We also got their take on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, which from numbers alone, is hip hop's biggest battle to date.
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00:02 - I mean, hip hop is rooted in some form of competition.
00:05 You know, I think competition breeds greatness.
00:08 Obviously there's a line that shouldn't be crossed
00:11 when you're dealing with just a war of words,
00:13 unless you wanna take it further
00:15 and take it out of the studio and bring it into the street.
00:17 So I think in that regard, you know,
00:19 everybody could probably take a step back
00:21 and just be a little more cautious
00:23 or a little more mindful of what they say
00:25 and who they involve.
00:26 But as far as the competition in hip hop,
00:28 you know, it got people that were disinterested
00:31 back talking about it.
00:32 I mean, I can't even turn on the TV
00:35 or open up my phone or open up, you know,
00:37 any type of publication without seeing people talk about it.
00:40 So putting hip hop right back in the forefront
00:42 of the conversation, I think it's healthy.
00:44 I think it's good for the genre.
00:46 I think it's good for the sport.
00:49 I think it makes Drake and Kendrick Lamar
00:51 in this particular instance, better artists.
00:53 - Yeah, Pap, you were able to battle Kendrick
00:56 back in the day, you know, it was still hardcore,
00:58 but it didn't cross the line.
01:00 - Yeah, I mean, I would say this, man,
01:03 shout out to Questlove, you know what I'm saying?
01:05 He brought a lot to the culture.
01:07 He's entitled to his opinion.
01:09 But you know, in hip hop, we all say we the best.
01:12 We like to brag, we like to boast.
01:15 It's confidence, there's nothing wrong with that.
01:17 But in the process of that, you just got to know
01:20 at some point that's going to be tested.
01:22 And when that's tested, you got to step up to the plate.
01:25 As an MC, you know what I mean?
01:27 Battling has always been a part of the culture.
01:30 And it's not going nowhere, it's competitive.
01:32 Just like right now we watching the Knicks,
01:35 you know what I'm saying?
01:36 We watch boxing, we watch Tank Davis.
01:38 This is America, man, you know what I'm saying?
01:42 It's competitive.
01:43 And hip hop is just as competitive, or maybe even more.
01:47 And if you call yourself an MC,
01:48 when somebody challenge you, you got to be ready to go.
01:52 Some people are not built for that, you know what I mean?
01:54 When they see they favorite MC not in the winning position,
01:58 they start to feel a little sensitive.
02:00 And you know what I mean?
02:01 It is what it is.
02:02 That is not going nowhere, man.
02:04 This is hip hop.
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