Sports are a meritocracy. Meaning it's not based on opinion. You have to go out there and beat someone head to head and we all see it. There's proof of you being better than the next man.
Kendrick is winning awards based in LA, we don't get to see who voted for whom and why they voted so there's no proof of the victory that everyone can clearly see.
What we see are the objective facts. Who gets played in the club. Whose tickets sell out in less than a day for their shows. Who has the most number ones. Who has the most streams. Who gets played in cars when you're driving around the city.
Kendrick is the Harlem Globetrotters