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Gruger, William (August 22, 2013). "Kendrick Lamar's 'Control' Feature Yields Huge Twitter Followers Jump". Billboard. [...] Lamar got people talking after he claimed to be the "king of New York," while also calling out nearly every big act in the game right now. [...] The heavy news item also generated 200,000 page views to his Wikipedia page (a 277% increase) for the week.

"has influenced a rise in social conscience within his generation" is too self-promotional, or needs a citation

"His inclusion of social commentary and political criticism in his songwriting has influenced a rise in social conscience within his generation."

This seems like an exaggerated claim. 1. Has there been a rise in social conscience within his generation? 2. Did Lamar actually influence that rise or was it just coincidental? It would probably be better to avoid the promotional tone and just say "His songwriting includes extensive political criticism and social commentary." 2600:1700:A270:5EA0:0:0:0:27 (talk) 00:16, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. The statement is unsupported puffery. Ive removed it. Instantwatym (talk) 16:13, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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NICK NAMES ALSO INCLUDE- OKLAMA and KUNG FU KENNY (KUNGFOO KENNY) 2601:183:C901:C770:DC1B:5133:A75E:C28C (talk) 13:04, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Babysharkboss2 was here!! ^{Dr. Wu is NOT a Doctor!} 15:04, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kendrick lamar has other names

my edit keeps getting reverted even tho kendrick lamars names also include oklama, Man-Man, Kung Fu kenny Phaze714 (talk) 07:32, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The 'other names' field is for notable aliases, not random nicknames or one-time alter egos. It has been removed several times now. Please find consensus. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 09:15, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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"eschewed from the creative process" should be "eschewed the..." (no preposition). WrongSwanson (talk) 03:31, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Jamedeus (talk) 21:34, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):

> criticized his "overly beholden" flow and "clumsy" lyricism

should be changed to

> criticized his "clumsy" lyricism and that his flow was "overly beholden to ... Jay-Z and Lil Wayne".

Why it should be changed:

"overly beholden flow" does not parse. Beholden to whom or what? Use the full quote or omit the part about the flow.

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/mixtape-primer-reviewing-kendrick-lamars-pre-fame-output-126139/ 2601:645:C600:BFC0:D086:5DD:3C13:257C (talk) 21:53, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Deleting the portion that says Kendrick is often regarded one of the greatest rappers of all time and replacing it with the note that he is “ one of the names featured in Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time” without mentioning that he’s ranked NUMBER TWO seems very petty. Did a Drake fan make this edit? 2600:100C:B28E:1198:A860:8160:7D12:5298 (talk) 11:54, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already done – Isochrone (talk) 12:32, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]