This was the original track for Element. He scrapped the hook and some of the lyrics and used what was left for Paramedic on the BP Soundtrack, where he let SOB x RBE shine. The song Element was originally a diss, which is why the version we know sounds like he’s coming for certain guys but not naming folks. This original version had the direct shots.
Did you really say you ain’t ever heard rappers be called out directly like Kenny himself didn’t do before on the Control verse. What is y’all drinking my guyssssss
People started making a lot of Drake AI songs around this time. A lot of people thought "push ups" was AI which is why he leaned into it and did that shit on "Taylor made".
This is not AI, snippet of this been in rotation for years prior to AI. Also the beat and hook was reused for Paramedic! on The Black Panther Album. Also shows how ELEMENT. is really about Big Sean/Jay Elec/French without blatantly saying their name.
Its not AI. Jay Rock, a tde member, clarified. Also that dig at big Sean already leaked around 2018 so it's clearly not put together. I just think he was Messing around in the studio, to prove to himself that these rappers ain't on his level and could get it. Reason why the version doesn't seem mastered. He probably redid element to avoid controversies at that period cause everyone was scared to call him out directly. Which is why he kept saying I wish a ni99a would and that passive aggressive shit only work for your fans and you throw rocks and try to hide your hands. Same way Ether had 2 versions. The original was said to be more brutal and not too organised. You guys need to really be doing background researches too. Not just rely on what you think. Lol. This came out weeks ago and was clearly realised to be real.
the beat was used in “paramedic” for the black panther soundtrack, & this leak is real. Edit: the bleach, brailing it line was him paying homage to Biggie
This might be a bit old but coming back to it, kendrick's throwaways are actually so insane. bleach in your eye, brailling it is crazy, because it sounds like something an at home caring for his kid kenny would say - braille for blindness cuz the bleach make you blind, but also for brillo pads being used to scrub down some shit listenin back to all these after the beef, all i can think of is the line in euphoria where kendrick like everyone think they demon til they get chipped by a throwaway
This isn’t AI lmao it’s real, all the ppl he dissed here chatted shit abt him around the same time damn dropped + the label removed this song from the internet/twitter when it got leaked its real and its so direct in the way that u can tell its actually kendrick. Element has had many diff versions mainly the aretha franklin ms fat booty sample beat and using the paramedic beat here
I’m honestly confused on why yall don’t think this is really Kendrick Lamar? Why would an AI rapper make a song about some shit that happened almost 10 years ago.
