

However, in a recent interview with legendary neo-soul singer Erykah Badu, the vocalist posited a question about Lamar’s five favourite rappers ever.

Kendrick Lamar himself is on many rappers’ greatest rappers of all time list. The Compton rapper’s 2017 album DAMN earned him his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in the form of ‘Humble’ and even saw Lamar win the Pulitzer Prize for Music Lamar continued to follow suit with his albums on somewhat of a streak. Now, with a lot of pressure on him to produce a good third album, Lamar took three years out of the game to work on his craft and music, which culminated in his 2015 release, To Pimp A Butterfly. The album was Lamar’s first to reach number one on the Billboard Top 200. Upon signing to Aftermath, Lamar began work on his first major-label album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City its release in 2012 saw Lamar receive critical acclaim and positive reviews.
