According to reliable reports, Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna are teaming up for a new single.
Not the first time the two superstars collaborated, the American and Barbadian worked together on 2017’s ‘LOYALTY’ and following his headlining Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday (2.09), the duo will be in the studio together on a project that’s been in the cards “for a while”.
The pair have previously collaborated on projects including 2017’s ‘Doves in the Wind’ and 2018’s ‘All the Stars’ to December’s ’30 For 30′ from SZA’s reissue of ‘SOS’ (‘LANA’), as well ‘Luther’ and ‘Gloria’ on Lamar’s latest LP ‘GNX’.
A source told England’s Sunday Mirror “The track is sonically ambitious and lyrically powerful, reflecting their growth as artists and as cultural icons. It’s Rihanna’s first big step back into the music industry.”
Kendrick will make history as the first solo rap star to headline the legendary NFL game and will be joined by special guest, SZA.
In a promotional video posted on Instagram in January, the now 37-year-old rapper announced the news while seen walking across a football field talking on his cell phone, saying: “I’ve been thinking about a guest performer,” when SZA approaches from behind and throws a bucket of blue liquid on his head, with the caption “Catch @kendricklamar with guest @sza. #AppleMusicHalftime #SBLIX.”
Their Super Bowl halftime appearance preceeds Kendrick and SZA joining forces on their 2025 ‘Grand National Tour’, that launches in Minnesota on April 19 with subsequent stops in Atlanta, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Detroit and Los Angeles, before wrapping up in Washington, D.C. on June 18.
Born Solána Rowe, SZA admitted that she learns a lot whenever she collaborates with the “genius” rapper and that she would jump at the chance to create a full record with the ‘HUMBLE’ hitmaker.
Speaking on ‘Sherri’ on Wednesday (1,08), SZA stated “I would love that. “I think that would be amazing. He’s such a genius. And a part of his genius is like him being so elusive and so mysterious and I love it,” and when it came to ‘GNX’, she had no idea what tracks her vocals would end up on, but she did approve of her takes.
“I don’t know what’s going on as much as you don’t know what’s going on.” “When ‘Luther’ came out, I said, ‘OK, that’s the vocals we’re using, period.’ Same with ‘Gloria.’ I said, ‘OK,'” she explained.
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: Brandy Shaul