@Ziggiy what if in a hypothetical situation Kendrick had a brother or brothers who could rap as good as Cole, Drake and Nas. What would Kendrick do in that situation? Would he destroy his brotherhood with all of his brothers in order to be number 1??
You mean blood brothers?
Blood siblings are different from some nikka you know on some rap shyt. Hell Ab-Soul is a GREAT rapper, maybe just as skilled as Kendrick when we break down raw rapping ability (Kendrick’s got the one up on storytelling) and their in the same crew. I don’t think Kendrick would ever go at Soul, Rock or Q no matter how big or successful they got because they all struggled to get on together.
I think Kendrick has a moral code and loyalty to those he came up with. I just don’t think that loyalty ever has or ever will extend to people like Cole or Drake. They’re competition. Cole has always been competition to Kendrick, and to Kendrick’s credit, he kept it 100% real on Control. The entire verse breaks down to “I like ya’ll. I acknowledge ya’ll’s skill. NONE of you are better than me so bow down”
The funny thing is that Cole and Drake took it to opposite ends of the spectrum. Drake cried about it like a bytch and Cole double downed on the ridiculous notion that he and Dot were besties. Cole should’ve known at that moment that they’re relationship was just rap and Drake should’ve taken the challenge seriously instead of acting like Kendrick owed him something.
There are too many examples throughout the years that point towards Kendrick being an artist thats first and foremost out for himself. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Hip Hop as always ALWAYS been built on a foundation of MC’s ultimately being out for themselves, thats the only way to be number 1. Kendrick ain’t supposed to care about being friends with one rapper whose entire identity the past half decade has been proclaiming he’s ready to take on any and every MC and another rapper who he’s been trading subs with for ten years, a rapper who doesn’t even write his own rhymes at the end of the day.