Nas salutes Kendrick Lamar for keeping Hip Hop alive

Image Image Credit Lester Cohen / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Nas, Kendrick Lamar Image Size landscape-medium Image Position center Kendrick Lamar said that he wanted to “watch the party die,” but the release of GNX and the flood of reactions that have followed are proof that nothing of the sort is happening. Instead, the vested interests in what he will put on wax next have launched K. Dot back to the forefront of rap discourses. According to Nas, his West Coast contemporary is making all of the right moves. On Saturday (Nov. 23), just 24 hours since the new LP dropped, he gave the “Not Like Us” hitmaker praise for what he is doing for Hip Hop. “Always inspired by my brother KL. Keeping the essence of this s**t alive and at the forefront. Salute King!” he wrote in an Instagram post. In the comments, a follower shared that “Everybody wants to hate on Kendrick Lamar, but he’s actually one of the greatest rappers of all time, and this album was definitely a classic.” Lamar’s supporters have been praising the creative array of lyricism and witty vengeance displayed across the project’s 12 tracks. Among them that has generated...