Kendrick Response

Kendrick Lamar has sent a huge riff in hip-hop for his scathing verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” There have been a number of responses from the likes of Joell Ortiz, B.o.B, Fred The Godson and plenty more. We’ve also heard some interesting reactions from the artists who were name-checked on the verse. Sadly, we won’t be hea...

Riff Raff joins in on the Kendrick Lamar responses with something of his own. It’s not quite directly aimed at K.Dot, but he calls the track “The Neon Response.” This one is called “Ballin’ Outta Control” and will probably won’t land on his upcoming album, Neon Icon. However, its one of his lyrical highligh...

Joell Ortiz made headlines this week as the first rapper to respond to Kendrick Lamer after his controversial claim that he was "the King of New York" in Lamar's guest verse on Big Sean's "Control." Ortiz's "Outta Control" became the first in a flood of responses to Kendrick's verse from rappers across all echelons of hip-hop...

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. The responses to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse just keep coming in. TMZ ambushed Wale, one of the many rappers called out in the song, outside of an airport yesterday and asked him for his response to the verse...

It has been a little more than 48 hours since the occupying force of Kendrick Lamar declared himself “King Of New York” on his monumental verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” Hip-Hop has been served notice that Kendrick has claimed superiority over his peers, putting himself on the pedestal of the greats. Newtonian physics tell us...

As the hip-hop community continues to digest the aftermath of Kendrick's corner-claiming guest verse on Big Sean's "Control," the other guest rapper on the track emerges from the shadows t0 offer his thoughts on this instant classic song. In ...

Big Sean set the Internet ablaze earlier this week with the release of "Control," a collaborative cut that features verses from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. While the track is originally Sean's—and is one that was intended for his forthcoming Hall Of Fame, but was left off because of sample clearance issues—Kendrick's aggressive, name-dropping bars have led to a litany of frenzie

Big Sean set the Internet ablaze earlier this week with the release of "Control," a collaborative cut that features verses from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. While the track is originally Sean's—and is one that was intended for his forthcoming Hall Of Fame, but was left off because of sample clearance issues—Kendrick's aggressive, name-dropping bars have led to a litany of frenzie

The Kendrick Lamar comebacks continue. Cassidy, who is know to call himself the King Of Philly, responds with a six-minute onslaught over No I.D.’s instrumental. Cass doesn’t hold anything back, addressing Kendrick, Gillie Da Kid, and more. Listen bel...

Walking into FirePlace Studios yesterday (August 13)—or anywhere in New York City, really—the only topic on everyone's mind was Kendrick Lamar's verse on Big Sean's "Control (HOF)." The Compton MC—who declared himself the "King Of New York" and ruffled more than a handful of feathers—had made so many waves that even super-producer 9th Wonder and his protege Rapsody, in town for

Kendrick Lamar started a wave in East Coast rap that won’t be slowing down anytime soon. Nearly two days after “Control” released, the response tracks have been pouring in. Surprisingly, the artists who are talking back weren’t mentioned in the song at all. Today, Lupe Fiasco,...

Last night, 9th Wonder held a private listening session for Rapsody’s forthcoming mixtape, She Got Game, due out August 20. While supporters were waiting to hear her tape, 9th and Guru couldn’t help to discuss the hot topic in hip-hop and whether anyone can deliver a proper response to Kendrick’s verse. These two are...