I don't know anything about the age of aquarius but Ms. Badu was part of the the Soulquarians and she called out Drake to respond to Kendrick's 'Control' verse. In the same way the grime mc's used to clash hip hop was about battling it's a part of the culture that traces back to Jamaican deejays which now has sadly disappeared. Rapper's nowadays (except Gucci and a few others) are scared to call each other out - apart from on twitter. Even Frank Ocean and Chris Brown had 'beef'.
That's probably why his verse was talked about so much because people aren't used to it anymore. What happened to friendly competition? It keeps everyone on their toes and encourages people to actually practice and perfect their craft. At the end of the day he wasn't actually dissing anyone...besides Drake has nothing to prove.
Why wasn't Erykah on the original BDKMV? Too many Kendrick abbreviations! She's just at home with the organic sounds of Dilla & Madlib as she is with newer artists like Flying Lotus, Bonobo and Burial and whilst there are sonic similarities between all of the artists her talent is so great that era and genre don't matter. Her music is conscious, spirital and sensual. You need only look at her personal style and previous lovers to see the sort of head space she occupies. Can you imagine a conversation between her Andre 3000, Common & Jay Electronica?!
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