You can make music that resonates with artists without them straight up mimicking that music in return though, so that's a terrible thing to tack on if you're critiquing his overall influence.

tbf melle mel played a foundational role in inventing the conscious rap sub-genre in which kendrick lamar makes music in

I'm not gonna click play, but I'll take your word for it

There’s more to an artist than just flow…

Kendrick is evidence of mfs being influenced by Em

It’s crazy how image affects the perception of influence tho, like Kendrick/Nicki/Tyler are seminal acts of modern rap but you’d never think they were influenced heavily by ‘Em cause how they present themselves. Niggas that are influenced by Wayne on the other hand also look like him, so it’s obvious even if you don’t really pay attention

Ppl forget that JID, Smino, Saba, and ppl on that wave are really big and show very clear Kendrick inspo

I mean he’s objectively correct regardless of how you feel about either artist

Gotta slow your roll tho

Not the most knowledgeable on hip hop prior to the 2000’s but I’m pretty sure he was apart of “the message” or whatever song that was that has “broken glass everywhere” that pretty much birthed conscious rap lol

We gotta stop saying niggas aren’t influential just cause they don’t influence cool niggas. Not only cool niggas make up the game, it’s a whole market of uncool non-club mfs

if the hip hop of the billboard top 100 is the relevant hip hop, then, Drake is the most influential of the 2010s entering the 2020s

I hate how the younger generation do this

This is decent for the nigga to be in what, his 60’s?! Lmao

Like what is it supposed to sound like lol

this cover i posted is horrible by the way

What he’s saying is more due to Future Keef and Thug moreso than Kendrick not being good

And even still the game just no longer rewards the JID Chance Smino type artists that have some of his influence

doja cat is kendrick influenced for sure

he’s not wrong

Street Rappers dont want to Rap like Kendrick, thats true

But other "concious", underground & middleground Rappers have been influenced by him & have gone on record saying so

Breaking news: Rappers that Rap similar to your lane are the ones that pick up on you, what a revelation wow

There are street Rappers that have said they would like to work with Kendrick tho, and some have

I mean I get what he’s saying but every dusty fake woke rapper tryna sound like Kenny

Every yt cod playing monster drinking rapper damn near wanna sound like em

he’s not necessarily lying about the not hearing kendrick much in the club part

He right. Any rapper that is influenced by them is boring. It’s like you can’t deny rappers like Common or Black Star. Them dudes made the hardest conscious records. S*** like Respiration. Kendrick couldn’t do that s*** and Eminem wishes

theyre no u god

I can’t even think of how you came up with that flow boy