Watch Kendrick Lamar Electrify The Colbert Report With New Song
Last night Kendrick Lamar closed down The Colbert Report (as the last musical guest) by introducing a scintillating new, unnamed song. As usual, Lamar simply lit up the stage. The new song has it all. Riffing on the advice forced on him/us by seemingly everyone on the planet (agents, Indians, neighbors, you name ’em), the song begins spoken-word and segues through jazz-inflected flourishes of flute and saxophone while accelerating to a stunning finish. Watch as Thundercat (Flying Lotus) supports on bass (with a crazy head-thingy), Bilal and Anna Wise backing on vocals and Terrence Martin delivers on sax, along with a cast of awesome. No one does it better. And of course Colbert opens with his usual hilarious interview/speech of the artist. Now THAT’S entertainment! Watch the performance followed by the interview below.