Chris Rock has always been closely connected to Hip Hop. He's spoken plenty about rappers, both in interviews and in his stand-up routines.
Rock also did an album intro for Rick Ross' Rather You Than Me and Busta Rhymes' new release Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God.
The beloved comedian was a recent guest on Desus & Mero and was asked what rappers he's listening to these days. Rock said he's into artists that make full albums like Kendrick Lamar, not rappers who just have hot singles. [Jump to 13:21 mark].
"Who's the new album artists, you know what I mean? Like, I like DaBaby, but is there a DaBaby album?" Rock asked. "There's a lot of guys dropping hot singles, which is lovely. But I like to [listen to] a whole experience that I can marinate on. Kendrick [Lamar] is, like, the truth. That's what I'm fiending for. Like that experience ... [I want] a musical journey. The ups, the downs, the weird single, the weird album track that you know was never gonna be a single, but you love it."
What current artists do you think make complete albums these days like Rock is talking about?