The love is obviously mutual but the ‘Good Kid Maad City’ may be doing more for his generation than people give him credit for. Earl Sweatshirt Says Kendrick Lamar Helps Young Artists Like Him and credits not just his artistic but personal growth to the Compton MC’s music and lyrics! Exactly why and how does he have Kendrick to thank?
Gratitude may not seem like an everyday occurrence in the rap game but many artists have no qualms giving thanks and bigging up the work of others. Earl Sweatshirt Says Kendrick Lamar Helps Young Artists Like Him and though opinions have been split—says he’s grateful not only for the To Pimp A Butterfly album, but the way King Kunta’s made his way to success and his lyrical approach to music. The direct and indirect support from Top Dawg’s premiere lyricist he says shaped his personal journey into the latest “I Don’t Like Sh*t” album release, which signifies “the final shedding of the teen sh*t” for the now 21-year-old Earl.
Vibe reports on the Wolf Gang member who’s been putting out music since he was 16 years old. While Tyler, The Creator and the crew continue to take their energy, attitude and creativity on international tours etc. Earl Sweatshirt Says Kendrick Lamar Helps Young Artists Like Him on the all-important journey to find themselves, saying:
“I don’t know if it was a gift or curse, but for me it’s that I had to f*cking find myself. That’s why I told the homies, whatever nuances I’m not feeling with a Kendrick [Lamar]–type album, I’m still so thankful for his position because he’s doing that work so that fools like me can still find myself. I just don’t do it in the same way as Kendrick. Kendrick is so explicit in the way that that n*gga writes. Like, it’s so explicit. He’s the opposite of mystery; everything is fully spelled out. But it’s in [an] everyman’s language. You can really, really understand it. It’s sophisticated but it doesn’t take a lot to understand what he’s talking about. And everyone can read it, so it’s like … it gives me room to find myself.”
More than the moment Kendrick named Earl his favorite artist currently—the “Blacker the Berry” rapper who’s come a long way from the “K.Dot,” Overly Dedicated and Section.80 days has been vocal about why he makes music the way he does. Obviously as Earl Sweatshirt Says Kendrick Lamar Helps Young Artists Like Him, he’s not just successful but is also making a difference. Looks like Director X’s vision of Kendrick carrying out his 2Pac* memories is right.
Check the vids and the gallery up top!
