this midget’s ass. Clearly TDE isn’t the movement they thought they were as evidenced by Kendrick’s weak platinum sales, and Schoolboy Q’s atrocious numbers.
Drake doesn’t have the balls to kick anyone’s ass. What the fuck is weak platinum? Last time I heard, platinum is platinum, so cut that crap.
weak platinum, this hater’s haterade needs a tune up, for real you a fool for that one
Schoolboy Q debuted at #1. And “weak platinum” is the funniest shit I’ve heard all day!
Weak platinum? What the hell is weak platinum? Nobody gets that platinum plaque for their album and thinks “Man, I flopped. I should of went strong platinum.” Especially in a time when rappers are lucky to hit 100k. Fuck outta here with this “weak platinum” shit.
“weak platinum sales” u funny for that hahaha
If you wanna diss Kendrick it’s your own opinion but when you do it for the gayest successful rapper of all time “Drake” fuck you and go ride his dick
kendrick will never be on drakes level.
i dont know in the future but currently kendrick is a better rapper,DRAKE A BETTER ARTIST AS A WHOLE
what he said about the media is some real talk. its arguable most hip hop beef/drama is contrived and exaggerated by the hip hop media.
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Cole and Kendrick collab album…who else cant wait?
give them a few years…get on jay and kanye’s watch the throne album level