"We share somewhat of a similar story just being from a community and not being sucked in by what's going on around you. He's from the projects. I'm from Compton. I'm sure he's seen a lot and done a lot. You hear in my music what's surrounded me and just to be able to elevate your mind a little bit further passed that through writing is bigger than one song. In order to do that and craft that, it's on another plane and I wouldn't have been able to do that if it wasn't for that (Illmatic) album, truthfully. Just to know some type of comparison is there, I'm not saying I'm like Nas or like Jay, I want to be Kendrick Lamar, but to just know that I'm on the right plane as far as my subject matter and what he's talking about and what he's done with his career, it makes me a little more confident in what I'm doing." (Google Play Interview)Good thing he added that he is not like Nas or Jay, and that he wants to be KENDRICK LAMAR. That way, he can have a legacy for himself (which he is already building), and not have to be tied to anyone's story. Nas tried to avoid the same predicament when he was first coming out, and everyone was calling him the second coming of Rakim. And on second thought, he and Nas are similar in that they were around all the chaos in the projects, but didn't get too involved in it, and chose instead to rise above it.
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