Ice Dice has defined the intention behind his lyrics about Kendrick Lamar on his new single, “It is My Ego.” On the tune, Dice raps: “I used to be Kendrick earlier than Kendrick/Rock & Roll Corridor of Famer, like Jimi Hendrix.” Talking in regards to the tune throughout an look on an interview with SiriusXM’s Rock the Bells Radio, Dice mentioned how he views Lamar as being much like himself.
“Simply, you understand, a provocative artist,” Dice defined, as caught by Leisure Weekly. “An artist that stated what I felt, put all of it on the market, very crucial of the system and the federal government and what now we have to undergo as Black individuals on this nation. I feel he is the identical form of artist: a thought-provoking artist. I used to be that earlier than he was.”
Ice Dice & Kendrick Lamar At The Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 15: Rapper Kendrick Lamar (R) accepts the award for Greatest Rap Album for “To Pimp a Butterfly” from rapper Ice Dice onstage throughout The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Middle on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Photographs)
It is not the primary time Dice has praised Lamar this 12 months. Discussing his beef with Drake, he beforehand expressed his approval of the feud and declared Lamar the winner. “I approve of the meat,” he stated on the Huge Pod with Shaq. “I all the time approve of rap battles. That is the essence of the sport… So long as it does not get bodily, ‘trigger that’s not rap. When it get bodily, that is simply road crime.” He added: “I feel Kendrick is up, I feel he’s landed the extra laborious and efficient punches, so to talk.”
Ice Dice Discusses “It is My Ego”
Try Dice’s newest feedback on Kendrick Lamar beneath. They arrive as Lamar continues to arrange for his upcoming headlining set on the Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present. Be looking out for additional updates on Ice Dice and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.
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