Eminem says Kendrick Lamar’s new album left him “speechless”
nme.comEminem has listened to Kendrick Lamar‘s fifth studio album, ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’, and shouted out the rapper’s colossal effort.Em took to Twitter to share his thoughts, tagging Dr.
Dre – who has served as a mentor to both Eminem and Lamar. “This Kendrick album is f****** ridiculous,” Eminem wrote. “I’m speechless.”Eminem’s comments come a few months after he and Lamar performed onstage together as part of this year’s Super Bowl LVI halftime show in February, alongside Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J.
Blige.Yo @DrDre this Kendrick album is f****** ridiculous. I'm speechless.— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) May 15, 2022Lamar has been vocal about Eminem’s influence on him as an artist.
It’s something that can be heard on some of Lamar’s more aggressive vocal performances, such as the third verse on ‘Backstreet Freestyle’ from 2012’s ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’.Back in 2016, during an interview with GQ, Lamar elaborated on how Eminem’s approach to language had shaped him. “I got my clarity just studying Eminem when I was a kid.
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