![]() Kendrick Lamar had begun his meteoric rise as rap’s lyrical savior with 2011’s Section.80 before kicking into overdrive with his 2012 opus good kid, m.A.A.d City, his stamp as an MC who could expand your mind while soundtracking your club night. Jay Electronica was six years removed from his mercurial debut Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) and was stoking the flames of an album that didn’t exist with singles and an impromptu signing to JAY-Z’s Roc Nation imprint. graces, earned a spot up top and a Platinum plaque for his 2011 debut Finally Famous, and was ready to prove that the album lightning could strike twice. To Kendrick, Sean, and fellow guest Jay Electronica, the spirit of competition had been squeezed out of the rap game, and all three came to resuscitate.Īll three were at a crossroads in 2013: Sean had rapped his way into Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. ![]() ![]() This wasn’t a friendly sparring match anymore.
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