KENDRICK LAMAR REACTS TO BEING NAMED 'HOTTEST MC IN THE GAME'

Kendrick Lamar was surprised when he learned that MTV named him the Hottest MC in the Game. In an interview with Sway after finding out that he was #1, he said, "That's crazy. We was looking at the years of the different MCs, and we were like, 'Man, we gotta get on there, we gotta at least get on there.' But to make it to #1, that's a whole 'nother thing... I feel good. Salute!"

In another interview, Kendrick said that he owes his confidence to Dr. Dre. He explained, "He said, 'Yo, go out there, record your album and bring it back.' I worked on it, worked on it, worked on it. Finally got it to a place where I felt like I got my point across, handed it to Dre as is - the same way you here it on this album."

  • He continued, "The moment I handed it in, I'm thinking we're going into the studio and he's like, 'What you doin'? You're done'," Kendrick recalled. "It threw me for a loop because you hear about these stories. You know the stories; Aftermath. For him to say that it's ready. That gave me all the confidence in the world man," Lamar said.

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