Kendrick Lamar ignites Twitter uproar after slamming fellow rappers, declares himself ‘King of New York’ on Big Sean’s new song ‘Control’

Kendrick Lamar is taking control of the hip-hop game.

The 26-year-old rapper's verse on Big Sean's single "Control," which was released Tuesday, reminded fellow lyricists what the true nature of hip-hop is … competition.

Lamar's lyrics, which begin at approximately three minutes into the song, include: "I'm usually homeboys with the same n----s I'm rhyming with/ But this is hip-hop and them n----s should know what time it is/ And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Wale/ Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake/ Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller/ I got love for you all but I'm tryna murder you n----s/ Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you n----s/ They don't wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you n----s/ What is competition?"

His words sparked quite a reaction in the Twitterverse with fans and rappers alike stating their opinion.

"I hear u loud and clear my n---- … @kendricklamar," rapper Pusha T tweeted shortly after the song's release.

Even emcees who weren't called out by Lamar had something to say.

"Any studios open yet?" Brooklyn-born rapper Fabolous tweeted  shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Missy Elliot tweeted a thank you to Lamar for reminding rap artists "2 be Lyrical and have substance again."

But what about the fact that the Compton, Calif. native also called himself the "King of New York" in the rap when he said: "I'm Makaveli's offspring I'm the King of New York/ King of the coast/ One hand I juggle them both."

"A Cali n---- just said he's the King of NY & u n----s so f---ing worried about your relationships, y'all make me sick," New Jersey rapper Joe Budden wrote. "Where's all NY!???!"

Lupe Fiasco wasn't dazzled by Lamar's words either and folded in a lyrical response in his tweet from his private account: "Y'all know y'all easily impressed. Bar so low you need a shovel to get at it."

Despite any backlash the "Poetic Justice" rapper received, his fans certainly had his back.

"Kendrick aint diss nobody he was basically saying Everything is a competition ain't no friends when you tryna get to the top," one fan wrote.

Another tweeted: "Kendrick just reminded ya'll that this is Hip Hop. A competition of words. No rap beef … just lyrical challenge. As it should be."

But Diddy arguably said it best when he simply tweeted: "KENDRICK!!!!! Ohhhh Sh********t"