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Lefty Gunplay Details “Cool” Relationship With Kendrick Lamar

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Lefty Gunplay is having a huge 2024. The rapper dropped a staggering four albums during the year. He also had a breakout guest appearance on Kendrick Lamar’s song “tv off.” The single was a standout on Lamar’s album, GNX, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Lefty Gunplay is a burgeoning star, and he’s made it clear that his relationship with Lamar is strong. The rapper recently sat down for an interview in which he claimed Lamar was the most famous person in his phone. He also assured fans that he could call K. Dot whenever he wanted.

“I’ll call Kendrick right now,” Lefty Gunplay told the interviewer. “He’ll answer me, yeah, for sure.” He went on to explain that he’s developed a friendship with the Lamar since they collaborated. The rapper added that Lamar “loves” him, and would do whatever was necessary to link up if needed. “He loves me,” Lefty Gunplay asserted. “If I need to talk to Kendrick Lamar right now, he gon’ answer. We’re cool like that.” He also explained the ways in which his life has changed since his “tv off” appearance. Lefty Gunplay stated that he now has people making calls for him.

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Lefty Gunplay Confirms He’s “Cool” With K. Dot

“We’re so famous that he gets ahold of me through his team,” Gunplay explained. “And low-key I’m becoming that famous where we got so much going on.” The rapper is thrilled to be rising up the ranks in terms of hip hop stardom. Still, he maintains that his bond with Lamar is legitimate. “If I need him to know that ‘Lefty said he really needs to talk to you,’” he noted. “He’ll call. I know he will. Shout out Kendrick.” It has only been a few months since the release of “tv off,” but Lefty Gunplay has already delved into the circumstances in which he clicked with Lamar.

The most interesting aspect of Lefty’s story, though, is that Drake reportedly tried to reach out first. He told Bootleg Kev Podcast that Drake was a fan. “He liked a couple things, he liked my songs,” he stated. Still, the connection wasn’t there the way that it was, and currently is, between Lefty Gunplay and Lamar. “[Drake] never reached out the way Kendrick did,” the rapper explained. “When he reached out, he was real. He made me feel comfortable. I felt comfortable with him.” Hopefully we hear more Lefty and K. Dot music moving forward.

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Wack 100 Claps Back At Lefty Gunplay By Roasting His Kendrick Lamar Feature & Poor Album Sales

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For almost the last year, talent manager Wack 100, and California rapper Lefty Gunplay, have been going at one another. If you want to get a gist of what’s been going on, check out the Bootleg Kev and No Jumper interviews below. Near the beginning of 2024, not many had heard of the latter. But in the last month, he’s become a MC that people are keeping their eyes on. His feature on the now viral Kendrick Lamar GNX hit “tv off” has garnered him some buzz and has led to listeners tapping in more frequently to his catalog. Still, what some may not know is that on November 22, the day that K. Dot’s album dropped; Lefty’s Most Valuable Gangbanger also made landfall. But despite the uptick in traffic, the tape didn’t do so hot.

In fact, it didn’t even hit four digits, as it sold just “no thousand 500” equivalent units. This was a fact that Wack 100 made sure to hammer home in a recent interview with Vlad TV. He did so by using Lefty’s own feature on “tv off” against in him in the process. “Now let me tell you what I think that is: Crazy, scary, spooky, hilarious.” Speaking of those lyrics, Wack 100 also dismissed how much of feature it really was.

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The Beef Between Wack 100 & Lefty Gunplay Continues

“Is it true to say that maybe everybody (Wallie the Sensei, AzChike, etc.) was called in, and he’s the only one whose verse didn’t stand up and they took something to make something just because it was like an amnesty situation?” Vlad then came to the defense of Lefty Gunplay saying how big of a deal it is to be on a Kendrick album in 2024. Wack did agree with that, but he feels he wasn’t actually on the record. “You cannot identify what these four words represent,” he began.

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“It’s not a hook, it’s not a bridge, it’s not a verse. We’re gonna call it what it is, four words.” Wack 100 then went on to pose to Vlad if he thinks Lamar would have been fine laying down something similar to what Lefty did on a Dr. Dre tape. He thinks so, but Wack completely disagreed. He did give the rising Cali artist his props, but it’s clear that the animosity is still there.

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GloRilla Was The Secret Special Guest For The TDE Christmas Concert

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For the 11th year, Top Dawg Entertainment gave back to the community of its founder’s origin with the TDE Christmas Concert in Watts, California. Originally billed to include the label’s roster of artists which includes Ab-Soul, Doechii, Isaiah Rashad, Jay Rock, Ray Vaughn, Schoolboy Q, SiR, SZA, and Zacari, the label announced just days before the concert that former TDE member and forever family Kendrick Lamar would also take the stage, along with some special guests. The secret special guest in question turned out to be GloRilla, the other breakout rapper of the year, who performed her smash “TGIF.”

Another surprise guest was Lefty Gunplay, the mega-affiliated rising Compton who had his star turn this year on Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album GNX‘s meme-spawning fan favorite, “TV Off.” He’s the guy yelling “crazy, scary, spooky, hilarious” at the end of the song. He yelled his way through his set, too, proving how raw he really is. Hopefully, with the right polish on his performance, he can truly capitalize on the moment, because the fans in attendance seemed very enthused by his presence.

During Kendrick’s set — during which he performed 2017 hit “Humble,” and new hit “Squabble Up” — he was joined onstage by a small army of local kids, who danced to the latter. SZA, meanwhile, played “Kill Bill” and “Snooze,” Doechii performed “Boom Bap,” “Nissan Altima,” and “What It Is.” You can check out some fan footage below.

Lefty Gunplay & Hitta J3 Capitalize On Their Nods From Kendrick Lamar With “Stoopid”

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It’s a West Coast takeover on “Stoopid,” one of Lefty Gunplay’s newest tracks. It’s off his most recent project, Most Valuable Gangbanger, which is his fourth tape of 2024. He’s quickly become a prolific artist after getting his start professionally last year. By the way, all of those tapes we mentioned are his first four of his career. That hard work has been paying off for the California rapper, as he landed a big-time feature that will carry a lot of momentum for him going forward. Of course, we are talking about his placement on Kendrick Lamar’s now viral hit off of GNX, “tv off.” But don’t get it twisted, he’s got talent and it’s all over this track below.

As we said, it’s an all-Cali link-up, with Hitta J3, 19-year-old YS, and Bozo in the mix. Speaking of J3, he also got the chance to shine on Lamar’s project. You can find him on the title track deeper into the record. Overall, this track is a major banger, with an excellent gangsta rap-like beat. That comes courtesy of Damn James! (Kanye West, Meek Mill, Ella Mai) and Ty Dolla $ign. It’s mean, it’s lean, and extremely hard-hitting right from the jump. J3 really kicks the track off right with some intimidating bars and nice flow over the slower production. Gunplay follows up right after, then YS, with Bozo maybe having the best verse of them all. But no one misses and it’s a track we can Gunplay hanging his hat on.

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“Stoopid” – Lefty Gunplay, Hitta J3, YS, & Bozo

Quotable Lyrics:

Whoopin’, soft white like cool whip
Shoot s***
Meet the whoops, welcome to the movement
Ayy, I done brung the roster to the ruprint
Shut your mouth, can’t do loose lips
Tryna keep up, they still losing

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Kendrick Lamar Is Going To Release A Deluxe Version Of ‘GNX,’ According To A Collaborator

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Los Angeles has a lot to celebrate. First, the Dodgers won the World Series. Then, Kendrick Lamar released a surprise new album, GNX, featuring many of the city’s rising underground rappers, including Dody 6, Wallie The Sensei, and Lefty Gunplay. The latter was a guest on a recent episode of The Bootleg Kev Podcast, where he discussed working with Kendrick on “TV Off.” He also teased a deluxe version of GNX.

When asked by host Bootleg Kev if there was more stuff he cut to the “TV Off” beat, Lefty replied, “Yeah, I rapped on that beat. Got some stuff… I know he’s got a deluxe version coming out.”

A release date for GNX (Deluxe) is unclear.

You can watch the interview here.

A few months before GNX came out, Lamar spoke with SZA for Harper’s Bazaar. When he was asked about crying in public, Lamar replied, “The first time I allowed it to happen is documented, actually, onstage [in 2011] when Dre and Snoop and the whole West Coast was out, and they was like, ‘This is the torch that we were handing off.’ Dre passed me the torch, and a burst of energy just came out and I had to let it flow,” he said. “My tears is all on the internet. And now I look back and I love that moment. I love that that happened. Because it showed me in real time expressing myself and seeing all the work that I put forth actually come to life in that moment.”