Lil Durk has come under fire on social media after admitting he isn’t a fan of “lyrical” rappers.
The comments were made in an interview with Spotify’s RapCaviar, where Durkio was speaking about his new “All My Life” single which features J. Cole, who many would place in that category of MCs.
“He went crazy. I had to listen to it like four times,” Durk said of Cole’s guest verse on the track. “You know I ain’t super big on lyricist-type rappers. Cole was one of them ones that, like, him and [JAY-Z], you gotta play them 50 times to catch what they’re saying.”
He continued” “Like, if you listen to Lil Wayne right now and you heard some shit 10 years ago that you just catch onto today. But [Cole] definitely gave me one of them verses and I appreciate it. ‘Cause he ain’t even have to, for real. He could’ve given us anything.”
Despite not being a fan of “lyricists,” Durk has previously collaborated with Nas, Big Sean, J.I.D, Cordae, Logic, Chance The Rapper and Talib Kweli. He has also spoken at length about his admiration for JAY-Z.
Regardless, fans were quick to shame the Chicago rapper for his outlook on lyrics, with one person writing in an Instagram comment: “[sad] day when mfs don’t listen to actual lyrics.”
“He’s not super big on lyrics, Lyrical Rappers……Then what is my generation of rappers doing on songs smh,” another fan noted. “I like Dirk’s music but cmon bro. I don’t understand why my generation doesn’t the core of what hip hop is and what is used to stand for.”
“Durk sound slow these kids can’t comprehend lyricism?” another critic chimed in.
In spite of his apathy towards lyricism, Lil Durk echoed his appreciation for J. Cole’s “All My Life” verse in a separate interview with Complex last week, admitting the Dreamville boss “smoked” him on the song.
“He smoked my ass on that one, for one — barely,” Smurk said when asked about his experience working with Cole. “That barely happens. But shout out to J. Cole, shout out to [Dr.] Luke, we made it happen.”
Produced by pop hitmaker Dr. Luke, “All My Life” serves as the lead single from Lil Durk’s upcoming album Almost Healed, which after a slight delay is set to drop on May 26. It also marks the first joint effort from Durk and Cole.
The Windy City native also spoke about “All My Life” in a recent interview with Apple Music, and said the song came about because he was feeling “moody” and he knew J. Cole would be the perfect fit.
“Whatever mood I’m in, I just go to the studio and just make the music,” he said. “I just feel like a positive vibe went up with Dr. Luke, you know what I’m saying? That’s the first song he played and I just felt it and I’m like, ‘Man, I want J. Cole on this.’”
He continued: “And I made it happen. I’ve been talking to him, checking up on him, just seeing how you doing. You wait for the right moment for him to ask to be on the song. The song be big.
“I just wanted to be like, ‘I want J. Cole on the song.’ So when we do the song, the first person popped in my head, I’m like, ‘I got to get J. Cole on this.’”
gere deer
What a generation of absolute no-talent drillpop dimwits… Thats like a rocker saying “i dont like these guitar type rockbands”. Bloody goddamn village idiots, the lot of them….
Well I can tell by how he raps lol. He definitely not a fan of lyrical rappers.
Rappers who are over infatuate with syllables and rhymes like Modern Eminem are geeks. These rapper’s fan base also have superiority complexes, but they are actually just brain-dead like a child who requires nursery rhymes. Art is about conveying a message and there are plenty of ways to do so.
We cannot talk about lyrical rap without interconnecting conscious rap. These fans like to think they are smarter and more socially conscious as well. In reality, they are no different than mouth breathing morons who watch fox or cnn anchors or YouTube high horse comentators/ reactors. These idiots don’t even know they are being played for their biological need to feel correct and belong.
I listen to Durk because he is street tested. Meanwhile someone like Kendrick can be as philosophical in his raps as he wants, but he is still just an analyst. Is like Stephen A. Smith and Kobe. Analysis can give great points, but they will never in the field risking Ls, putting it all on the line playing, and incurring life altering injuries.
In conclusions: Conscious Lyrical Hip-Hop fans, I’d say are only a step above the mumble rapping beat heavy mind-less hip-hop listeners that they constantly denigrate.