Kendrick Lamar Responds To Taylor Swift's Comments Regarding His Music

Kendrick Lamar: "I appreciate Taylor Swift for supporting not only my music, but just the Hip Hop culture."

After Taylor Swift praised Kendrick Lamar during her cover interview with Rolling Stone, Kendrick Lamar was asked about how he feels regarding the Pop star's comments. 

“Some people always try to lock it down and categorize it for one particular listener,” Lamar said in an interview with Associated Press when asked about Swift, according to MTV. “But it moves all, even people from other genres. I appreciate Taylor Swift for supporting not only my music, but just the Hip Hop culture. There’s really no gap. It’s music and it feels good.”

Lamar went on to note his growth in the industry, as well as the development and evolution of Hip Hop. 

“I remember when I used to perform in front of 200 people,” Lamar said. “Now, it’s a sea of people. I’m glad to see the growth here. It speaks volumes about the Hip Hop culture.”

In the Rolling Stone piece, Swift says the following:

"You want to know a trick to immediately go from feeling victimized to feeling awesome?" she says before revealing Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" is what she listens to when feeling this way.

"This is my go-to," she explains