During a recent interview with Bullett magazine, Kendrick Lamar praised Jay Z for his life-long effort to furthering his music career.  Kendrick recognizes how hard Jay Z has worked to elevate his life to such a royal stature, coming from the Marcy Projects to winning Grammys and having dinner with the President of the United States.

"I salute people like Jay-Z.  How many tours has he been on? How many verses has he put down? How many interviews? How many radio shows? People forget that. They can't fathom how a dude from the Marcy Projects is sitting next to Barack Obama, so they make up all types of crazy sh*t and forget the facts: This n***a dedicated every single day of his life to this, and what he has wasn't just given to him. It's no mistake he's at where he's at."

Source: hiphopblog.com