While he has yet to announce the release date of his next album, Kendrick Lamar kept his name in the headlines with a string of promotion for his new video “i” this week. In the process, fans learned that he’s feeling Taylor Swift’s new single and even heard him freestyle over the track while visiting a radio station in Dallas. Swift returned the favor with a video of herself rapping along to a good kid m.A.A.d. city track.
Wu-Tang Clan also released another single with their upcoming album less than a month away. Elsewhere on the list we have new music from DJ Khaled, a mix that blends together Nas and Jay Electronica verses into a single track, a diss track from an NBA player, and more.
Kendrick Lamar Freestyles Over Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off”
After an audio clip of Kendrick Lamar singing along to Taylor Swift’s new single was released earlier this week, the Pop star posted a video of herself rapping along to Kendrick’s “Backseat Freestyle” on Instagram. Soon after, Kendrick visited the K104 radio station in Dallas and freestyled over “Shake If Off.”
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In a recent interview with The Fader, Kendrick reacted to comments from Taylor Swift that the singer listens to his album and one song in particular.
“Shout out to Taylor Swift,” he said. “You can’t put great music in different genres. I enjoy great music outside of my own music all the time, so I definitely can see where she’s coming from when she says that she listens to the record, and it’s a great thing for her to acknowledge that and put that good energy out into the world like that.”
Kendrick Lamar Releases “i” Video
After the single was released in September, a new Alexandre Moors and the Little Homies directed music video for Kendrick Lamar’s “i” hit the web this week. Beginning inside a club, the video follows Kendrick around South Central and then back, at one point rapping from the back seat of a swerving car.
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Wu-Tang Clan Releases “Ruckus In B Minor”
As the December release of Wu-Tang Clan’s A Better Tomorrow approaches, the group dropped off the album’s latest single earlier this week in a Funkmaster Flex premiere. The song, which was produced by RZA and Rick Rubin, is the first track on the 15-song album and the third single we’ve heard.
Shortly after the song was released, producer Just Blaze had questions about who aligned the vocals, hinting that the engineering job wasn’t up to snuff.
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Last month, RZA spoke specifically about the song and explained asking for input from Rick Rubin in an exclusive article by HipHopDX.
The group’s album is now available to pre order on iTunes.
This Week’s Top 10
1. Kendrick Lamar – “Shake It Off (Freestyle)”
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2. Kendrick Lamar – “i” [Video]
3. Wu-Tang Clan – “Ruckus In B Minor”
5. T-Pain f. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Through”
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6. DJ Khaled f. Usher, Rick Ross, Fabolous & Ace Hood – “Hold You Down (Remix)”
7. Nas & Jay Electronica – “The Season (Smu Mix) [Prod. J. Dilla]”
8. Future f. Drake – “Never Satisfied [Prod. Mike WiLL Made-It]”
9. Slaughterhouse – “Y’all Ready Know” [Video]
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