After teasing the track on Instagram yesterday, to the delight of fans and veritable hip-hop beef spectators alike, Kendrick Lamar has dropped “The Heart Part 4.” And it bangs.
The solo song takes aim at multiple targets, some named, others not. These being: President Trump (“Donald Trump is a chump, know how we feel, punk!”), the Russian government officials’ alleged involvement in the outcome of the election (“And Russia need a replay button, y’all up to somethin'”), and a yet unidentified rapper (“My fans can’t wait for me to son ya punk ass and crush your whole lil shit. I’ll Big Pun ya punk ass, you a scared little bitch.”) As for the identity of the latter, Twitter has some ideas.
Drake before and after Kendrick Lamar dropped The Heart Part 4 pic.twitter.com/AObqtCAlrd
— connor (@ConnorSzb) March 24, 2017
Kendrick Lamar coming for Drake #Theheartpart4 pic.twitter.com/vuW2cQJdmv
— Cees&bees (@CarlosBlanco06) March 24, 2017
Big Sean after hearing Kendrick Lamar’s #TheHeartPart4 pic.twitter.com/y6gPaj2rC4
— Devon (@devonharipal) March 24, 2017
Damn, is Kendrick Lamar taking shots at Big Sean or Drake? If you haven’t heard https://t.co/6LTGoqqMEp The Heart Part 4, listen below. pic.twitter.com/pyDNJ9Tvj0
— Will (@NukeTeamWill) March 24, 2017
While this all remains speculation, with an album tease at the end of the track, rest assured this isn’t the last we’ve heard on the matter. “You know what time it is, ante up, this is in forever. Y’all got ’til April the 7th to get ya’ll shit together.” Well, at least there’s one thing we can all agree on:
*Turns on this new Kendrick Lamar* sheeeeesh. pic.twitter.com/WVz81vBbmH
— Skip Jones (@TheeSkipper) March 24, 2017
Read: We had a quick-fire, seven-minute chat with Kendrick.
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