Kendrick Lamar's diss verse on the Big Sean's track "Control" called out multiple rappers, but many hip hop lovers praise the artist for igniting passions in the community.
Lamar put out a critically acclaimed album "good kid, mAAD city" last year, one of the most talked about records of all time. Since his rise in popularity, hip hop artists have acknowledged Lamar as one of the best rappers of all time.
The "Swimming Pools" rapper felt there was a lack of competition in the industry and took to music to express how he felt.
Below is Lamar's verse on "Control":
I heard the barbershops be in great debates all the time
Bout who's the best MC? Kendrick, Jigga and Nas
Eminem, Andre 3000, the rest of y'all
New ni***s just new ni***s, don't get involved
I'm usually homeboys with the same ni***s I'm rhymin' wit
But this is hip hop and them ni***s should know what time it is
And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big KRIT, Wale
Pusha T, Meek Millz, A$AP Rocky, Drake
Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller
I got love for you all but I'm tryna murder you ni***s
Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you ni***s
They dont wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you ni***s
What is competition? I'm tryna raise the bar high
Who tryna jump and get it? You better off tryna skydive
Out the exit window of 5 G5's with 5 grand
With your granddad as the pilot he drunk as f**k tryna land
With the hand full of arthritis and popping prosthetic leg
Bumpin Pac in the cockpit so the s**t that pops in his head
Is an option of violence, someone heard the stewardess said
That your parachute is a latex condom hooked to a dread
The verse went viral, rappers like Ice-T and Diddy took to social media to express how they felt about Lamar.
ICE T tweeted on Tuseday: "I love how ONE verse woke Hip Hop the F--- up. It's been a LONG time since people talked about ANYTHING someone said in their rhyme." The rapper continued in later tweets, "I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of replies and diss tracks. Don't trip. It's just Hip Hop. ... Hey, Hip Hop stripes are born in battle. Me and LL (Cool J) did our thing back in the day. It's part of the game."
I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of replies and diss tracks.. Don't trip.. It's just Hip Hop. #COMPETITION
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) August 13, 2013
Diddy posted the following meme mocking Lamar's statement proclaiming he is the official "King of New York":
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