Kanye West recently took to Twitter to praise Kendrick Lamar for his latest artistic work, “To Pimp A Butterfly” – something that the “Yeezus” singer hardly does. Lamar’s latest album dropped ahead of its March 23 release date after some of his tracks were leaked.
It would appear that West felt inspired by Lamar’s latest album. There is a huge possibility that his “So Help Me God” album derived inspiration from Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly.” “Finally back in the studio – starting my day by listening to Kendrick’s new album! Thank you for the music and messaging!” West wrote on his Twitter page.
“Kendrick is an inspiration. Thank you for the vibrations and the spirit. Your meaning, message, and execution are gifts to the world,” he added in another Twitter post.
Latin Post pointed out that Lamar actually felt the same way with West’s work. West’s contribution to the rap industry also served as his inspiration, especially with regards to making sure that the best is brought out on stage.
“It was hard for me to grasp it on the first take,” Lamar told MTV. “As I kept listening throughout the week, I understood what he was doing. That was him stepping out the box again and doing what he felt. As an artist, we all need to take heed and salute that.”
Despite having been released just recently, “To Pimp A Butterfly” had already broken Spotify records, according to Yahoo! Tech, as the album has been streamed 9.6 million times. Plus, his musical work has been highly praised by today’s music critics.
Despite the milestones in his career, Cleveland pointed out that Lamar does not seem comfortable with success compared with the other rappers such as Jay Z and Biggie. They had all come from humble beginnings, then eventually emerged into some of today’s biggest rappers in the industry.
In a recent interview of Lamar with Rolling Stone, instead of reveling in the success that he has gotten in his career, the main gist of what he said focused on a survivor’s remorse. He might have helped himself get out of the seedy neighborhood he once lived in, but he was remorseful about leaving his friends behind.
“To Pimp A Butterfly” actually picked up where “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City” left off. According to NME, Lamar described this latest album of his as “intensely personal to swaggeringly aggressive.”
