SZA opened up about her decade-long artistic bond with Kendrick Lamar and why she follows his lead with out hesitation within the studio.

SZA praised Kendrick Lamar and their long-running artistic chemistry whereas reflecting on their current tour and a number of collaborations in a brand new GQ interview.

The “Kill Bill” singer, talking in GQ’s Man of the Year situation, described Lamar as a disciplined and deeply intentional artist whose course of she admires.

“He’s such a professional human,” she mentioned. “The way he approaches everything is so methodical but fluid. It’s beautiful. I definitely have just tried to observe. And you know, he’s so mature. I love working with him.”

Their creative partnership dates again to 2014, once they first teamed up on SZA’s Z EP.

Since then, they’ve shared the stage on a stadium tour in 2023 and collaborated on a number of tracks, together with the Grammy-nominated “All the Stars” from the Black Panther soundtrack.

SZA defined that in relation to working with Lamar, she totally trusts his course.

“I don’t ask any questions. I just do it,” SZA mentioned. “And I love that as freedom too. It’s like, removing choice creates freedom.”

She laughed whereas acknowledging how that line could be interpreted.

“I know that sounds so crazy to say in a time like this. I’m sure that’ll be the headline: ‘Removing Choice Creates Freedom. SZA Loves Fascism.’”

Their most up-to-date collaborations embody “Gloria” and “Luther” from Lamar’s newest album GNX, together with “30 for 30” from SZA’s 2024 mission Lana.

The pair’s artistic relationship continues to evolve, almost a decade after their first monitor collectively was launched in 2014.

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