Kendrick Lamar is a student of West Coast rap. The obvious influence stems from g-funk greats and rappers like DJ Quik. However, he’s also dipped his toes into newer lanes out in the West. Take his expansion into the Bay Area when he tapped the rising group SOB x RBE for the Black Panther soundtrack. Additionally, The Pop Out lent a spotlight to the various rappers representing LA. However, someone that went almost completely unspoken was the late Drakeo the Ruler, someone Kendrick Lamar has definitely curbed from on past albums. Consequently, Drakeo’s father is letting it be known.

Recently, Drakeo’s dad spoke on No Jumper with Adam22, where he recalls hearing Kendrick’s last album GNX. At the time, he recalls hearing one of the songs and feeling like it felt like one of his son’s old so

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