Kendrick Lamar has had no shortage of celebrity admirers over the years, most recently Chlöe Bailey — but there’s a surprising new name to add to the list: Courtney Love.
The rock icon and Hole frontwoman shared her thoughts about Lamar with The Standard in a new interview.
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When she was asked about artists she would like to collaborate with, she mentioned the Compton rapper.
“I would love to work with Kendrick Lamar; I have a mad crush on him,” she said.
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Later in the discussion, she went on to say that she considers K.Dot “undoubtedly the best hip-hop writer ever; his flow is beautiful and his lyrics thoughtful.”
“Kendrick – if you’re reading this – did you listen to Leonard Cohen or Bowie growing up? Because it sounds like it!” she continued. “Plus, political-era Bob Dylan? Dude… seriously… he’s a genius!”
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In other Kendrick news, he’s taking his latest album GNX on the road next year with help from close collaborator and former TDE labelmate SZA.
Keeping his foot on the gas, the Compton rap star announced the Grand National Tour on Tuesday (December 3), a North American trek in support of his surprise project, which features multiple appearances from the SOS singer.
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The 21-city arena tour kicks off on April 19 in Minneapolis, MN and wraps up on June 18 in Landover, MD, with stops in cities such as Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Chicago along the way.
The roadshow will also swing through Kendrick’s native Los Angeles and SZA’s birthplace of St. Louis, as well as the hometown of Kendrick’s fierce rival Drake, Toronto.
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Presale for the Grand National Tour begins on Wednesday (December 4) at 10 a.m. via Cash App, while general tickets go on sale at the same time on Friday (December 6) through the tour’s official website.
The news comes hot on the heels of GNX debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with 319,000 equivalent units in its first week.
It marks Kendrick Lamar’s sixth consecutive chart-topping album following To Pimp a Butterfly, untitled unmastered., DAMN., Black Panther: The Album and Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.
The project’s sales tally is the biggest of any new rap album this year, eclipsing Chromakopia by Tyler, The Creator (299,500), Eminem‘s The Death of Slim Shady (281,000) and Future and Metro Boomin‘s We Don’t Trust You (251,000).
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King Kendrick also reigns supreme on the Billboard Hot 100, occupying seven of the top 10 spots on this week’s singles chart.
