Kendrick Lamar Band • Page 3

I'm sure it was a financial decision. I mean, not that Kendrick needs the exposure or money, but he's just continuing to broaden his fan base.

 

He's doing so many features this year it's crazy

 

I mean, he probably gets paid really well for these spots, which is more than enough it itself. Doesn't seem baffling to me at all

 

There's a reason that Kendrick is one of the biggest names in hip hop outside of just the rap community, it's because he is a feature machine... in many genres. Dude has featured on Taylor Swift, Sia, Alicia Keys, Dido, Imagine Dragons, Lonely Island, Robin Thicke, Shwayze, ZZ Ward.... pop features are not a new thing for him

 

Steve I swear to God.

 

He is one of the biggest rappers out right now lol no one is sitting around putting Frank Ocean on a OneRepublic remix

 

Also he gets serious coin for these features, gives him more freedom to create the music he wants on his own dime. Plus I wouldn't be shocked if he uses it for charitable means to help out friends and family

 

Frank isn't on a label
Remember he forced his way off

 

Yes I'm aware, but it's not like he was being recruited for corny features either.

And true, maybe there's some sort of clause in Kendrick's contract that requires him to do some features. As Steven points out, there are...a lot. Clearly a lot of these he's participating in on his own volition

 

yes, go on....

 

The fact that he put out an album like tpab means he can do whatever he wants.

No one else is talking about the shit he's talking about. So he can do these corny features without sullying his name because he is on a pedastool few artists can reach.

No amount of pop features can erase the amount of consciousness he has injected into the genre.

 

well this is just flat out untrue

 

maybe he was hoping for that Heard 'Em Say magic

 

Maybe he liked the song and isn't a super judge mental negative person and just likes to put stuff out and chill with people who like him

I think when maroon 5 called him up to do a song his honest response was along the lines of "sure why not"

 

well THIS is embarrasing at least. Whoever works for YouTube at Maroon 5's label calls him Kendrick LaMar in the video description, furthermore he isn't in this version of the song.

 

Every Kendrick Lamar 2016 Guest Verse, Ranked - DJBooth Article

 

pretty agreeable list

 

Mary J and Kendrick, taking on a Springsteen song

 

Kendrick's verse is so fucking good

 

Yeah this song's really great, both of them are A+ on it

 

Springsteen not Dylan!

 

hah!! I didn't know the song origianlly, my baddddd

 

To Pimp A Butterfly is really hard to listen to right now with everything going in. It's crushing me Right now

 

Listening to Section.80 this morning. What a great album.

 

Section 80 still my favorite