Hope kendrick listening man, he doesn't have anything to prove, but just to do it on them

He def has something to prove. If he wants to reclaim the throne and remove doubt he gotta rap.

To me he never lost it, if anything anyone else who is active has to eventually be compared to him cause he's the one

Since Kendrick entered the atmosphere, '09, I was there
On La Cienega
My nigga from LA said there's a nigga from Black Hippy
I was happy to just witness history - Nas KD3

Kendrick: The idea was to have Nas on “Sing About Me.” I never really got a chance to reach out to him. I was so wrapped up in getting the music done, samples cleared and mastered – there was so much going on. I didn’t really wanna rush the process. I actually wanted to sit in the studio and vibe with him. It was the only thing that I had a vision for but in due time, God willing, for sure. I just wanted to play him the record. Whatever inspiration he drew from it, I’d just have him there and he would go. He’s a genius. The record is self-explanatory but he may hear something a little different that might take it to the next level. That’s what makes a great feature for me – somebody that could take the song to the next level from where it was at. He would have did just that. It’s a great record now but to have his expertise on it would have been crazy.

I know niggas excited for a hillbillies album, but a Kendrick/Nas project would be crazy with them going back and forth just barring out, especially now that they have the same manager

First Time was a cool shout out I didn't expect, I feel like they are skating around each other too and dot in NY too, let's manifest

Never forget where you heard it first

As much as I agree, I gotta give Cole his flowers. He been on an insane feature run and I think he deserves that top spot.

Royce pays homage to kendrick:

hiphopdx.com/news/royce-da-59-homage-kendrick-lamar

Best rapper alive right now to me. Dude has been absolutely incredible.

still, he's nowhere near kendrick's level.

Not only that, kendrick has a flawless discography from an objective angle whereas Cole's best album is probably a 7.5/10 at the very very best. Weak discogaphy.

Cole benefits from the fact that every single good rapper is just being inactive.

Dude is just not good.

We really need rappers like Kendrick, Jay and others to be active again.

Man get that troll s*** out this thread. Cole is amazing and has 3 classics and 2 more dope albums. KOD a personal favorite but I know it gets flack so ima not include it. Not to mention the Dreamville/Truly Yours series. Niggas who say this s*** about Cole lame af

Need that Kenny feature on The Fall off badly

Need the big 3. 32 bars each. Settle the score once and for all. Boom bap. Straight rapping.

lol nice troll...Cole has no classics, deal with it. UNless you're a nonamer that knows nothing about music, you know cole doesn't have any great album.

Niggas that defend cole have poor musical knowledge.

Like Common said, there's only 2 rappers that have 4 classic albums, and they're Kendrick and Kanye.

After that you got Outkast and Jay with 3 classics

and thats pretty much it, having 3 classics is super rare...not even eminem, biggie, nas check that box. An album isn't a classic just because you enjoy it.
Cole has never released any project that was worth a 8/10 score....thats not saying I don't enjoy his albums, but it is what it is.

It's ok to be a casual listener like you though

Bruh that s*** gonna be so good, bro been working on it since 2016!

I’ve been a fan of Cole, Kendrick and Drake since 2008/2009 but try again lol

so what? just because you've "been a fan" of a few artists for 10+ years doesn't mean you know music.

Again, it's ok for you to be a casual listener. It's ok to enjoy something that is not objectively good.

Salute