August 13, 2023
Kendrick Lamar Calls Out Rappers on ‘Control’ – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Aug. 12, 2013: Kendrick Lamar had the rap game shook with his blistering verse on Big Sean's song "Control," which was released on this day in 2013.Ten years ago, Hot 97 personality Funkmaster Flex premiered Big Sean's new track "Control," which featured Kendrick and Jay Electronica, on his radio show and it went viral. On the song, K-Dot made a bold declaration that he is the "King of New York" which raised many eyebrows that evening and was the chatter on social media."I'm in a destruction mode if the gold exists/I'm important like the Pope, I'm a Muslim on pork/I'm Makaveli’s offspring, I’m...