Kendrick Lamar’s Verse on Big Sean’s “Control” is Nuts
The big news in the music world this week is Kendrick Lamar’s totally bad-ass verse in Big Sean’s unreleased single, Control. It mentions just about every rapper on the scene today, and not in a pleasant way. The verse starts about halfway through the song, but in case you can’t watch (and trust – it’s totally NSFW), here’s a transcript of the the best chunk of lyrics:
I heard the barbershops spittin’ great debates all the time
Bout who’s the best MC? Kendrick, Jigga and Nas
Eminem, Andre 3000, the rest of y’all
New niggas just new niggas, don’t get involved
And I ain’t rockin no more designer shit
White T’s and Nike Cortez, this is red Corvettes anonymous
I’m usually homeboys with the same niggas I’m rhymin’ wit
But this is hip-hop and them niggas should know what time it is
And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big KRIT, Wale
Pusha T, Meek Millz, A$AP Rocky, Drake
Big Sean, Jay Electron’, Tyler, Mac Miller
I got love for you all but I’m tryna murder you niggas
Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you niggas
They dont wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you niggas
What is competition? I’m tryna raise the bar high
Who tryna jump and get it? You better off tryna skydive
Out the exit window of 5 G5’s with 5 grand
With your granddad as the pilot he drunk as fuck tryna land
With the hand full of arthritis and popping prosthetic leg
Bumpin Pac in the cockpit so the shit that pops in his head
Is an option of violence, someone heard the stewardess said
That your parachute is a latex condom hooked to a dread
Daaaaaayuuuuumn, Kendrick! Everyone in the music universe is goin’ cray over the verse, except of course Big Sean, who does NOT like how much attention his guest rapper got, claiming that his verse was harder.
What do you think of Big Sean’s ‘Control’ and Kendrick Lamar’s verse? Let us know in the comments!
BCU Girl
August 17, 2013 @ 9:49 pm
You’re probably right. Suburban white girl here. Apologies for using the wrong word ;)
Nico B.
August 17, 2013 @ 12:50 pm
Someone listen to “2nd Round Knockout” by Canibus and tell me the flow is not identical. Who wrote this article? No one in the hip-hop world says “bad-ass”.