Prince Was Originally Tapped to Appear on Kendrick Lamar's "Complexion (A Zulu Love)"

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In an interview last year, Kendrick Lamar revealed that he had spent time in the studio with Prince. In a new feature from the Grammys, Lamar revealed the exact nature of those sessions. He wanted Prince to sing the hook on his To Pimp a Butterfly track "Complexion (A Zulu Love)."


After Rapsody revealed the news, Lamar confirmed:

That's true. Prince heard the record, loved the record and the concept of the record got us to talking. We got to a point where we were just talking in the studio and the more time that passed we realized we weren't recording anything. We just ran out of time, it's as simple as that.

Last year, Prince brought out Lamar to perform "What's My Name."


Prince Was Originally Tapped to Appear on Kendrick Lamar's "Complexion (A Zulu Love)"

 

[RhymesWell]

Would've been so dope

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

I love the song the way it is now #facts


But had Prince Rogers Nelson been on there.....

 

[Ziggiy]

Ain't no WAY I would've lost out on an opportunity to have the legendary icon Prince on my album...

I would've been talking to him, building, while making SURE them vocals got recorded.

"Oh word? So you and MJ were hanging out at Neverland and Bubbles served ya'll Tea and Crumpets.. Damn that's crazy..move over there right quick..."

"shyt...So Vanity LOVED raw dogging...that must've been wild..yo try these headphones on homie..."

"So you conceived the script for Purple Rain while making pancakes for a butt naked Pam Grier, while Appolonia fixed the cheese grits.. TURN IT UP ALI"

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Basically prince recorded it and thought it wasn't all that..

 

[MufasaChoppa]

good thing kenny left that flaming fukkboy off his masterpiece

 

[45123]

That would have been overkill on an already indelible song

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

Sound like Prince was just giving him false hope. We know cot damn well Prince ain't never gonna be featured on no rap album. Ever.

 

[Da King]

That would have been overkill on an already indelible song

Prince doing the hook would not have been overkill in the slightest

 

[45123]

Prince doing the hook would not have been overkill in the slightest

I'm saying it would have bettered the song even more when the song is already pretty much perfect. Reading & comprehension skills brehs

 

[Ziggiy]

good thing kenny left that flaming fukkboy off his masterpiece

 

[CHICAGOrilla]

Would have been dope. Originally I thought that was Prince on these walls

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

good thing kenny left that flaming fukkboy off his masterpiece

Drop dead..while taking a poopy dump.

 

[Da King]

I'm saying it would have bettered the song even more when the song is already pretty much perfect. Reading & comprehension skills brehs

You don't know the meaning of overkill

 

[MufasaChoppa]

Drop dead..while taking a poopy dump.

nah you drop dead fukk nikka. I'm tired of you old heads glorifying this fun boy.

i dont care how many hits he has. i will never respect this man.