If 'real recognize real' is a maxim you subscribe to, then Kendrick Lamar just got the endorsement of a lifetime. In a new interview with GQ, the Motown legend gave the young Compton rapper a glowing review. "Kendrick Lamar is extremely talented," Wonder said, adding "But not only is he just talented; he has a real concern for the people." Stevie must have digested the social perils Kendrick laid out on good kid, m.A.A.d. city, because he's evidently been  paying attention since then--later in his interview with GQ, Stevie started giving his own, animated rendition of "i."

For more on Kendrick, check out his latest XXL cover story.

[GQ]

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