Kendrick Lamar speaks on meeting J. Cole and being looked at as the 'forefront' guys of Rap.

 

In a recent interview with Vevo, Kendrick was asked about J. Cole and this was his response:

“He’s a real good dude. His music is incredible. Years back when I met him at the XXL shoot, his cover, we just chopped it up,” Kendrick explained. “Met back in L.A., knocked out a few records, and decided to do a project. The ultimate thing about it is two young, aggressive cats in Hip Hop just trying to continue the essence of rap. That’s why a lot of people look at us as the forefront guys. We’ll take that responsibility. We come for an era where we listen to the Jay-Z’s, the Nas’, the Big’s, and Pac’s. And we respect that.”