Call it what it is. Kendrick is pulling a Tupac: sparking beef on wax for attention and sales. This isn't about the purity of competition in Rap. This is about relevance. This is Pretty Boy Floyd (good kid, great boxer, little attention) flipping his persona to Money Mayweather (bad guy, greater boxer, biggest draw in the business). Great marketing strategy. At least he did it with a verse and not just a tweet. Let the games begin.
If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?No prob with what Lamar said
The problem is he said he the king of NY
That's a no no and effectively Ortiz spanked him
I think this is a publicity stunt! Why the fuck would big sean put out a track with someone calling him and Jay Electronica out? If I was big sean, Kendrick's verse would have been cut! This is a set up and all them dudes are in on it!
No prob with what Lamar said
The problem is he said he the king of NY
That's a no no and effectively Ortiz spanked him
No prob with what Lamar said
The problem is he said he the king of NY
That's a no no and effectively Ortiz spanked him
Ortiz was aigght - typcal played out NYC battle rappin ass nigga. Joell Ortiz was on 10 the whole time. Rappers on 10 the whole time are one-dimensional. Kendrick has dynamic range and depth.
Xxxxxxx
I tilt my hat off to Big Sean.![]()
Ortiz went sideways on the kid without blinkin. Opened up with the classic, "I aint even gotta give this too much thought..."
You knew it was on then and Ortiz proceeded to calmly throw ham fisted punches until the bell rung.
"When we met you said, "it's an honor, man, the YAOWA man can spit
Maybe thats why you left me out of that shit.."
Kendrick tactically knew not to go after Ortiz or Slaughterhouse, cause pound for pound, he aint on these dudes level when it comes to lyrics.
"It was brave, you took a chance like a Monopoly card
But that telly you trying to check in, that property's ours.."
These were just battle raps, and he damn near KO'd him. Ortiz's response was the perfect opener. Not too much, but enough to put Lamar in his place.
Now wait till he hones in...
Co sign that's why I say Ortiz spanked Lamar on some you nice kid but you ain't fuckin wit me or my crew watch yourself
Ortiz went sideways on the kid without blinkin. Opened up with the classic, "I aint even gotta give this too much thought..."
You knew it was on then and Ortiz proceeded to calmly throw ham fisted punches until the bell rung.
"When we met you said, "it's an honor, man, the YAOWA man can spit
Maybe thats why you left me out of that shit.."
Kendrick tactically knew not to go after Ortiz or Slaughterhouse, cause pound for pound, he aint on these dudes level when it comes to lyrics.
"It was brave, you took a chance like a Monopoly card
But that telly you trying to check in, that property's ours.."
These were just battle raps, and he damn near KO'd him. Ortiz's response was the perfect opener. Not too much, but enough to put Lamar in his place.
Now wait till he hones in...
yep...bombed first so to speak...it's gonna take damn near an epic response to draw away from his spotlight...I don't think this is an attempt to "save hip hop" or elevate any other rapper's game...dude is very serious about tryna establish himself as the best of his "class" + he sure as hell set it off right
exactly
people trying to downplay it or act like its a publicity stunt.. ask yourself, why does kendrick lamar need a publicity stunt with the year he's having?
shit big sean need to make sure he DOES put that on his album just cause of what it did...
yep just asserting his dominance...after good kid dropped dude been getting more raw w/ his shit...even his voice sounding more "angry" + hungry...fuck that nice guy shit
J.O. is irrelevant in this whole ordeal... his rebuttal was dope but he not on K dots radar... though i would like to see what Crooked I would have to say... but this not a battle royal
kendrick needs to keep this shit going and come back at slaughterhouse and ortiz
He ain't doing that shit them dudes would effectively destroy Lamar one by one
Kendrick didn't name drop niggas who get no radio play. That's why he didn't say shit about slaughter house lmao, c'mon y'all.