During a current cease on The Joe Budden Podcast, Pusha T and No Malice opened up about how shut followers had been to getting not one, however two Kendrick Lamar options on the Clipse’s new album, Let God Sort Em Out. While Kendrick seems on the fiery observe “Chains & Whips,” the duo revealed there was virtually one other collaboration within the works.

The dialog got here up when co-host Ice requested about Pusha’s previous mentions of working with Kendrick. Pusha defined that he despatched two songs—“Chains & Whips” and “So Be It”—to Kendrick, and the Compton rapper was involved in contributing to each. “He wanted to be on both,” Pusha confirmed. Kendrick shortly returned a verse for “Chains & Whips,” however the second function by no means got here to life, and it’s unclear if the verse for “So Be It” was ever accomplished.

No Malice praised Kendrick’s potential to ship below stress, contemplating the whole lot he had on his plate on the time, together with the continued stress with Drake and his different inventive endeavors. “Yo, but I think it’s a testament to his skill,” he mentioned. “Because, in the middle of everything he was going through, [he] delivered not just a verse, but a verse like that. Top to bottom. Like, he went in.”

Kendrick’s verse on “Chains & Whips” immediately sparked dialogue on-line. While not everybody agreed on its affect, it undeniably added weight to an already hard-hitting observe. The report, positioned early within the album’s tracklist, set the tone for a venture filled with uncooked vitality, layered lyricism, and pointed messages.

Though the second Kendrick verse could by no means floor, followers are already dissecting what Let God Sort Em Out affords—highlighting Clipse’s lyrical sharpness and the highly effective moments that did make the ultimate minimize.