Kendrick Lamar just dropped his first track since dropping “Not Like Us,” and instead of dissing Drake, the West Coast MC seems to be invoking the entire culture. The lyrics find him summoning influences and dissecting the world around him.
On Wednesday (September 11), K-Dot took to Instagram with a new song that leaves the listener wondering if society is living in a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah. Supposedly loosely titled “Watch the Party Die,” the 5-minute track finds Kendrick lamenting an environment in which people succumb to temptation and gluttony. In his own vitriolic way, the Compton spitter rhymes to chop off the heads of the proverbial fakes and snakes in hip-hop culture in a beat that's both sad and entertaining.
Throughout the first verse, Kendrick implies that he lives in an apocalyptic world that needs cleansing, and he's just the MC to do it. Following a chorus that sees Kenny praying to God while simultaneously touting his own righteousness, Kenny uses the second verse to call on those who practice corporate greed and propaganda to “pop” their heads off. He then closes the third verse with the same sentiment, while praising Christian singers Lecrae and rapper-activist Dee-1.
Listen to Kendrick Lamar's new track and read the lyrics below.
Full Lyrics to Kendrick Lamar's Loosely Titled New Song 'Watch the Party Die'
Verse 1
I think it's time to see the party die
What happened became too bad to apologize
It is different, to crush him and exclude him
We even kill the murderers because they like to take innocent lives
Burn down a whole village, we're starting over, here's that time indeed
Why should they account with these ni** like they can't see the future first
Why argue with these clowns if the circus is good at business
Just take this man down, it will do everyone good
It is love, but tough love, sometimes it must end in violence
If you march greedily without giving truth to the youth,
The cemetery is company, tell us what casket to choose
They party more than bitches, tell me what do you do?
They glorify fraud, they screw you over that credit card
Influencers talk down because I'm not into basic s**t
But they don't hate me, they hate the man I represent
The type of guy who never rides because I want a favor
The man who abides in patience
So where are the soldiers?
Those who lost everything and learned to learn from it
A thirst for life, head in a book because that was his concern
Information that will change his life because he longs for it
Devotion, to discover what is right, because he can gain from it
I feel for the women who deal with the clown and the nerd
Can't blame them, they don't have much to work with today
How many b**ts harder than many of you ni**as?
We'd trade it all for Nip, I couldn't be prouder of you ni**as
Choir
God, give me life, dear God, please give me peace
Dear God, please keep these lame ni**s away from me
Dear God, keep me shining, do they really believe?
Pocket watch, you must be the police
God, bless these words, dear God, bless how I think
Dear God, draw the line, they're trying to confuse them with me
Dear God, forgive me, you know how hard I tried
I think it's time to see the party die
Go away, we'll see the party die
Send them home, we'll see the party die
Verse 2
I think it's time to see the party die
Street ni**as and the corporate guys, the rappers who report the lies
I need their families disappointed
We can do life without them, organize their body
Tell me if you oblige
No more talking pillows, neighborhood wars begin
Dirty mackin' b**ches because your spirit is insecure
The fancy ni**a with bad decisions that use money as a backbone
I want him to crack his head before he gets home
Radio personality pushes propaganda for salary
Let me know when they show up as a victim
I want suspense, attack and battery
I see a new earth filled with beautiful people who make humanity work
Let's kill the fans that follow the poppin' mollies from
The obvious, degenerate, who fails to recognize it
I hope we try to spread if I am not his vote
Then you have to bring the relative's head or film that has high resolution
Choir
God, give me life, dear God, please give me peace
Dear God, please keep these lame ni**s away from me
Dear God, keep me shining, do they really believe?
Pocket watch, you must be the police
God, bless these words, dear God, bless how I think
Dear God, draw the line, they're trying to confuse them with me
Dear God, forgive me, you know how hard I tried
I think it's time to see the party die
Go away, we'll see the party die
Send them home, we'll see the party die
Verse 3
Sometimes I wonder what Lecrae would do
Think these ni**as up or show them exactly what prayer does
I want to be compassionate, my heart like Dee-1
But I will…
It is time to remove these devils
Heavy metals on my sword, we settle tough disputes today
Hollywood ghetto divorce, say hello to your future destiny
Carnivore bred culture, you let them nibble, they eat your face
Signatures are forged
They wonder why I don't get excited about falling
The more visible you become, the more your spirituality is tested
It's cynical to say I know these artists are petrified
The end result is prison by Jezebel or drugged full of lies
Crucial, I know my fitness is constantly under scrutiny
I'm a sad, sunken place as soon as I question my pride
I see ghosts, they black out, they relapse
And a third of the time, I'm not spared the feeling that it's not mine
I'm in my feelings when I slip
I mean, one f***ing wonder what Lecrae would do
Terrace Martin said I'm mentally layered, true
Flooding the market with my greetings, I paid your dues
And so if you're not ours, that's bad news
My ni**a Jay Estrada said I gotta burn it to fix it
This affirmation is true, it is not as true as we are
I close in what I trust
Looking out, the kids live tomorrow because today the party just died
