Kendrick Lamar Says he Wants To be Here For a Long Time

Lizzy Goodman, who writes for The New York Times said that's what Kendrick Lamar said to her. Well, maybe not exactly in those words, but in that line. He actually said he doesn't want to be someone that comes and goes. This was early this year, around the time the Grammy nominations was released, and Kendrick was nominated multiple times. He became uncomfortable, and Goodman revealed that he said...









“I’m the worst,” he eventually said, breaking the silence. “Whenever I get good news about anything . . . man, I guess I’m bad at receiving compliments.” He stopped typing but didn’t look up from the phone, his face all but obscured beneath his black hood. “Like yesterday with the nominations, things like that — it made me feel like I had to be in the studio because I had to do it, not again, but. . . .” He couldn’t quite finish his thought. “It just bothers me,” he said finally. “I don’t want to be something that just comes and goes.” (as written by Lizzy Goodman for The New York Times)





I understand what Kendrick is trying to say. Sometimes, it is better to grow slowly to the top, than just come, BANG! It can be so scary, and you might feel the only way to go is down after that. I remember reading somewhere where Rich Boy said he blew up too fast, and it scared him, and that was why he disappeared off the rap scene. I guess that's why Kendrick went to the studio to work again, cos he feels he has to live up to the accolades his first album got with his next album. 

Don't worry Kendrick; you got what it takes to last in Hip Hop...you will be here for a long time. 

Macklemore Says Kendrick Lamar Is One Of The Best Ever

In a recent interview, Thrift Shop rapper, Macklemore crowned Kendrick Lamar as one of the best rappers ever. Well, i think Kendrick is a dope rapper, and I think his "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" album is damn near 5 mic standards (if you remove backseat freestyle from the album), but saying he is one of the best ever is a long shot. I just think it's too early, and not fair on some relatively new rappers that have been doing their thing consistently for 4-5 years.



Read his words below-


"He already is. If he dies tomorrow, [he's one of the best ever]. For one, he's got a sh*t ton more music. He's just prolific. He's got a studio in the bus and every time I see him I'm like, 'F*ck, I gotta step my game up.' He's always working. You can hear that." (Hot 97)









If he had said the best of his generation, I would still have been cool with that. Don't get me wrong, I am not one of those rap fans that have the mentality that no one can be better than Tupac and Biggie, I just believe it is good for a rapper to prove himself with at least two studio albums before he is placed on that pedestal. Even after Nas dropped Illmatic in 1994, he was still under the shadow of the Rakim comparison. People thought he was super dope, but it took him dropping a second album before he could be rated higher than just the second coming of Rakim. Give Kendrick time to prove his greatness, and not let all these over-hyping get to his head and kill his hunger.

Ricky Ruckus Says J. Cole Is One Of The Greats

North Carolina rapper, Ricky Ruckus says he thinks J. Cole should be considered amongst the greats in Hip Hop history. Well, J. Cole has just one album out, and has been on the scene for just about 4 years, but I think I agree with him on this. J. Cole is one of the new generation of rappers that is really doing what Hip Hop was known for in the past...passing a message, in a very constructive and creative way.

"I wouldn't go as far as to say J. Cole is the greatest of all time, but he's definitely one of the greats. He's so underrated," Ruckus told SOHH. "His first album was one of my favorite albums of the last five years. Out of all time, Nas is my favorite artist, he mirrors Nas a lot, to me. Just past him being from North Carolina, lyrically and content-wise, his shows [are incredible]. If you've ever been to one of his shows, it's great. I don't see any bad things about the whole J. Cole brand. And to me, that's what makes you great. If you've got great lyrics, you put out a great album, you put in work, he's been grinding. He's been underJay[-Z] for four years, we heard about him but before is album came out he was with him for three or four years." (SOHH)