RZA Compares Kendrick, Drake Skillsets & Says NYC Hip Hop Lost Originality

RZA is looking back at Kendrick Lamar and Drake‘s epic rap battle with admiration, but thinks K. Dot was able to get the edge because he’s naturally got that glow … the power of elevation!!!! The Wu-Tang Clan architect tells Complex in a new interview he believes Kendrick and Drake can shake hands down the line like Jay-Z and Nas did for their era in due time … and he goes on to analyze their rap war from an athletic angle. “First of all, Kendrick is the natural lyricist, and Drake is a trained lyricist,” RZA explained. “You could train a fighter and he could be good, then you got those natural fighters who also then go through training. So that’s a different chamber there. And while Drake got bars forever, Kendrick’s bars’ potency was stronger.” Drake quipped he’s a “war general, seasoned in preparation” on his “The Heart Pt. 6” final diss to Kendrick … but RZA disagrees and thinks Drake’s OVO team set him up for failure. “So the battle bar-for-bar was something that was just not good advising on Drake’s camp in the sense of just getting in that fight without really taking some more training for...