Kendrick Lamar appreciated Taylor Swift for paying homage to his music in a recent interview.
Lamar was grateful to hear about Swift knowing the words to his lyrics and putting her in a great mood. The rapper praised the country music star for speaking highly of his music, saying her admiring remarks show hip-hop shouldn’t be categorised for one listener.
“Some people always try to lock it down and categorise it for one particular listener,” Lamar said at the fifth annual ONE Musicfest in Atlanta on Saturday. “But it moves all, even people from other genres.”
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Swift said listening to Lamar’s music helps change her mood from feeling “victimised” to “awesome”. She said her “go-to” song is Lamar’s Backseat Freestyle, a record featured on his Grammy-nominated album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.
“I appreciate Taylor Swift for supporting not only my music but just the hip-hop culture,” he said. “There’s really no gap. It’s music and it feels good.”
Lamar spoke backstage with AP after his 90-minute performance. He was one of the headliners with rapper Nas of the one-day festival, which also featured Jhene Aiko, Method Man & Redman and Bilal.
