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Top Dawg Entertainment’s Kendrick Lamar has a reason fans should make sure to try his DAMN. album out in reverse. The hip-hop stud recently talked about his chart-topping release.
In a new interview, K. Dot admitted DAMN. can easily be enjoyed from end to start.
“I think like a week after the album came out, [fans] realized you can play the album backwards,” he told MTV News correspondent Gaby Wilson. “It plays as a full story and even a better rhythm. It’s one of my favorite rhythms and tempos within the album. It’s something that we definitely premeditate while we’re in the studio.” (MTV)
Lamar also explained the biggest difference listeners will notice if they play DAMN. backwards.
“I don’t think the story necessarily changes, I think the feel changes,” he said. “The initial vibe listening from the top all the way to the bottom is … this aggression and this attitude. You know, ‘DNA,’ and exposing who I really am. You listen from the back end, and it’s almost the duality and the contrast of the intricate Kendrick Lamar. Both of these pieces are who I am.” (MTV)
This week, former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant singled out Lamar on social media.
Last month, K. Dot brought out Chance The Rapper at his Chicago DAMN. tour stop.
Kendrick Lamar is currently on tour behind his excellent DAMN. album, and tonight, he played Chicago’s United Center. He brought out hometown hero Chance the Rapper for “No Problem” from Chance’s 2016 album Coloring Book. (Pitchfork)
