Shyne has admitted that he regrets criticizing Kendrick Lamar back in 2012.
The rapper-turned-politician controversially called Kendrick’s widely acclaimed debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city “trash,” but has now walked back his words.
Appearing on Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion podcast, Shyne said: “I would say I made a mistake about Kendrick Lamar. I will admit to that. I think that was definitely a mistake [laughs].
“I think Drake is nice, Drake is incredible and Lamar has obviously proven me completely wrong, but everybody got it at the time but I was dealing with whatever I was dealing with and I didn’t understand it, I didn’t appreciate it.”
He added: “He’s obviously proven to be one of the greatest musicians in our generation. That’s one I take back.”
Shyne caused a stir in October 2012, shortly after the release of good kid, m.A.A.d city, when he tweeted that Kendrick Lamar “is talented with a lot of potential but his album is traaaaash!”
He later elaborated on his statement in an interview with Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg, saying: “We live in the United States of America, we don’t live in the United States of Aftermath. Jimmy Iovine doesn’t pay me, I can say whatever I want.
“I’m not talking reckless. I said the young boy got potential and I said he was talented, but the album is trash. That’s tough love. I didn’t attack him as an individual, I didn’t say anything disrespectful. It’s trash!
He added: “Beats is trash, number one. And once your beats are trash, you’re finished because you can’t handle a good flow. I don’t really want to hear what you gotta say. I’ll go buy Dr. Cornel West’s album if I want to hear someone talk.”
Kendrick responded to Shyne’s harsh comments in a red carpet interview with VIBE: “That’s his opinion, but one opinion can’t stop how the world thinks.”
He would later jab the former Bad Boy rapper on the J. Cole-produced “The Jig Is Up (Dump’n),” rapping: “Y’all pray to God this week I be putting out bombs / I pray to God this beat is good enough for Shyne / If not J. Cole, your shit is trash / But at least my opinion just made everyone laugh.”
*Farts accidentally*
@asshat STFU, GAY GREG 😄 🤣 😂
LAMEr has an annoying weird ass voice and has always sounds like he’s being electrocuted when he’s rapping. He’s an electrocuted rapping robot. His beats for the most part are wack af too. LAMEr always been heavily over rated. Cole is much nicer than him
Eat a bag of dicks, great greg. We all know it’s you
The F@g of F@gs GAY GREG 😂
It’s crazy because GKMC, Section 80, and his earlier work is his best work by far. Damn, Mr morales… they aren’t good, unless you enjoy the newschool type rap, where they do feminine sounds, sex sounds, constant ad libs, and typical unoriginal flows.
Stfu Gay Greg 😂
Dude, you’re the gayest person on this forum. The second anyone has ANYTHING to say that doesn’t suck off Kendrick you bug out and post 10 comments under 5 different names. Grow tf up. We already know you’re commenting back and fourth to yourself with different names.
GAY GREG 🤣🤣🤣
GAY GREG HAHAHA
STFU, Gkmc I’d TRASH, GAY GREG!!!
Upvoting yourself and using my name isn’t gonna stop from from talking shit to you GAY GREG 😂
In fact, nothing will stop me! I will continue coming back to the same article for multiple days in a row, just to rehash the same troll for many months on end! This is life my friend. I don’t have one. Get used to it.
The irony of you talking about having no life, hypocrite 🤣
Gay Greg, I love you. We are one in the same. Same body. Same brain. Split personality.
You’re BOTHERED, Gay Greg the hypocrite 🤣
It’s a breath of fresh air to hear Shyne discuss hiphop though. Still shows his heart is still in it.