Shyne has issued an apology to Kendrick Lamar for his 2012 tweet in which he labeled the now-iconic rapper’s debut album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, “trash.”
The apology came during a recent interview with Math Hoffa on his “My Expert Opinion” podcast.
Shyne’s appearance on the My Expert Opinion podcast comes after the release of his new documentary for Hulu, The Honorable Shyne, and he took the opportunity to address the 2012 criticism of Kendrick Lamar.
Shortly after its release, Kendrick’s debut album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, In 2012,
Shyne took to Twitter, now known as X, to write that: [Lamar] “is talented with a lot of potential, but his album is traaaaash!”
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Reflecting on his infamous 2012 comments during the interview, Shyne labeled it a “mistake”.
Watch the interview below
“I would say I made a mistake about Kendrick Lamar; I will admit to that. I think that was definitely a mistake [laughs]. I think Drake is nice; Drake is incredible, and Lamar has obviously proven me completely wrong but everybody got it at the time, but I was dealing with whatever I was dealing with, and I didn’t understand it; I didn’t appreciate it. He’s obviously proven to be one of the greatest musicians in our generation. That’s one I take back.“
However, according to HipHopDX, Shyne has previously defended his tweet during an interview with Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg.
He argued, then stating: “I’m not talking recklessly. I said the young boy got potential, and I said he was talented, but the album is trash. That’s tough, love. I didn’t attack him as an individual; I didn’t say anything disrespectful.It’s trash! Beats is trash, number one and once your beats are trash, you’re finished because you can’t handle a good flow. I don’t really want to hear what you gotta say. I’ll go buy Dr. Cornel West’s album if I want to hear someone talk.
