Kendrick Lamar has responded to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis” Macklemore about the duo”s “The Heist” nabbing the Grammy for Best Rap Album over Lamar”s heavily favored “”Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.” His basic message: No sweat.
As you may recall, after snagging four Grammys, including Best New Artist, on Sunday night, Macklemore instagrammed a text that he”d sent to Lamar, telling Lamar that he had been robbed, and that “Good Kid” should have won best rap album over “The Heist.”
In subsequent days, Macklemore has been applauded for calling it as he saw it, while others have been less charitable, saying he should give back the award if he doesn”t feel he and Ryan Lewis (who”s been silent on the whole thing) deserve it or he shouldn”t have spoken up at all since the duo won the award fair and square.
XXL asked Lamar about the matter in New York Tuesday and Lamar had nothing but good things to say about Macklemore & Ryan Lewis”s victory in three out of the four rap categories: “It”s well deserved; he did what he did, man,” Lamar said. “He went out there and hustled and grinder. Everything happens for a reason the universe comes back around, that”s how it go.”
Lamar”s comments also seem open to interpretation. Is he saying the Macklemore worked hard and, therefore, he was worthy of the award or is he implying the Macklemore simply lobbied harder to win and this was the result?