What Were Other New York Rappers Busy Doing While Kendrick Called Himself "The King of New York?"

Some were sleeping, obviously.

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It was the shot heard 'round the world—Kendrick Lamar called himself the "King of New York" on Big Sean's "Control (HOF)." 

Kendrick's show stealing, Earth shattering verse lead to a response on Twitter from just about every rapper you could think of. Maybe that's why some of New York's finest rappers were tweeting about going into the studio after hearing Kendrick's verse. Clearly, Kendrick had sparked a discussion and inspired a few pens. 

But here's the thing: There's a reason why Kendrick is comfortable calling himself the King of New York. Social media has convinced rappers they need to broadcast every little thing they do, which has revealed how little time they spend perfecting their rhymes and how much time they spend bullshitting.

So we checked up on some of our favorite New York rappers—the kingpins of the Big Apple, if you will—to see exactly what they were doing when the song dropped. Granted, there was no word from the likes of Jay Z, A$AP Rocky, Lil Kim, Method Man, and others who simply weren't on any of their social media accounts. However, we did find out Nas was out enjoying a basketball game and Joe Budden was on UStream.

Um, hello. There's a title to be held, and more attention to be paid.

Here's What Other New York Rappers Were Busy Doing While Kendrick Lamar Called Himself "The King of New York."

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Nicki Minaj was out promoting her new fragrance, "Minajesty."

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Joe Budden was playing Truth or Truth on UStream.

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French Montana was in the studio with Miley Cyrus working on the "Ain't Worried About Nothin'" remix.

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Nas was playing basketball at Rucker Park.

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Diddy was relaxing.

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A$AP Ferg was on Tumblr.

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Cam'ron was at the club.

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Sean Price was reminiscing about the old days.

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Jadakiss was encouraging others to conquer fear.

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Ma$e was making new music.

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Papoose was tweeting at DJs about his "Versace" remix.

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Fat Joe was keeping his cool.

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El-P was sick, drunk, and also performing in Philly.

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Jim Jones was sleeping.

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Hoodie Allen was hitting the top of the iTunes charts... in the UK AND US.

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50 Cent was listening to Kidd Kidd's new single.

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P.A.P.I. (N.O.R.E.) was performing in Memphis.

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Action Bronson was tweeting rhymes.

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Theophilus London was debating whether or not to drop a new mixtape.

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Joey Bada$$ was searching for beats.

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Ransom was promoting his video for "I Ain't Shit."

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Fabolous was announcing a new Ciroc drink called "Black Gold."

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