Dollar Quote by Roddy Ricch

Kendrick was a real big inspiration for me. I seen him when I was younger... 'Rigamortis' was out... maybe I was 14... I rapped…

— Roddy Ricch

I met Kendrick, and we were in the studio. He picked a bunch of beats out; that was great. He's a great guy -…

— Metro Boomin

Kendrick Lamar is the real deal. He's a real artist, and he's gonna be here for awhile because this guy is seriously talented.

— Dr. Dre

I like Kendrick a lot.

— August Alsina

You had Cash Money: that was just the flashy dudes. Like I said, you had different genres of rap, and we were just one…

— Mannie Fresh

I like Kendrick as an artist. He's witty and he's smart when he's spitting in his lyrics. And he's crafty.

— Redman

Kendrick is a true genius artist.

— Flying Lotus

You already past 21 and you still talking about "I'ma be a rapper." You ain't did one show, niggas ain't seen you on TV.…

— Schoolboy Q

I didn't want to be one of these rappers that holds his chain up just faking like he has money. I wanted more.

— Chamillionaire

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

— Meek Mill

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

I really like Kendrick Lamar. I'm still a Talib Kweli fan, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Common Sense - people who say things that are…

— Bushwick Bill