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Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during the 2013 BET Awards on  June 30 in Los Angeles.(Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images for BET)

Kendrick Lamar started a hip-hop battle royale Monday when he called out rappers by name with his verse in Big Sean's Control.

Lamar dropped the gauntlet with a chorus that included these lyrics: "I'm usually homeboys with the same n----- I'm rhymin' with/But this is hip-hop and them n----- 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-----."

By Wednesday, all sorts of artists, including Lupe Fiasco and B.o.B., had taken the challenge. (Note: Links lead to audio with explicit language.)

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