Math Hoffa cohost says if lyricism was the thing like back in the days Kendrick Lamar wouldn’t be up there like that .

[CoolinInTheCut]

Kendrick is a lyricist.

He just doesn't have punchlines and that's the disconnect here with Math / battle rappers / east coast.

 

[010101]

it is a watered down era

k. makes good music

good music is good music regardless

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[Mandarin Duck]

East coast has high standards,

 

[TripleAgent]

And even after Deathrow etc. WESTCOAST still ain’t respected

Who are the WC rappers that are genuinely nice and can rap at elite levels that the WC pushed and supported? The super nice WC guys like Ras Kass or half of Hiero were relegated to the underground in favor of gangsta rappers. Hammer didn't help, either. From the outside, to the uninformed, the WC is a bunch of okay to wack rapping knuckleheads.

 

[TripleAgent]

He's imitating ATL though. Those are the only people who really fukked with him, too.

 

[TheNig]

Serious question: What is a lyricist? Like is there an actual definition for it?

 

[DontEemTry]

Kendrick is as nice as any of the greats.

What these nikkas don't get is that he purposely refuses to abandon his west coast roots. When he wants to get in that bag he's super authentic.

Put him in a cipher with some east coast purists, he'll switch it up and hold his own easy.

 

[GeeEffKay]

It’s always the same stereotypical old dusty east coast dude

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

I'm a west coast guy, but I agree.Kendrick's a good artist, but by 90's standards, he'd be a middle of the pack lyricist.5th best member of the Pharcyde type shyt.

 

[Mandarin Duck]

He's imitating ATL though. Those are the only people who really fukked with him, too.

Panda wasn't getting spins in NY?

if that was the case, Desiigner wouldnt even be there lol.

I'm seeing a NY artist on a NY radio station with a NY DJ that's constantly telling people to step they bars up.

And he acting like this fire.

But high standards lmao.

 

[SunZoo]

It’s always the same stereotypical old dusty east coast dude

That wouldn't hold weight in any era. Including this one against Kendrick as a 'lyricist'.

Kendrick could do whatever it is that Math does better if that’s the outcome he’s looking for.

 

[O.G.B]

Kendrick is a decent lyricist but far from great.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

thats the entire reason Drake and J Cole and Wale and Big Sean etc were able to thrive.

 

[Trace]

Judging off the music that plays on his into and outro of his show, I’m good on any opinion of his.

 

[Token Moltisanti]

Kendrick can rap about damn near anything and paint a picture for you without over complicating it as well as making great music, something a lot of those “lyricists” back then could not do. That’s the thing about all time greats though, they thrive in any era.