Twitter burst into a frenzy reacting to Kendrick's "King of New York" line recently. Responses came in all forms as memes were crafted on Instagram, Joell Ortiz made a quick bar-heavy diss track in reply to Kendrick's verse, NBA Hall-Of-Fame coach Phil Jackson responded on Twitter, and Joe Budden and Styles P got into a heated discussion about his lyrics. Battle rapper Iron Sheikh claimed Kendrick bit his style and was rapping like him, and battle rapper Daylyt posted a blog stating that he helped influence Kendrick to make the decision to say the "King of New York" line on the track. #rapperskendrickdidntmention was trending for a long time, B.o.B dropped a track responding to Kendrick, and even Kevin Hart a.k.a. "Chocolate Drop" released a funny reaction video, among other responses to his bold verse.
Now one more lyricist has stepped up to the plate and released a response to Kendrick's call for everyone to step up their game - Lupe Fiasco. Lupe released a track titled "SLR 2," and spit his mind on what Kendrick had to say and how everyone has been reacting to his words.
Check out his lyrical response above. How do you like Lupe's response to Kendrick?
