Big Sean recently explained that he was indeed ready for a rap battle against Kendrick Lamar but that the opportunity never did come. Speaking with Power 106’s LA Leakers, Sean looked back on the continuous rumors of him and Lamar beefing. He specified that although everybody wanted, there wasn’t any problem between him and Kendrick personally. He admitted that he was ready for everything lyrically but said,
“I guess we’ll never know… but yes, of course I would have been ready.”
Big Sean says he was “ready” for a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar 👀
“I guess we’ll never know… but yes, of course I would have been ready” PIC.TWITTER.COM/CWLX4HFIP2
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) AUGUST 2, 2024
Rumors of beef between Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar have been circulating for years, originating from a Kendrick verse on Big Sean’s 2013 song “Control.” Although that verse did shake up the world of hip-hop and put Kendrick Lamar really out there, the same verse has been used to hint at a possible beef. Throughout the years, fans have taken lines from both artists as subliminal shots at each other, further fueling the narrative.
Big Sean has addressed this rumor numerous times, most often dismissing any beef and saying it is purely in the minds of fans and media. He stated that those were very aggressive bars aimed toward the haters, not directly toward Kendrick.
Even amidst all the noise, both artists have still continued to show respect toward each other’s work. Sean even went on to say that finding out about Nipsey Hussle’s murder in 2019 was a real point of being able to transcend the miscommunication and just foster positive relationships with people in the hip-hop community.
