Kendrick Lamar spoke out for the first time over his controversial verse on "Control". The rapper sat down with Los Angeles radio station Power 106 and noted that he only wanted to rap. "I think it's a case of maybe I should dumb down my lyrics just a little bit," said Lamar referring to the "Kings of New York" claim. "The irony of that line is that the people who actually understood it and got it were the actual kings of New York, you know, me sitting down with them this past week."The rapper, who was speaking about his time with Jay Z and Diddy, said that it wasn't about being the king of a coast but "about leaving a mark as great as Biggie, as great as [2Pac]."
"I'm saying I'm the most hungry. I respect the legends of the game, I respect the people that done it before me, the people that lost their lives over this."
Check out the interview below:
