Fat Joe Crowns Kendrick & SZA: Ja & Ashanti Crawled So They Could Walk
Written by djfrosty on May 22, 2025
Fat Joe is putting major respect on Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s name, saying they’re on the verge of becoming the greatest rapper/singer duo the game has ever seen.
Chopping it up on his Joe and Jada podcast, the Hip-Hop OG spoke on how the TDE heavyweights are making serious noise together. “What you don’t know is that they’re gonna be best friends and all that forever,” Joe said. “Right now, they got like six or seven joints. They number one. They could take the slot, 100%. They fire together.”
Crack even put them in the same convo as Ja Rule and Ashanti—one of the most iconic duos in the game—but made it clear Kendrick and SZA are on a different level ‘cause they both run things as solo stars. Their collab “Luther” is doing big numbers, breaking records left and right. It’s now the longest-running No. 1 hit by a co-billed solo male and female duo, beating out Diddy and Faith Evans’ ‘94 classic “I’ll Be Missing You.”
That’s not all—“Luther” is officially the biggest Hip Hop single of the decade, passing Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” which held it down for 11 weeks back in 2020. Only Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” has spent more time at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Fat Joe’s calling it early: if Kendrick and SZA keep this wave going, they might just lock in that GOAT duo status for real.