The task of selecting either the best or the most impactful era of Kendrick Lamar’s music has proven to be a challenge for most producers and music lovers, as each project has its unique characteristics.
Records such as To Pimp A Butterfly or good kid, m.A.A.d city always appear to place themselves neck to neck when it comes to the job of zeroing in on a record that solidified him as the standard in hip-hop.
Even though DAMN is not the most beloved by his hardcore fan base, the 2017 comeback will always be a special moment, as the crossover appeal of the record did not detract from the fact that it’s still a highly conceptual LP.
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For that reason, it remains Lamar’s most popular album in terms of streams because of the songwriting and the plentiful pop rap and R&B cuts, making it more digestible for the casual fan.
DAMN, per available records, has over 9.1 billion streams per Kworb, and the producers played a major role in making this tape what it was.
The brains behind it, per hotnewhiphop.com, include Dahi, Mike WiLL Made-It, Sounwave, and Steve Lacy.
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Another person who could have been a part of DAMN.‘s stacked roster is Timbaland. The Virginia native has been in the booth with some of the biggest rap and pop stars for decades. A reshared clip from a Kung Fu Kenny fan page shows Timbaland previewing a track from that acclaimed era.
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Timbaland teasing an unreleased Kendrick Lamar song from DAMN. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vtrr5Ogip1
— kendrick Lyrics (@WordFromKdot) January 28, 2025
It’s only about 15 seconds long and there’s also no vocals from the Compton MC. The woozy instrumental includes those now iconic “Kung Fu Kenny” background vocals in such a hypnotizing fashion and it’s making us want Timbo to drop it right away.
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