[h2]Lil Wayne[/h2]
"Ain't nobody touch that dude," Lil Wayne said, referring to Kendrick Lamar
in 2014.
[h2]Eminem[/h2]
"There’s a certain hunger that you can sense about Kendrick. He raps to be the best rapper in the world. He competitive-raps. That’s one of the things that’s going to drive his career. He’s going to be around for a long time," Eminem
said in a 2014 interview.
"When I first heard Kendrick’s debut on Aftermath, I couldn’t believe it. The fact that it was his first real album and he was able to make it into a story which intertwines with the skits like that was genius. That hasn’t really been done that many times, let alone on someone’s first time up. The level of wordplay, the deliveries, the beats—it’s just a masterpiece." - Eminem
shared in 2016.
[h2]Wale[/h2]
"As far as executing, writing rhymes and telling a story, [Kendrick is] one of the top five rappers of all-time," Wale
said in a 2017 interview.
[h2]Kanye West[/h2]
"Kendrick is an inspiration. Thank you for the vibrations and the spirit. Your meaning, message and execution are gifts to the world," Kanye West
said in a tweet from 2015.
"With Kendrick, that's God MC. Can't no record go out without him approaching the mix, the sound of his voice, everything like that," Kanye West
shared in a 2016 interview.
[h2]Nas[/h2]
"No disrespect to nobody else in rap music, but Kendrick Lamar, I’m really happy about his record. I needed that. His record reaches you. It gives you hope." - Nas shared in a 2013 interview.
[h2]Vince Staples[/h2]
"Talking about all-time, we can say Michael Jordan is still alive, but he’s not beating LeBron James one-on-one. You talking about right now, it’s Kendrick. Easy. It’s not even close. Or [it is] Kanye." - Vince Staples
said in a 2017 interview.
[h2]Travis Scott[/h2]
"I look at them [Kendrick Lamar and Andre 300
as the best artists, so for them to come to my world and rap with me is crazy," Travis Scott
discussed in a 2016 interview