Rapsody has shared her thoughts on the classic Kendrick Lamar album, To Pimp a Butterfly, while reluctantly weighing in on the beef between the Compton native and J. Cole.
The lyricist stopped by The Bootleg KevPodcast on Saturday (April 27) where she shared her thoughts on both matters, and she made clear that her opinion on the beef was being shared against her better judgment.
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“I try not to speak on these things – the whole thoughts, myself, I mean,” she said. “But, eh. He’s a man. He made his decision. But if I’m just speaking from me? If I’m in that position? I love this – the spirit of what this is, the sport of what this is.”
On To Pimp A Butterfly, Rapsody said she reflected on being on the album as the beef between the two rappers raged on, and continued: “When Cole made his apology, and when he did it, I was like, ‘I would never approach it, going at his discography.’ But the art of war is just…war is war.”
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Earlier this month, J. Cole publicly apologized to Kendrick Lamar for dissing him on “7 Minute Drill” while performing at the Dreamville Festival.
Walking back his lyrics about his longtime friend on the surprise song, Cole expressed regret about releasing the track.
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“I’m so proud of [Might Delete Later], except for one part. It’s one part of that shit that makes me feel like, man that’s the lamest shit I did in my fuckin’ life, right? And I know this is not what a lot of people want to hear,” he said to the crowd during his headlining set on April 7th.
“I was conflicted because: one, I know my heart and I know how I feel about my peers. These two n-ggas that I just been blessed to even stand beside in this game, let alone chase they greatness. So I felt conflicted ’cause I’m like, bruh, I don’t even feel no way. But the world wanna see blood. I don’t know if y’all can feel that, but the world wanna see blood.”
Cole went on to praise Kendrick: “That shit disrupts my fucking peace. So what I want to say right here tonight is in the midst of me doing that, trying to find a little angle and downplay this n-gga’s fucking catalog and his greatness, I want to say right now tonight, how many people think Kendrick Lamar is one of the greatest motherfuckers to ever touch a fucking microphone? Dreamville, y’all love Kendrick Lamar, correct? As do I.
“I just want to come up here and publicly be like, bruh, that was the lamest, goofiest shit. I say all that to say it made me feel like 10 years ago when I was moving incorrectly. And I pray that God will line me back up on my purpose and on my path. I pray that my n-gga really didn’t feel no way and if he did, my n-gga, I got my chin out. Take your best shot. I’ma take that shit on the chin, boy. Do what you do.”
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He continued: “All good. It’s love. And I pray that y’all forgive a n-gga for the misstep and I can get back to my true path. Because I ain’t gonna lie to y’all, the past two days felt terrible. It let me know how good I’ve been sleeping for the past 10 years.”
