Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibeby Kendrick Lamar

Released OTD in 2012.

Kendrick Lamar sampled the the previous song, "Tiden Flyver" by Boom Clap Bachelors. -- Producer Sounwave said: "Me and Kendrick found this crazy record from this foreign group and we didn't know where to go with it. So we looped that, I took it to my spot, and did the drums. I added everything I needed, the extra guitars, strings, all that. That inspired Kendrick to bring it to another level."

Kendrick Lamar sampled the the previous song, "Tiden Flyver" by Boom Clap Bachelors. -- Producer Sounwave said: "Me and Kendrick found this crazy record from this foreign group and we didn't know where to go with it. So we looped that, I took it to my spot, and did the drums. I added everything I needed, the extra guitars, strings, all that. That inspired Kendrick to bring it to another level."

KEXP is celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop this year. ! Each week (beginning on Wednesday), we highlight a particular year in Hip-Hop history. Today, it’s 2012. -- Kendrick explained this song in an interview, saying: That’s really one big subliminal at everybody getting mixed in a situation where everyone wants to have creative control. That’s the vibe I wanted to kill. That’s why I threw that record out. If you listen to some of the words, it’s real intricate, but it makes sense." Here are the lyrics: genius.com

The song contains a sample of the previous song, "Tiden Flyver" by Boom Clap Bachelors. Producer Sounwave said: "Me and Kendrick found this crazy record from this foreign group and we didn't know where to go with it. So we looped that, I took it to my spot, and did the drums. I added everything I needed, the extra guitars, strings, all that. That inspired Kendrick to bring it to another level." -- Lady GaGa was supposed to supply vocals for this song, but she couldn't supply them in time. Lamar said: "We had a date, but we had to meet the deadline for the pre-order date. That's just the business side coming through and messing things up. But you know it's God's plan. I'm not really too tight about it because I know we have something special." Gaga later released the original demo with her vocals with the moniker of "The LG Mix." She said, before unveiling the tune: "We feel bad about killing your vibe, so here's the demo you never got to hear."