
Kendrick Lamar is coming to London this summer to headline BST Hyde Park
He'll be supported by James Blake and Brittany Howard.
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The fourth track on 'DAMN.', released on 14th April 2017, 'ELEMENT.' finds Kendrick Lamar in a posture of defiant self-preservation. Written by Lamar, Sounwave, James Blake, and Ricci Riera, the song cycles through threats and declarations of loyalty, the hook built around the refusal to be moved from his element. The production is sparse, the tone unapologetic.
Lamar's verses trace a path from Compton streets to commercial success, the lyrics invoking family struggle and the weight of survival. He credits no higher power watching over him, the refrain insisting nobody is praying for him. The song's central image is resilience under scrutiny, a willingness to defend what he has built by any means necessary, delivered with a kind of cold swagger.
"ELEMENT." is a track by Kendrick Lamar, from the album DAMN., released 13th April 2017. The track is 3:29 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Kendrick Lamar.
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