During a recent interview on Big Boy's Neighborhood, The Game claimed he wanted to sign Kendrick Lamar. But his story caught some flack.
"First time I met Kendrick was a long time ago" the Compton rapper said, as caught by DJ Akademiks on Instagram. "I don't even know if he'll remember. He was going to the YET Center in Compton. As part of a probationary program, I had to go be a big brother at this YET Center... And I wasn't Kendrick's big brother, but he used to come in there. He was real young, always charismatic, always good with the words. Just a funny little guy... We grew up, like, across the street and around the corner from each other... He not affiliated but he Compton, he ain't no punk, either. [...] But I always knew. In the beginning of my career, I would be going by Top Dawg's house and helping him with Jay Rock stuff and lending my two cents.
"I was a little bit ahead of the curve than from where they were. I was always asking Top, I was like, 'Yo, let me get Dot.' He was like, 'No, no.' He knew what he was, I knew what he was. When I took Jay Rock on tour, Dot was the hype man. And I asked Top again at my house in Glendale... He was like, 'No.' But he was like, 'Yo, what if we piece up TDE? I was like, 'No, I got Black Wall Street, I'm good.' Let me get him as an artist. I knew what he was gon' be. And nobody didn't understand it yet except everybody that was around Top and TDE. They knew. And I knew."
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In the comments section of a separate Instagram post covering this, TDE's head of security 2Teez claimed Jayceon Taylor is being facetious. "Blood faking he never wanted to sign Kendrick!!!!!" he claimed. Also, in the comments section of Akademiks' post covering this rebuttal, MixedByAli chimed in with some laughing emojis. The mixing engineer has worked very closely with TDE in the past.
The Game's relationship with Kendrick Lamar was one of many side narratives to the Drake battle. This is because of Game's collaborations with both and his teeters between both sides, at least according to fans. He and Kendrick boast tracks like "The City" and "On Me."
We'll see where that social media battle leads, as both rivals' fanbases continue to wage war. Whether or not this story from The Game is true, it's a very interesting dynamic to explore.
