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27 Aug, 2013

Give It 2 U

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Thicke releases the single, Give It 2U, from his album, Blurred Lines.The song features Kendick Lamar as well as 2 Chainz. Thicke:

I reached out to 2 Chainz, because I’m a big 2 Chainz fan and I think Kendrick is amazing. So the funny thing was, my management sent it to Kendrick while I had sent it 2 Chainz. So I already had a 2 Chainz version and then suddenly we hear that Kendrick loves the record and already recorded a verse. And I was like, ‘Oh my god, this is incredible.’ So they’re both on the song now, because it’s just too good.

Robin Thicke - Give It 2 U (Explicit) ft. Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz

Kendrick Lamar interview

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Hall interviews Lamar on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about their nolstagic meeting with the late Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur as a child.

My father seen him, I’m two minutes at the house. Down the block, he came and grabbed me, it was pandemonium. He put me on his shoulder, I’m watching Pac and Dre just right there conversing with all the beautiful people out in Compton.

31 Mar, 2014

It’s On Again

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The artist releases It’s On Again, featuring Lamar, from the album, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

I’m very excited to be a part of such a powerful collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer. This is the next chapter in the Spider-Man legacy and we really feel It’s On Again captures the experience, the story—and most importantly—the meaning behind the film, which is that we all have the potential to be extraordinary. There’s a little bit of a super hero in all of us.

Alicia Keys - It's On Again (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Official Video) ft. Kendrick Lamar

3 Sep, 2014

Sued over song

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Reed and Jones sue Lamar for $10 million, claiming he has stolen their song, The Thorn, to create his hit Rigamortis. The two musicians are suing Lamar for at least $10 million. 

The Thorn isn’t merely part of Rigamortis … IT IS Rigamortis.

Kendrick Lamar - Rigamortis (Official Video)

17 May, 2015

Bad Blood music video

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Swift premieres the music video for Bad Blood (featuring Kendrick Lamar), at the Billboard Music Awards, the fourth single from her #1 album 1989. The elaborate video features Swift as a leather-clad revenge-driven hero dubbed “Catastrophe.” Many of Swift’s famous friends appear in the video, with Gomez playing Swift’s arch-enemy, “Arsyn.” The song is rumored to be about the rift between Swift and Katy Perry.

Taylor Swift - Bad Blood ft. Kendrick Lamar