Kendrick Lamar‘s previously unreleased guest verse from Frank Ocean‘s “Nights” has been leaked.
The raw sounding snippet surfaced online over the weekend, although it’s unclear whether Kendrick recorded his verse for the original track or a potential remix given a rap verse doesn’t necessarily gel with the somber R&B sound of the Blonde standout.
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There was also unsubstantiated speculation on social media that Lamar’s verse was part of a reference track for himself before the beat was passed to the “Pyramids” singer, although this is unlikely considering “Nights” was produced by Frank himself alongside close collaborators Vegyn, Michael Uzowuru and Buddy Ross.
Neiter artists has yet commented on the leak, but plenty of fans have had their say with the reception to Kendrick’s verse being mixed.
Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Nights by Frank Ocean has leaked. pic.twitter.com/PXvMRoy855
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One fan did not like the experimental nature of Kendrick’s verse, writing: “I fw Kendrick but some times this n-gga does bullshit on instrumentals and make weird ass voices and people swear it’s experimental shit sounds horrible.”
Another listener commented: “The verse is great but it would have ruined the flow of the song i think, could’ve been a cool deluxe/bonus track though.”
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Someone else, however, wished the verse would have stayed on the finished product: “This is actually fire Frank should have kept his verse in the album.”
Another Kendrick Lamar leak became the topic of discussion last week after Big Sean revealed that the Compton rapper apologized to him for a particularly scathing diss song.
On the unreleased song, Kendrick raps: “Big Sean keep sneak dissin,’ I let it slide / I think his false confidence got him inspired / I can’t make them respect you, baby, it’s not my job / You finally famous for who you date, not how you rhyme (boy).”
In an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Sean showed the Breakfast Club co-host the text that Kendrick sent him after the track, which was an early version of his 2017 DAMN. cut “ELEMENT.,” made its way online last year.
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“That song [‘ELEMENT.’] came out and he changed that bar. I had to keep that in mind ’cause I was pissed when I heard it,” he said. “He changed that on his own so he probably came to the conclusion that it was nothing.
“So then me and him talked, and I got the text in my phone […] He apologized in a sense for going that far and for that shit coming out.”
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He added: “When that shit leaks, people are like, ‘You heard what he said about you?!’ I’m like […] ‘We already talked about it. I already got an apology for it.’ I ain’t really had too much communication with him since then.”
Sean also revealed that he had a response to the song ready after initially hearing the leak.
