Nas has given Kendrick Lamar his flowers after the surprise release of his latest album GNX.
Posting a picture of the album artwork on Instagram, the Queensbridge MC wrote: “Always inspired by my brother KL. Keeping the essence of this shit alive and at the forefront. Salute King!”
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The praise is seemingly a response to Kendrick sampling “One Mic” on “man at the garden,” as well as him namedropping Nas on GNX‘s opening track “wacced out murals.”
On the song, Kendrick addresses the controversy over him being selected to perform at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show over New Orleans native Lil Wayne.
“Used to bump Tha Carter 3, I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down / Whatever, though, call me crazy, everybody questionable / Turn me to an Eskimo, I drew the line and decimals,” he raps.
Shortly afterwards, he adds: “Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me / All these n-ggas agitated, I’m just glad they showed they faces / Quite frankly, plenty artists but they outdated / Old-ass flows, tryna convince me that you they favorite / This is not for lyricists, I swear it’s not the sentiments / Fuck a double entendre, I want y’all to feel this shit.”
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Nas was one of the few notable figures in Hip Hop to publicly applaud Kendrick on the historic gig, despite the uproar from many of Wayne’s supporters.
The Illmatic lyricist re-shared K.Dot’s Super Bowl announcement on his Instagram Stories and wrote: “Congratulations to my brotha @kendricklamar. Can’t wait to watch the party die!!!!”
Lil Wayne, who had coveted the Super Bowl slot given it takes place in his hometown, made his disappointment known after he was passed over for Kendrick.
In an Instagram video, a somber-sounding Wayne admitted that he was “hurt” and left “broken” over the perceived snub, adding: “I thought there was nothing better than that spot and that stage and that platform in my city.”
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The Young Money legend also took issue with Kendrick’s aforementioned “wacced out murals” lyrics, responding to them on social media by writing: “Man wtf I do?! I just be chillin & dey still kome 4 my head.
“Let’s not take kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I beg u all. No one really wants destruction,not even me but I shall destroy if disturbed. On me. Love.”
