Surprisingly, those who were most upset by the verse were rappers who Kendrick didn’t mention on the song, a testament to the respect being name-dropped by Kendrick holds.Īside from the reaction, what’s most captivating about this song is how it came to be in the first place. While most rappers made the astute decision not to respond to Kendrick’s diss, several attempted to fire back, though none were memorable or even worth mentioning. With this track, Kendrick asserts his dominance over the rap game, carving the Mount Rushmore of rap with his likeness on all four faces.
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“I'm usually homeboys with the same ni**as I'm rhymin' with, but this is hip-hop, and them ni** as should know what time it is, and that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big K.R.I.T., 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** as” “I don’t smoke crack, motherfucker I sell it.”Īugust 14th, 2013 will forever live in infamy as the day Kendrick Lamar obliterated his competition and anointed himself king of both coasts, a bold statement that would have gotten any other rapper clowned off the face of the earth, but this is Kendrick Lamar we’re talking about.Īfter crowning himself, King Kendrick goes on to call out every rapper that stands in his way by name, pledging to end their careers:
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Kendrick’s verse feels like a roller coaster at Travis Scott’s Astroworld theme park, with a hypnotic flow full of unexpected twists and turns, ending in a falsetto about the wonders of the female anatomy.Īt its core, “Goosebumps” is an eerie, psychedelic love song made for those late nights that seem to last forever. “Goosebumps” is a testament to Travis’s ability to create a dark, gloomy atmosphere and bring in the perfect feature artist to elevate the song to the stratosphere. It was a cultural moment at a time when it felt like the hype around Travis Scott was growing exponentially by the day.
“Peter Piper picked a pepper, so I could pick your brain and put your heart together.”Ĭoming in at number five, “Goosebumps” is more than an incredibly catchy song. These are Kendrick Lamar’s top 5 features: 5. While TPAB took the #1 spot in our ranking of TDE albums, we‘ll save the impossible task of ranking all of Kendrick’s albums for another day. Kendrick then went on to drop some of the best rap albums in recent memory, including Section.80, Good Kid M.A.A.D City, To Pimp A Butterfly, and his most recent triumph, the Pulitzer Prize winning DAMN. In 2009, K Dot began rapping under his real name with the release of his highly personal mixtape, Kendrick Lamar EP, followed by Overly Dedicated in 2010.
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