Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Control-versial Kendrick

Kendrick Lamar's controversial verse on the unreleased Big Sean track, Control, has caused so much chaos in the rap industry that everyone has been crawling out of the woodwork to respond with their own verses.
Having listened to most of them, there are quite a few impressive comebacks which should restore a lot of Kendrick's faith in the state of rap and I have decided to pick my top three and share them with you (in no particular order):

Joell Ortiz
The lyricism, the power, the directness and the flow are all a reminder of why Ortiz is one of the best and, often most underrated, rappers.



Lupe Fiasco
As always, Lupe provides us with a thought-provoking response that includes an impressive extended metaphor.


Papoose
An unexpectedly good response record from New York rapper Papoose who had to step in and defend the King of New York title that Kendrick so quickly claimed.


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