*Radio host Charlamagne tha God spoke about how Kendrick Lamar – with all he’s already accomplished – will “never match up” to Tupac Shakur!!
Char elaborated on why he believes the two artists simply aren’t on the same level:
“They will never match up,” Charlamagne said during an interview with Montreality. “And we need to stop doing that to the new guys. We have to stop putting them on the same level as ghosts. And what I mean by ghosts is guys like Tupac, guys like The Notorious B.I.G., guys like Jay Z, Dr. Dre. Those are legendary figures who have already done it. They’ve been through every door that any of these new guys could possibly even think of going through.
“You gotta think about all the different circumstances that surround somebody like Tupac Shakur,” he continued. “Tupac Shakur is a mythical figure…In order to get to the level that Tupac is, Kendrick would have to go through similar situations or situations greater than that, in death…Kendrick should be working on being the first Kendrick.”
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He also went on to explain why artists like Drake, Lamar and J. Cole are cementing their roles are “influencers” for our “musical and cultural landscapes today,” per BET.com.
“I don’t know if there is one particular answer because you can say Drake, but then you can say Kendrick,” Charlamagne continued. “You could say Cole. Everybody’s got these different, cult-like followings. And their fan bases love them tremendously. Like I said, just when I think that somebody like Drake might be the most influential, then Kendrick comes and does something like what he did at the Grammys. Or drops the untitled unmastered album and gets everyone in a frenzy…I don’t think it’s one supreme individual who is the most influential in the game right now.”
Check out “The Breakfast Club” co-host’s full interview in the video below.
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