Most Recreation followers would agree that his Documentary-era prime is behind him, however the man himself nonetheless believes he belongs on the throne of West Coast hip-hop.
Showing on the newest episode of Shannon Sharpe’s Membership Shay Shay podcast, the Compton native confidently asserted that he’s the primary rapper repping the Left Coast immediately.
“Can’t no person out-rap me, man,” he declared. “And anyone that is aware of will know. Nobody can do what I do. Nobody has my skillset. Not solely do I’ve the power to rap circles round folks, I’m additionally with all of the bullshit too if it got here all the way down to that. I’m the most effective rapper on this city.”
After former NFL star Sharpe pushed again on The Recreation’s assertion and talked about legends like Ice Dice and Snoop Dogg, the Aftermath alumnus doubled down.
“I like Dice however Dice can’t out-rap me,” he claimed. “And by the way in which, the rationale that Dice can’t out-rap me is as a result of I used Dice’s legacy to assist me sharpen [my skills]. I used Snoop’s legacy to assist me sharpen myself. I used Dr. Dre and N.W.A … these guys got here earlier than me.
“It’s like Kobe [watching] Mike rising up. In Kobe’s prime, Mike couldn’t maintain Kobe. However that’s as a result of he got here earlier than him and he was achieved with it. Now, if I used to be in 1992 with Dice, Dice may be capable of go loopy. However proper now? Nah, there’s not a rapper on the West that’s higher than me.”
Requested if he sees himself as the most effective rapper from his hometown of Compton — a metropolis that has additionally birthed the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Eazy-E and DJ Quik — The Recreation replied: “I’m positively the most effective rapper from Compton. Positively.”
Watch his feedback on the 1:19:16 mark beneath.
The Recreation’s daring declare comes scorching on the heels of his newest mission, Gangsta Grillz: Each Film Wants a Trailer.
Marking his first entry in DJ Drama‘s iconic mixtape sequence and first solo effort since 2022’s Drillmatic, the 18-track mission boasts appearances from Mozzy, Jeremih, Eric Bellinger, O.T. Genasis and even former Paramore singer Hayley Williams.
Kanye West was additionally purported to lend his star energy to the supporting solid on a sequel to their basic Late Registration collaboration “Crack Music,” however The Recreation determined to shelve it on the final minute, in keeping with messages he exchanged with a Ye fan account.
Gangsta Grillz: Each Film Wants a Trailer is designed to whet appetites for his long-awaited The Documentary 3, the third installment in The Recreation’s flagship album sequence.
“We coming high of the 12 months … January, February — one thing like that,” he not too long ago informed Actual 92.3 L.A.’s J Cruz. “I used to be going to cease with The Documentary 2 however my grandmother all the time informed me, ‘In life, you bought three acts.’ And within the Bible, it says you reside three scores and a ten — a rating is 20 and a ten [equals] 70. So in case you dwell to 70 years previous, you’ve lived a fairly full life.”
The Recreation added: “I wished to do a trilogy simply to service my grandmother’s reminiscence and the issues she taught me — being extra mature and wiser, being a God MC at this level. If anyone is aware of something about The Recreation, they know my pen isn’t slacking and my capacity to place collectively albums compeltely is all the time top-tier, so [The Documentary 3] is unimaginable.”
