“I was supposed to work with him on the first album but didn’t end up doing so because of a conflict in scheduling,” Lamar says. But the rapper did get to connect with James Blake at the singer’s “Overgrown” (April 9, Republic Records) listening session at the W Hotel on Friday (March 15). What’s the downside to performing back-to-back shows, besides catching a bug? Kendrick Lamar wasn’t able to “enjoy the festivities” and catch acts he had hoped to such as Action Bronson, Danny Brown, and Joey Bada$$. “God willing, we’ll find a great opportunity to make a video out of it,” he says. 25 this week, the rapper hopes to release a video for the Jay-Z assisted remix. 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and re-entering Rap Songs at No. “It got a great reaction at the end of the day.” “It wasn’t supposed to leak but everything worked out in our favor,” the rapper said. Soon thereafter, a DJ got a hold of the clean version of the mastered song and it made its way onto the Internet.įree had planned for Kendrick Lamar’s latest single, “Poetic Justice,” to garner more buzz before releasing the “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” remix. But that happens in the game when you get to level.” That song wasn’t supposed to come out during SXSW.” Free says. On Wednesday night (March 13), Young Guru, audio engineer and DJ to Jay-Z, spun a remix of Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” song, “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe,” which features Jay-Z at a SXSW BitTorrent showcase. Whether on or stage, Kendrick Lamar was making headlines down at SXSW. Lamar and Free decided to collaborate with outlets at SXSW that have supported the rapper from the start of his career and helped promote his debut album. “I want to show them that I’m not different than who I am on record. “I wanted to let the fans that have been with me since day one know that I still appreciate them as much as they appreciate me,” Kendrick Lamar says. commercial base is cool but we just crossed-over, we don’t want to leave the people that have rocked with us behind.” “You want to keep the artist connected with the base that understands him and cares. “We wanted to keep Kendrick in front of his underground fan base, which is at SXSW,” Free continues.
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