Kanye West Asked By Wu-Tang Clan's U-God To 'Come Back To Earth', Rapper Praises Kendrick Lamar and Drake In Interview

While critics have been drooling over Kanye West's brutal latest album Yeezus, at least one gritty-rap pioneer is down on Yeezy's current output. U-God of Wu-Tang Clan urged Kanye to 'come back to Earth' before laying into other rap superstars like Drake and Lil Wayne.

"[Kanye is] getting too far away," the rapper told HuffPo. "Tell him there's no sound in space. He's got to come back on planet Earth. Space is a vacuum. There's no sound in space. Earth is where it's at. Come back down baby, come back."   

He also noted that J. Cole has no right to claim the throne of Nas or Jay-Z, as he has regularly attempted.

"See, my whole thing is, with respect, dude's got to earn that," the Wu-Tang rapper said. "Don't just talk about it. I don't like it when dude's just talking in the air, it's like taking a gun out and shooting in the air. Naw, man. Just keep coming -- just keep making music until people bow down like that." 

That's not to say that U-God doesn't have any rappers he's feeling. The rapper, whose Keynote Speaker drops later this year, is a big fan of Kendrick Lamar and the oft-maligned Drake.

"There are just certain dudes that when they spit -- like P[rodigy] from Mobb Deep -- when I hear them rhyme, it just triggers something in me. That's how you're supposed to do it. Kendrick got my blood boiling like that, too. He has that spark, like,Oooh....Drake too, man! I don't know why niggas frontin' on Drake. He has rhymes, man. He's getting it in. I'm not trying to be like him, but I'm not going to front on you, I like his style of music. Everyone who is in touch with their individuality -- I enjoy it. That's what hip-hop is about."  

Check out the whole interview over at the Huffington Post.