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How Kendrick Lamar Enlisted Mariachi Singer Deyra Barrera for ‘GNX’: ‘Everything He Makes Is Magic’
The Compton rapper heard her sing a Fernando Valenzuela tribute before Game 1 of the World Series.
Many were taken aback when they played Kendrick Lamar ‘s surprise album GNX and the first voice they hear is a woman singing in Spanish: “I felt your presence here last night, and we started to cry.” So when the Dodger great died in October just as the L.A. ball club was set to meet the Yankees in the World Series, the mariachi singer was tapped to sing in honor of her dear friend before Game 1. Lamar, who was fresh off seemingly defeating Drake in one of the most notable rap battles in the history of the genre and being picked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, invited Barrera to the studio.
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