TDE’s Ab-Soul hit the stage at Cabooze in Minneapolis and decided to treat the crowd to an exclusive performance with a new never-before-heard verse. Take a look at how it all went down as Soulo drops an unreleased cappella for a packed house full of fans.
Producer 9th Wonder and Young Guru debate over their views for Kendrick Lamar’s big verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” Young Guru takes the opportunity to compare the TDE artist’s “chess move” to the moment skateboard Tony Hawk through down the 900 at the X-Games. 9th and Guru also touch on the verse’s significance in Hip Hop and point of Kendrick’s craftiness to slip his name in among Hip Hop’s elite like JAY Z, Nas, Eminem, and Andre 3000. Check out the lighthearted and at times comical conversation between the two below.
TMZ camera’s caught up with Wale outside of LAX to get his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar including his name in his latest lyrical bashing with his verse in Big Sean’s “Control.” The MMG rapper emphasizes that he would have felt offended if the TDE rapper had decided not to include him. Before parting ways with paparazzi, Wale goes on to confidently proclaim himself the best rapper in the world. One can only assume he probably wasn’t very impressed with Kendrick Lamar’s verse as much as the rest of the Hip Hop world.
Talib Kweli sits down with DJ Vlad for a one-on-one interview and discuses what he thinks about Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse. Kweli reminds everyone of Hip Hop’s competitive nature and speaks on the West Coast’s aggressive and lyrically driven roots courtesy of Death Row Records and artist like Kurupt. The Brooklyn emcee also tells the camera he believes Kendrick Lamar’s I’m the “King of New York” line was really a quote from rapper Kurupt and craftily used to get his message across without crossing any lines. With a reasonable justification under his belt as an excuse, the Compton native would only have to explain that the former Death Row signee is simply an early inspiration and it was a quote used to pay homage.
Interestingly enough, Talib also makes it clear he believes that it’s too early for anyone to believe Kendrick Lamar is the greatest of all time. Before wrapping things up, Kweli addresses his tweet following the release of “Control” regarding New York artists emulating down south music.
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