Drake covered Billboard’s latest issue and spoke to them about Kendrick Lamar’s controversial verse on the “Control” track. Drake was named in the song, along with artists such as A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill, Pusha-T, Big Sean, amongst others. Well, Drizzy has a message for “King Kendrick.” Hit the jump to find out what the YMCMB rapper had to say!
#DJFunkFlexApp NEW MUSIC: Joey Bada$$ – Killuminati Pt. 2 (Response To Kendrick Lamar)
Fabolous is not responding to Kendrick’s verse, but Joell and Murda did and so did Papoose of course. Add another Brooklyn MC to the list as the original badass from tha ERA replies. Listen after the jump!
(Video) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Win The VMAs For Best Hip-Hop Video & Best Video With A Social Message
Kendrick forgot about Macklemore. After winning Billboard’s Top Rap Song Award for “Thrift Shop” in May, he takes home the video music award for Best Hip-Hop video. Thanks to “Can’t Hold Us,” Macklemore won a KAWS Moonman (that Drake will have to pay $200 million Canadian dollars to buy from him) against Kendrick [“Swimming Pools (Drank)”], J. Cole [“Power Trip”], A$AP Rocky [“F**kin’ Problems”] and Drake [“Started From the Bottom”]. He also won a KAWS Moonman for Best Video With A Social Message with “Same Love.” See the videos that won after the jump!
Fabolous Speaks On Not Responding To Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” Verse
Brooklyn native Fabolous came to mind first after hearing Kendrick Lamar claim the “King of New York” title on “Control.” Fab was quick to come at Weezy’s neck on “So NY” after he made an anti-New York statement, but why didn’t he hop on the mic and come back at Kendrick for disrespecting his city? Fabolous was quick to stir up controversy via his Twitter account when he tweeted “Any studios open yet?” after he heard the track but still hasn’t put anything out. Hit the jump and find out what Fab had to say about not responding….yet.
#DJFunkFlexApp NEW MUSIC: Joe Budden – Lost Control (Response To Kendrick Lamar)
The Mood God got into a light sparring session with Styles via Twitter over Kendrick Lamar’s verse on “Control.” He also called the verse “cute.” Now, he finally raps about it. Listen after the jump.
