XXL Presents Dr Dre & Kendrick Lamar "Dr Dre Brings Us Hip-Hop's Next Big Star"

[.:Hercy Buggz:.]

Kendrick doesnt need Dre or Aftermath.. he is good on his own..

[Smackdog]

kendrick makes crooked seem talented,

[Hack Wilson - real]

kendrick makes crooked seem talented,

[UCC]

If he manages to get an album out pretty fast on Aftermath, he should have an ok career at least,
like Em and Game and 50 all got their albums put together and out pretty quick, while
Dre was still interested in them and before he changed his mind...

If Dre has ANY time to mull it over and try to craft some perfect album and your buzz starts slipping even a bit,
then you get put on the back burner and eventually dropped.

Kendrick is dope, but he doesn't really have the personality of a Snoop or an Eminem, and I think you need
that really entertaining personality to become a star that sticks around... being dope lyrically isn't enough for super-stardom

[Remedy360]

Should of been Bishop Lamont on that cover with Dre. Ah well... good for K.Dot... he's highly talented and deserves his current spotlight. What many people don't know though, is that Kendrick is being promoted quickly out of desperation on Dre's part. Dre had invested a lot of his "Detox" plans into Bishop Lamont. Bishop was being groomed heavily behind the scenes to be Dre's next major sidekick... the way Snoop was for "The Chronic" and Eminem for "Chronic 2001." But Dre took way too long to get Bishop out there, and when Interscope pulled "Grow Up" from the radio as soon as it was becoming hot on the westcoast, Bishop got frustrated and left Aftermath... which really messed up Dre's plans for "Detox." Everything from Bishop's pride to Dre's lazyness to Iovines greedy ignorance fucked up what could've been an epic return of Aftermath (Dre-n-Bishop). No one will admit it, but Kendrick is Dre's "plan B." Which is a shame 'cause like I said, Kendrick is dope with a lot of potentiel. But if he does indeed come out, it will be a rushed product out of desperation for Dre to get some sort of motivation again and MAYBE drop "Detox" before he turns 50. Believe it or not, Dre still has no idea what direction to go with Detox. He started out recording hardcore, mature and dope cuts for Detox with a slightly new sound while keeping it fun when he signed Bishop (they recorded SOOOO much materiel together). When Bishop left, Dre went to recording pop/techno records with today's "celebrities" in hopes to gain publicity with today's youth. Now with K.dot signed, Dre's on the fence, but he's slowly getting back to some solid Hip Hop, but like I said... it's a "plan b." We'll see...

Eh I don't really see value in promoting Bishop anymore. Just another so so Cali rapper. I know not everyone here likes Lamar but at least he brings something different than most guys to the table. He has a better chance to at least catch on at some level than Bishop.

[West Coast Veteran]

I will be buying this issue. Reminds me of the issue with 50 Cent on the cover with Dre and Em and the one with Game, Eve, Busta on the cover.

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Great to see... If anybody can get this forum up and popping again it's the Dre/Lamar combo!  Hope they do big things, but as with any Dre project you never know if it's coming out till it comes out.

[Smackdog]

i won't be buying this magazine at all, it shows just how dead hip hop is that they need a dude like kendrick for the cover.

[Cordozzar Drakko]

i won't be buying this magazine at all, it shows just how dead hip hop is that they need a dude like kendrick for the cover.

it's never possible toplease EVERYONE. That's life.

[I`m Wayne Brady bitch!]

Looking forward to seeing this never get released!

[ANgry!]

LOL

dude is ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kid SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

looks like a nerd faggot raps like a nerd faggot...



the future of rap!!!!!!!!!!!

RAP SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



big gay robot dr.dre is gonna have that boy turning to drugs and jesus before he drops his album!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the PUNISHER!!!!!!!!

you gotta fuck gay dre to get down with interscope.... ask jimmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kendrick lamar has 0 bangers and he has one of the gayest voices in the history of rap....

dr. dres blowup doll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Black Excellence]

i won't be buying this magazine at all, it shows just how fucked up shit is that they need a dude like kendrick for the cover.

[friscoliving]

he sells out shows everywhere... enough said.

[Smackdog]

he sells out shows everywhere... enough said.

even if that is true,

i really wish it wasn't and have a hard time believing it.

[Hack Wilson - real]

i don't hate on the guy like Smackdog does


it'd be nice to see him blow up but i just don't see it