Migos and Lil Yachty Debate If Kendrick Lamar Is Rap's G.O.A.T.

Lil Yachty and Migos spark up an age-old debate about who holds the crown as the greatest rapper of all time. Is it Kendrick Lamar?

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With five retail projects and a handful of pre-Section.80 releases under his belt, there are debates arising in some circles about if Kendrick Lamar’s discography merits mentioning him among the greatest rappers of all time.

Migos and Lil Yachty offered their opinions as the Quality Control artists discussed Kendrick’s G.O.A.T. status and other subjects for NME’s “Band vs. Band” segment. You can skip directly to what is likely to be a topic of discussion for years to come at the 5:50-mark.

Offset began the debate with a popular pick. “For me, personally I could give it to [André 3000], man,” he offered.

“Since you said 3K… Kendrick Lamar,” Takeoff countered.

“I kind of respected the fact that my mans Jay Z is the greatest rapper right now, bro,” Quavo added. “Straight up. You can’t mess with Jay when it’s time to come play.”

And while Yachty offered what appeared to be a visual co-sign by standing up to display a shirt with Jay Z’s image printed on the front, he was the tie-breaker among the group.

“I ain’t gonna lie, though, I’m giving it to Kendrick, man,” Yachty said.

Quavo said his rationale for picking Jay was needing to grow and “take a couple years” to understand Jay Z. Everyone also agreed that being labeled the greatest shouldn’t include any limitations on any particular era—a sticking point that Yachty critics have pointed to since he called Notorious B.I.G. overrated in November of 2016.

You can watch the full video above, which also touches on Migos and Yachty representing Atlanta and bossing up during live shows. And since this isn’t the first time words in this space have been dedicated to a hotly-contested debate over the best rapper alive, don’t expect such debate to end any time soon.

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