This clip is from Ep. 151 of The ILL-Advised Wise Guys Podcast: https://youtu.be/TXQcHy48rus
When Kendrick Lamar released his Grammy-winning fourth studio album DAMN. in April 2017, he included “Element” as the fourth song on the track list. Peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song saw Lamar essentially rap about how confident he was in his ability, emphasizing that nobody could “take me out my element.”
However, six years after “Element” came out, a separate version that Lamar recorded surfaced on Twitter, which included much different “elements” than the one that landed on DAMN. First off, instead of the more toned-down instrumental used on the DAMN. version, the leak sees Kung-Fu Kenny rapping over the fiery beat from “Paramedic!” his 2018 collaboration with California rap group SOB X RBE that landed on the Black Panther soundtrack.
Secondly, as opposed to the subliminal, nonspecific slights that Lamar rattled off at the hip-hop community as a whole on the original “Element,” the rendition leaked on Thursday (September 7) sees him directly diss fellow emcees like Big Sean, French Montana, and Jay Electronica...via source: https://americansongwriter.com/original-version-of-kendrick-lamars-element-leaks-includes-several-disses/
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