Is really average
Jay Elec kinda comprehensively outdid him. He just wasn't shouting with an ANGRY VOICE calling out a bunch of rappers for a friendly competition. Kendrick as some sort of ferocious lyricist might become the biggest lie in rap. He has a nice flow, but he's a million times better doing shyt about his story than he is at freestyle type verses where he just...says stuff.
Really brehs, that was super mediocre.
I feel the same way about the "Don't Kill My Vibe" remix
I love Kendrick as an artist, but bar for bar he isn't that special.
Probably a good thing that he didn't mention Lupe.
i agree, it's nice and shiny but doesn't/won't get much replay value, just like that remix with jay. and maybe i'm nitpicking here, but i think that verse woulda been 10x hotter in his normal subdued voice
overall it's a good verse, and i like that he's game for competition, but on the other hand i think i'd prefer him just saying he didn't like some rapper's music and they could go actually beef on wax instead of this #BARSSSSSS battle/lovefest that newer rappers seem to love.
kendrick doesn't sink in with one song, it's his albums together that make you appreciate him. which is frustrating in an iTunes world where you buy one song at a time, but i really like that about him, because you have to stop and pay attention to like him imo. i think for once someone really put effort into compiling an album, not just threw songs out there according to which song is a single, letting all others fall where they may.
so that's a long way to say that he should stop doing these one-offs, it's not him, at least not so far.
the very worst parts of this whole thing is what i call the jay-z effect, that people over-eager to gain internet cool points mention this verse/bdkmv remix/mchg on twitter/fb/etc because it makes them cutting edge, when in reality the cutting edge is either incredibly small or non-existent at this point
and tbh i ignored the fukk outta the jay elec verse, he's like your dopefiend cousin that is incredibly smart and could conquer the world, but after the 5th time he comes back from being MIA for 6 months you just wave off all the promises he wants to sell you