‘Sometimes you have the trends that’s not so cool’
Kendrick Lamar has made a name for himself in hip hop culture by not only being different & not following trends, but by doing so naturally & sticking to what he likes. He put out his latest video, “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”, with a message at the end saying “death to molly” which says a lot in a day where almost anyone can name over 5 different songs mentioning or celebrating molly & it use.
“Sometimes you have the trends that’s not that cool,” Kendrick explained to MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway when they sat down after he came off stage at this past weekend’s Hangout Festival in Alabama. “You may have certain artists portraying these trends and don’t really have that lifestyle and then it gives off the wrong thing. And it becomes kinda corny after a while,” he continued without pointing the finger at any artist in particular.
“It’s really about keeping hip-hop original and pushing away the corniness in it.”
You can read more and watch the full interview on MTV’s site.
With “molly rap” & all its corniness being advertised by todays biggest artists like Trinidad James, French Montana, Mac Miller, Kanye West and Rick Ross, do you think Kendrick’s message will jumpstart a change in todays music?