Kendrick Lamar Says He Would Go Toe-To-Toe With Jay-Z & Nas

I still can't believe Kendrick Lamar is getting all the attention he is getting right now. I can remember when he was very very underground, and I couldn't even see, judging from his style, how he was going to make the break into the mainstream. Right now, it is like the mainstream came to him.

During a recent interview, He touched on some artists who he'd love to go toe-to-toe with lyrically, naming Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Rakimand Kurupt. He reflected on where he's at in his career, stating that he's "on their toes, for sure" and wouldn't be nervous to hit the studio with them.

"I'm on their toes, for sure," he said. "I remember when I was a young buck listening to them, I was thirteen or fourteen going back to the albums and how crazy they were. They just have a little more experience than me. I wouldn't get in the studio with them and be nervous, I'll put it to you that way. I wouldn't be nervous." (hiphopdx.com)