Anticipation for the release of Kendrick Lamar’s sophomore album is high. After his critically acclaimed debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, hip-hop fans have been anxious to get any information on his next LP. XXL recently caught up with legendary producer Pete Rock, who said that he’s working with Kendrick for his next album. “Kendrick Lamar, I worked with him on his new album,” he said.
Soul Brother No. 1 states that he’s actually does the hook for one of K. Dot’s songs off the former XXL Freshman’s upcoming LP. It’s somewhat similar to what he did for Nas on “The World Is Yours” off of Illmatic. “I did some scratching and I’m on the hook on one of his songs on his album,” said the New York native. “I’m really excited about that. It’s just a regular hook. I can’t really sing it to you, you’re just going to have to hear it.”
How did Kendrick Lamar and Pete Rock even meet? The superproducer says it was through text messages. “I met Kendrick through texts actually,” he said. ”I got his number and had conversations through texts. Me and Ab-Soul were working together. I was already working with people. I did a song with ScHooolboy Q and Mac Miller where they took a old jazz beat of mine that I was surprised they used. I’ve been slowly working with TDE.”
Details have been rare, however, just last week TDE’s co-president Punch gave XXL a brief update and said that it’s too early in the process for Kendrick’s as-of-yet untitled LP to have a particular sound, but there is a concept in place. Producer Cardo also recently shared news with XXL that he was working on Kendrick’s approaching album. Back in February, Top Dawg Entertainment‘s Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith hinted to Billboard that K. Dot’s LP will be released in September.—Emmanuel C.M.
4. "Curious how mad, stinky Lessonheads are gonna handle this" In response to Reply # 0
Kendrick can do no wrong, but the Lesson doesn't like when young rappers pay homage to anyone old who isn't a gangster rapper (The Lesson liked the MC Eight stuff on the first album)
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5. "You left out the G cause the G ain't in you." In response to Reply # 4
MC Eiht*
>Kendrick can do no wrong, but the Lesson doesn't like >when young rappers pay homage to anyone old who isn't >a gangster rapper (The Lesson liked the MC Eight stuff >on the first album)
9. "http://instntrply.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/airball.gif" In response to Reply # 5
>MC Eiht* > >>Kendrick can do no wrong, but the Lesson doesn't like >>when young rappers pay homage to anyone old who isn't >>a gangster rapper (The Lesson liked the MC Eight stuff >>on the first album)
16. "this is dave bummer, take it with a grain of salt" In response to Reply # 14
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15. "let Pete co-produce? that was a Pete beat from 97" In response to Reply # 12
Ye didn't really do shit on that record except choose the sequencing of the beat, all the chops and beat work was Pete
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19. "I'm assuming he means "co-produce" as in" In response to Reply # 15
"participate in production". Not as in "acted as Kanye's assistant". But idk. Anyway, the credits say:
Produced by Pete Rock for Soul Brother #1 Productions and Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop since 1978. Additional Production by Mike Dean for Dean’s List Productions and Jeff Bhasker.
20. "Basically what you hear is the the way the beat was before" In response to Reply # 19
Kanye probably sequenced it and Mike Dean usually adds flourishes here and there with bass, but the beat as we got it is all Pete Kaney isn't talented enough to chop and filter the way Pete does, listening to it makes it easy to tell that the beat itself wasn't touched by him
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