Kendrick Lamar continues to play one-two R&B blows.
It’s been a bit of a drought, though not to alarming proportions, where Kendrick Lamar’s music is concerned. Even though it is a clue to the biennial album decline, all signs point to the extended pregnancy phase for Kenny. After all, how does one top the Pulitzer Prize-winning project? At Kendrick we believe, at least until further notice. Fortunately, he is present in a growing number of RnB singles – following up on SiR’s “Hair Down,” Kenny’s return to help Raphael Saadiq in “Rearview,” despite being in a supporting role.
Set to arrive nationally at midnight, “Rear View Mirror” is currently flowing in certain international markets. The song itself combines the development of the piano with a steady bass groove, evidence of the strength of long-lasting acoustic bass in hip-hop music. “How can I change the world but can’t change myself? How can I please the world but not God alone? “Rap Kendrick, which feels like a kind of pre-choir. Maybe the next body of work will find it facing a theological crisis – is it too early to make guesses like that?
Look for the Jimmy Lee Saadiq project to arrive on Friday, August 23.
Quotable Lyrics
How can I change the world but can’t change myself?
How can I please the world but not God himself?