Kendrick back then is not on par lyrically to cole rn man
Cole in his fnl/warm up days was rapping on the level of pre s80 kendrick if not better
That Nosetalgia verse is something crazy, I don't think Cole has ever written something like it

Ima stop posting about who I think is better though
I'm a big fan of both, both are legends
Cole himself will tell you that Kendrick is the superior rapper.
Cole doesn’t respect rappers who use ghost writers though.
if I quote it nigga, I wrote it nigga
Six head shots, I'll erode a nigga
yall tell me who he’s talking about
Eh this is just “I write my rhymes” rap pastiche. Not shots at Drake
I still say Kendrick is better overall but Cole closed the gap when he dropped the off season.
He has a whole mixtape of that style of rapping. That’s just not what he does
What mixtape? And if he still has that skill set he should be able to avoid obvious filler bars/meaningless word salad stuff when writing this more “important” message based stuff. Because a Wayne line about eating p**** has more meaning than a lot of Kendrick bars to keep it a buck
I still say Kendrick is better overall but Cole closed the gap when he dropped the off season.
Best rapping Cole’s done tbf
He didn’t need to. He communicated his message through the music
I would love to see where he said Kendrick was better.
It's not a forced discussion if people are 50/50 on the question. I've looked at twitter and I've seen as many shouts for Cole as I've seen for Kendrick.
Also Cole is on an insane run rn whereas we don't know much about Kendrick since he has been gone for so long
What mixtape? And if he still has that skill set he should be able to avoid obvious filler bars/meaningless word salad stuff when writing this more “important” message based stuff. Because a Wayne line about eating p**** has more meaning than a lot of Kendrick bars to keep it a buck
I mean this narrative is kinda overblown. Most of his stuff makes sense.
But then again most of you on here like to play stupid for attention
Kendrick fans just d*** eat better.
Niggas be calling TPAB a masterpiece but never listen to it lmao
Cole fans just straight told him we ain’t listening to 4YEO nigga. Make some bops. Declined to d***eat
Cole doing whatever his fans want?
real artist would never
The difference is Kendrick doesn’t seem to feel challenged by rapping anymore, but more so the musicality of it.
Whereas Cole is challenged by not only rapping, but trying to prove to the doubters why he belongs alongside Kendrick and Drake.
i agree with that. Kendrick already mastered his pen, he aint got nothing to prove to anyone as a rap artist and i think he feels that way too. Its deeper than rap for him
ktt really gonna act like they haven't been s***ting on Off Season for a year straight now suddenly it's pretty good
I mean this narrative is kinda overblown. Most of his stuff makes sense.
But then again most of you on here like to play stupid for attention
Most of it yeah but he took 5 years off, and Savior 3rd verse is kind of supposed to be a pivotal moment, I’m disappointed that he would put completely meaningless bars in there
Eh this is just “I write my rhymes” rap pastiche. Not shots at Drake
He mentioned ghostwriting and “6” in the same bar. Those two things were synonymous with a certain rapper when this verse came out
ktt really gonna act like they haven't been s***ting on Off Season for a year straight now suddenly it's pretty good
I think when Kendrick dropped something of similar quality with all that hype it made Off Season look better
Most of it yeah but he took 5 years off, and Savior 3rd verse is kind of supposed to be a pivotal moment, I’m disappointed that he would put completely meaningless bars in there
Don’t feel like it was that meaningless. Seems like the same kind of over a***yzing that Kendrick stans do
Don’t feel like it was that meaningless. Seems like the same kind of over a***yzing that Kendrick stans do
The phrase “especially when people got ambiguous favors” irks me
The phrase “especially when people got ambiguous favors” irks me
Its a little wordy. But all that other s*** you’re saying is nonsense
The phrase “especially when people got ambiguous favors” irks me
that line is pretty cut n dry