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Kendrick Lamar: The battle rap legend whose hip hop war goes on

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Kendrick Lamar was the first solo hip-hop artist to front the Super Bowl halftime show.

He said his feud with Drake came "more from a space of more people putting rap to the back" Hip-hop, a genre which has been around for 50 years , has a long history of protest.

Kendrick is passionate about rap as an art form and wants to defend and celebrate the genre.

Kendrick 's success will shine a light on battle rap, but he acknowledges emerging rappers are finding new ways to cut their teeth.

Layyah , the first female rapper to win The Rap Game UK , is Team Kendrick , but doesn't plan on following his example.

She says it's more like who can make a great song and then make the best routine to it.