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  3. DAMN.
  4. ELEMENT.
ELEMENT. by Kendrick Lamar

TRACK

Kendrick Lamar

ELEMENT.

Release date: 13th April 2017

From DAMN.
Track 4
3:29
Hip-Hop/RapMusicRapWest Coast Rap
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About This Track

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.

About the Artist

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

Lyrics

ELEMENT.

New Kung Fu Kenny
Ain't nobody prayin' for me
Y'all know, what happens on Earth stays on Earth
Here we go
I don't give a fuck, I don't give a fuck
I don't give a, I don't give a, I don't give a fuck
I'm willin' to die for this shit
I done cried for this shit, might take a life for this shit
Put the Bible down and go eye for an eye for this shit
D-O-T my enemy, won't catch a vibe for this shit, ayy
I been stomped out in front of my mama
My daddy commissary made it to commas
Bitch, all my grandmas dead
So ain't nobody prayin' for me, I'm on your head, ayy
Thirty millions later, know the feds watchin'
Auntie on my telegram, like, "Be cautious"
I be hangin' out at Tam's, I be on Stockton
I don't do it for the 'Gram, I do it for Compton
I'm willin' to die for this shit, nigga
I'll take your fuckin' life for this shit, nigga
We ain't goin' back to broke, family sellin' dope
That's why you maney-ass rap niggas better know
If I gotta slap a pussy-ass nigga, I'ma make it look sexy
If I gotta go hard on a bitch, I'ma make it look sexy
I pull up, hop out, air out, made it look sexy
They won't take me out my element
Nah, take me out my element
I'm allergic to a bitch nigga, ayy
An imaginary rich nigga, ayy
Seven figures hold that slimmer than my bitch figure, ayy
Goin' digital and physical on all y'all, ayy
Bunch of criminals and money in my phone calls, ayy
We okay, we let the A1 fly
Relocate, jump on the same G5
Checkin' for me heavy 'cause I go, yeah, I go, yeah
They never been ready, yeah, I know, yeah, know, yeah
100K spread 'cross the floor, 'cross the floor, yeah
None of y'all fuckin' with the flow, yeah, the flow, yeah
Years in the makin', and don't y'all mistake it
I got 'em by a landslide, we talkin' about races
You know this'll never be a tie, just look at they laces
You know careers take off, just gotta be patient
Mr. One through Five, that's the only logic
Fake my death, go to Cuba, that's the only option
If I gotta slap a pussy-ass nigga, I'ma make it look sexy
If I gotta go hard on a bitch, I'ma make it look sexy
I pull up, hop out, air out, made it look sexy
They won't take me out my element
Nah, take me out my element
Damned if I do, if I don't (yuh)
Goddamn us all if you won't (yuh)
Damn, damn, damn, it's a goddamn shame
You ain't frontline, get out the goddamn way
Niggas thought they wasn't gonna see me, huh?
Niggas thought that K-Dot real life
Was the same life they see on TV, huh?
Niggas wanna flex on me and be in L.A. for free, huh?
Next time they hit the 10 freeway, we need a receipt, huh?
'Cause most of y'all ain't real
Most of y'all gon' squeal
Most of y'all just envy, but jealousy get you killed
Most of y'all throw rocks and try to hide your hand
Just say his name and I promise that you'll see Candyman
Because it's all in your eyes, most of y'all tell lies
Most of y'all don't fade, most of y'all been advised
Last LP I tried to lift the black artists
But it's a difference 'tween black artists and wack artists
If I gotta slap a pussy-ass nigga, I'ma make it look sexy
(It's the one and only, the world's greatest, the Kid Capri)
If I gotta go hard on a bitch, I'ma make it look sexy
I pull up, hop out, air out, made it look sexy
They won't take me out my element
Nah, take me out my element

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Track details

From DAMN.

3:292017
Listen
Album
DAMN.
DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar
14th April 2017
Track number
4
Release year
2017
  1. 1BLOOD.
    1:58
  2. 2DNA.
    3:06
  3. 3YAH.
    2:40
  4. 4ELEMENT.
    3:29

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  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    James Blake, Juvenile, Kendrick Lamar, Mannie Fresh, Ricci Riera, Sounwave
    Writer
    James Blake, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Ricci Riera
    Producer
    Bēkon, James Blake, Ricci Riera, Sounwave, TaeBeast
    Producer
    Bēkon, James Blake, Ricci Riera, Sounwave, Tae Beast
    Vocals
    Kid Capri
    Additional Production
    Bēkon, TaeBeast
    Additional Vocals
    James Blake, Kid Capri
    Mastering Engineer
    Mike Bozzi
    Mixing Engineer
    Cyrus Taghipour, Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt, James Hunt (7), Matt Schaeffer, MixedByAli, Tyler Page, Ya Boy N.O.I.S.
    Recording Engineer
    Brendan Silas Perry, Zeke Mishanec
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