Pusha T Salutes Kendrick Lamar For Staying True To Hip Hop
Pusha T has paid tribute to Kendrick Lamar for retaining an emphasis on lyricism all through his profession.
Speaking as a part of a panel at REVOLT WORLD in Atlanta this previous weekend, Pusha gave his “Nosetalgia” collaborator his flowers for each his rap abilities and rejecting strain to water down his music for wider enchantment.
“I’m sure people have said and have told him his whole career, ‘You rap good. You’re great, but you rap too much. You need to make a song like this. You need to do that.’ It’s amazing to watch him be exactly who he is, be the lyric king,” he stated.
The Clipse rapper added: “People who never even listen to lyrics are reciting his freestyles, his battles, his songs. It’s great to watch. And it’s great for what it is we do in lyric-driven Hip Hop.”
Kendrick Lamar’s dedication to lyrics has’t hampered his industrial success — as displayed by his latest announcement that he’ll headline subsequent yr’s Super Bowl halftime present, a stage reserved for the largest names in music.
While some, together with Nicki Minaj, Birdman and Cam’ron, really feel that Lil Wayne ought to’ve been given the nod on account of Super Bowl LIX going down in his hometown of New Orleans, Pusha T was one of many first to pledge his allegiance to Kendrick.
In a promo video saying himself because the Super Bowl performer, Ok. Dot seemingly responded to a latest video from Drake promising a “game two” victory, saying: “You know it’s only one opportunity to win a championship; no round twos.”
Pusha reposted Kendrick’s quote on his Instagram Stories and appeared to reference his personal 2018 beef with Drizzy, which noticed him have the ultimate phrase together with his scathing diss track “The Story of Adidon.”
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“This is true… [shrug emoji],” he wrote beneath the picture whereas congratulating the Compton rapper on the coveted gig.
King Push has been firmly on Kendrick’s facet in his high-profile feud with mutual enemy Drake.
In June, he shared his response to Ok. Dot namedropping him on the diss track “Euphoria” (“Fuck all that pushin’ P, let me see you push a T [Pusha T]”) and was not shy in showering him with reward.
“Incredible. Incredible display,” he stated in an interview with Vulture. “Incredible display of battle raps. Listen man, Kendrick…”
