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With just two days to go before Kendrick Lamar ‘s highly anticipated The Pop Out: Ken & Friends concert (June 19), all eyes are on the West Coast for what’s expected to be a victory lap for the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper, following his heated beef with Drake this spring. Alongside collaborations with James Blake, Starrah and Gunna lies “Still,” perhaps the album’s best stab at combining the ’00s Southern hip-hop of ‘Mani’s childhood with the Brandy and Michael Jackson-influenced vocal layering that’s become a cornerstone of her sound. The California native wrestles with settling down with a “good girl” or running through a plethora of “bad b—hes.” He keeps it real when admitting people are only as faithful as their options, and Raj boasts that he’s got plenty of applications at his desk these days.
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