Kendrick Lamar 'Control' Verse Lyrics PHOTOS, Big Sean Single Inspires Memes
Kendrick Lamar sparked controversy after Big Sean released his single Control, which features the Compton native name-calling successful rappers.
Lamar crowned himself one of the best rappers in the music industry when he verbally listed himself on the same level Jay Z, Nas, Eminem and Andre 3000 when the single was released on Monday.
"I heard the barbershops spittin' great debates all the time/Bout who's the best MC? Kendrick, Jigga and Nas," Lamar rapped.
Full lyrics here of Lamar's verse.
The protégé of Dr. Dre then challenged a list of rappers to no longer use nouns and verbs in their rhymes. Lamar even added Big Sean, the artist behind Control, and the other guest rapper on the track Jay Electronica.
"But this is hip-hop and them ni--as should know what time it is/ And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big KRIT, Wale/Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake
Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller/ I got love for you all but I'm tryna murder you ni--as/ Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you ni--s/They dont wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you ni--as."
"What is competition? I'm trying to raise the bar high/Who tryin' to jump and get it? You better off tryin' to skydive."
Lamar then deemed himself the "King of NY."
Kendrick Lamar Diss 'Control' Song With Big Sean; Claims He's the King of New York [LISTEN]
The single went viral on Monday and Lamar quicky topped the trend lists on Twitter. The challenge for his peers to "step up their game" inspired a slew of fans to instantly create memes inspired by the alleged "diss" record and post them on Tumblr and Instagram early Tuesday.
Sean "Diddy" Combs responded to Lamar's Control verse with a meme he posted on Instagram. The image shows him and Jay Z sitting next to each other and laughing. The subhead reads, "And then Kendrick said, 'I'm the king of New York.' "
Diddy captioned the photo, "Kendrick got y'all n----- takin y'all time now! This is good! What y'all gonna do now? Haaaaa lol lets go!"
View the gallery of additional memes citing Lamar's lyrics on Control.
