Butterfly Quote by Kamasi Washington

When I first played some Coltrane-type stuff on the 'Pimp a Butterfly' sessions, Kendrick got it immediately. 'I want it to sound like it's…

— Kamasi Washington

I've always been a big fan of Kendrick's, but it's different when you hear him on your own production.

— Adrian Younge

You just do you like when you're doing any other song. It's nothing different. Some people are like "How's it like working with Kendrick…

— B.J. The Chicago Kid

I think it's his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the music and really…

— Deborah Cox

A lot of people really didn't expect for me to have a record with Kendrick, but I proved them wrong. It's not easy to…

— Rich the Kid

Me and Kendrick [Lamar] have different types of music. He from a different coast; we ain't in the same lane.

— Meek Mill

I'm not a conscious rapper, all those things we talk about, the struggle, the pain, the outlook to the future, keep your head up.…

— J. Cole

Kendrick is phenomenal. I've never tried and practiced a song that was as hard as when I practiced Kendrick's verse on 'Control.' He's a…

— Danielle Macdonald

I really don't try to force the creative process. I'm really jealous of those other rappers who just hear a beat and write a…

— Alexander Spit

Kendrick Lamar is a phenomenal artist whose work has served as a catalyst to raise a new level of consciousness for this generation. His…

— Aja Brown

I do my stuff, my "mixtapes," as you say. We just need time to capture. After that, I do not know what he thinks,…

— Young Thug

Dont call me a rapper, I’m an artist. Update your minds. I ‘INCORPORATE’ hip hop elements because I am part MC, but I am…

— Kid Cudi