MUSIC

Those Hip Hop Guys: Hear Kendrick Lamar's new single 'The Heart Part 4'

Damon "Jank" Joy
Special to the Journal Sentinel

I woke up Friday morning to relentless chatter about a supposed new Kendrick Lamar single. Of course, I assumed it was a hoax or some unreleased nonsense like his last release “Untitled”(outtakes of “To Pimp A Butterfly”). It was neither.

In this Oct. 2016 photo, Kendrick Lamar performs on the second day of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas.

It’s a new song and he’s irritated. On “The Heart Part 4,” Kendrick takes shots at our president and an unknown rapper. Speculation is that it is either about Big Sean or Drake. Regardless of who it is; I won’t be losing any sleep.

Kendrick’s new single is only available on Apple Music at the moment. If you’re clever I’m sure you can find it somewhere else.

Kendrick has also hinted at a possible new album release date by ending the song with “Y'all got 'til April the 7th to get ya'll sh*t together." So, he’s either dropping a new album or … that’s pretty much the only option.