Kendrick Lamar Calls Himself The King Of NY & Joell Ortiz Responds With "Outta Control"

Kendrick Lamar continues to leave his mark on hip-hop history.

The Compton born rapper set Twitter ablaze Monday night after hip-hop heads around the web caught wind of his battle rhyme for the ages on “Control,” a seven minute song also featuring Big Sean and Jay Electronica. Did a west coast rapper really call himself King of New York? Did a rap rookie really put himself on the same scale as Jay-Z and Nas? And did he really call his hip-hop peers out by name and vow to annihilate their careers?

Spitting out some of the most braggadocious lines in recent rap history, Lamar (crowned by MTV as the “Hottest MC in the Game” in 2012) is now said to have the best verse of 2013.

Many have reduced Lamar’s verse to a diss track that has compelled countless rappers to respond via Twitter. But others, are intrigued by how awe-inspiring Lamar seems to be to rap veterans, his contemporaries and hip-hop heads. This verse is a mere extension of him constantly pushing the envelope and operating outside the box.

From the second that Lamar’s verse begins, the poetry kicks in. It’s that celestial, “from two planets away” voice that has become his signature sound. The vocabulary is simple but the ideas are complex. Every line is overpacked, forcing the listener to take them apart piece by piece in order to understand the metaphors. ”Miscellaneous minds are never explaining their minds/ Devilish grin for my alias aliens to respond/ Peddlin’ sin, thinking’ maybe when you get old you realize/ I’m not gonna fold or demise.”

Lamar is an unapologetic lyricist who masterfully weaves words and images together in the art of hip-hop story-telling. His language is often explicit and vulgar, loaded with N-words and the like, but he is a griot of this generation. When Lamar opens his mouth, he brings the reality of the grimy, gritty streets of America into the mainstream with him.

When he says “I’m Makaveli’s offspring, I’m the king of New York / King of the Coast, one hand, I juggle them both,” he’s not simply dethroning Jay-Z or Nas. He’s evoking rap history through the memory of hip-hop legends Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.

Lamar, unlike many of his rap peers, understands that his competition is not only his contemporaries but also the greats that proceed him. He’s “trying to raise the bar high” in order to call hip-hop back to its more organic self, reminding other artists that it was “black hoodie rap” that put many of the legends on the map and not the rampant materialism found on radio stations today. Joining a chorus of people who blamed New York rappers for Lamar’s lyrical audacity, rapper Joe Budden asked via Twitter, “Where’s old NY?”

Some may say that Lamar went too far. He definitely went to the edge of rap social etiquette: “I heard the barbershops be in great debates all the time / Bout who’s the best MC – Kendrick, Jigga and Nas.” But it goes without question that he’s taking his craft to new lyrical heights and he is pushing his contemporaries to do the same.

At a time when so much of rap music is about profit generating, Lamar is that “breath of fresh air” that Lupe Fiasco was once described as. There’s no artistic risk he seems unwilling to take. He’s not married to conformity. He’s not invested in rap solely for commercial success. If one word explains why he stands out from the pack, it’s “fearless.” Kendrick Lamar is reaping the benefits of courage.




Kendrick done pissed everybody & they momma off!


I was listening to his shit like this....



And I bet you Kendrick's walking around talking bout "Tell Me What They Mad For?"

After Kendrick dissed some of the biggest names in rap on Big Sean’s new song ‘Control,’ Joell is fighting back with some vicious verses of his own. Keep reading to see what he has to say!
Brooklyn rapper Joell Ortiz is not going to let California-born Kendrick Lamar get away with calling himself the “king of New York.” After Kendrick dubbed himself the reigning rapper of the Big Apple on Big Sean‘s just-released track, “Control,” Joell responded by unleashing a few hardcore verses of his own in the new remix of “Control.”



Joell Ortiz: Kendrick Lamar’s Verse On ‘Control’ Gets Response In Remix
Joell isn’t letting Kendrick’s words slide after the 26-year-old Compton native went on a rampage, calling out many of his rap peers on Big Sean’s seven-minute track.

Joell wastes no time in the remix, going straight for Kendrick’s head with some vicious lines!

“I ain’t even gotta give this too much thought
Joell Ortiz won every war that he ever fought
This ain’t no different, I’m listening, you the king of New York?
Little homie you ain’t the king of New York, you the next thing on my fork.”

Come on, Kendrick, did you think no one would respond?

Kendrick Lamar Causes Drama With Verse On Big Sean’s New Song ‘Control’
We told you Big Sean dropped his new song “Control” on August 12, and it’s really stinging the rap world! On the track, Kendrick disses some of the biggest names in the rap game, including Drake, Wale and A$AP Rocky.

Kendrick, who was named “Hottest MC” by MTV back in 2012, holds nothing back in his blatant attempt to steal fans from his competition.

In case you haven’t had a chance to listen to the controversial verse, here are some of the lyrics:

I’m usually homeboys with the same ni**as I’m rhymin’ with.

But this is hip-hop and them ni**as should know what time it is. And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big K.R.I.T, Wale, Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electron, Tyler, Mac Miller.

I got love for you all, but I’m tryna murder you ni**as.

Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you ni**as.

They don’t wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you ni**as.



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