Earlier this week, GQ released its 18th annual "Men of the Year" issue, naming the Compton-bred rapper, Kendrick Lamar "Rapper of the Year". The rapper was missing in action at the event and rumors has it that it was due to the interview he had with a journalist by the name of Steve Marsh about his upbringing along with his LP, ”Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City.”
The 27-year-old Kendrick is "Pissed" at the tone and focus of the interview. In short, he and his camp felt journalist focused heavily on the gang violence endemic in the rapper’s hometown of Compton focusing on the wrong details. In an interview with TMZ, the CEO of Kendrick’s label Top Dawg Entertainment Anthony Tiffith, explained:
"To say he was ‘surprised at our discipline’ is completely disrespectful … Kendrick deserved to be accurately documented. The racial overtones immediately reminded everyone of a time in hip-hop that was destroyed by violence, resulting in the loss of two of our biggest stars [Tupac and B.I.G.] … As a result of this misrepresentation, I pulled Kendrick from his performance at GQ’s annual Man Of The Year party. While we think it’s a tremendous honor to be named as one of the Men Of The Year, these lazy comparisons and offensive suggestions are something we won’t tolerate."
No official statement has yet been shared from GQ.
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