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and before the release of Section .80 he was hardly a well-known name. CTyeah – Kendrick Lamar, Where Next?
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The RG community knew what was up, they gave Kendrick the #4 song spot back in 2011 for “Hiii Power”

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Kendrick described how he was told that he could never live up to the standards of the likes of Nas, Jay and Pac. CTyeah – Kendrick Lamar, Where Next?
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“Picture lil' ol' me giving a fuck for what a fuck nigga gotta say/ Nigga you never be Jay, never be Nas, never be Snoop nor Dre”

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The First Bar DC26 – Kendrick Lamar's Most Influential Bars
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And the hip hop gawds said “let there be light”

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proclaiming himself as the "King of New York"; CTyeah – Kendrick Lamar, Where Next?
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New Yorkers were especially pissed considering the history of beef with the West Coast.

Technically speaking, all Kendrick was doing was using an association with Biggie in place of his actual name (aka metonomy) in order to assert that he is the fusion of both Biggie and 2Pac.

And he was also referencing a Kurupt lyric from “Get Bizy”

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an album already being hailed as a classic. CTyeah – Kendrick Lamar, Where Next?
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One of the only critical repsonses to the album came from Shyne Po who labeled it “trash”

Kendrick took a shot at Shyne on “The Jig is Up”

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Kendrick's Top 5 Features Since good kid, m.A.A.d. city DC26 – Kendrick's Top 5 Features Since good kid, m.A.A.d. city
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Weeks after his album dropped, fans and many critics alike were already hailing it a “classic”. In the year following his epic debut, Compton’s human sacrifice continues to kill it with several golden verses. Here are five of those gems.

Honorable Mentions:

  • 1 Train – A$AP Rocky
  • Fragile – Tech N9ne
  • We Up – 50 Cent
  • Solo Dolo Part II – Kid Cudi

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Big Sean spoke about the track, (which he should be getting very tired of doing): DC26 – Kendrick's Top 5 Features Since good kid, m.A.A.d. city
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#See this

Poor Sean…

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Girl, I know you want this dick DC26 – Kendrick's Top 5 Features Since good kid, m.A.A.d. city
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While it’s not his most lyrical bar, it’s definitely become one of the iconic Kendrick Lamar moments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SntSDiKQDv4

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rhythmic, banger type beat fits Kendrick well, DC26 – Kendrick's Top 5 Features Since good kid, m.A.A.d. city
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Interestingly, the beat credits both the legendary Noah “40” Shebib and Drake as producers.

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Ohh yeah, and he kinda called out just about every big name rapper saying that he could kill them in the rap game, and that they need to step it up: DC26 – Kendrick's Top 5 Features Since good kid, m.A.A.d. city
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Perhaps the only other equally controversial bars were:

I’m Makaveli’s offspring, I’m the king of New York
King of the Coast, one hand, I juggle them both

Causing hysteria in the East, where most rappers called it blasphemy. Given the infamouf East Coats / West Coat beef of the 90’s, this claim hit New Yorkers deep.

Of course, Kendrick is just quoting Kurupt and employing metonymy (like saying “God’s Son” instead of Nas or “Compton’s human sacrifice” instead of Kendrick) to liken himself to the perfect fusion of Biggie and Pac. Understandably that’s a little sensitive for Brooklyners.

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