LeBron Teases Kendrick Lamar Verse On Unreleased Clipse Song

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After an early NBA playoff exit, LeBron James is already enjoying his offseason and embracing one of his many monikers, the musically inclined A&R Bron.

Only this time, like the rest of us, James is impatiently waiting for the Clipse to drop their first album in 16 years, Let God Sort Em Out. It drops on July 11, and one of the most anticipated verses comes not from the brothers Thornton but from a guest feature by Kendrick Lamar. 

James couldn’t hold off and just posted a couple of bars on his Instagram story, which read, “Therapy taught me how to open up/it also showed me I don’t give a f-ck,” alongside the huffing and puffing emoji.

It once again proves that James has sided with Lamar in the Drake beef, which began when he was spotted dancing at the Pop Out concert and singing along to “Not Like Us.” Drake responded by switching up lyrics during a concert, naming the NBA champ.

While James probably gets to hear a ton of music before the general public, that’s not the case this time, as James caught the lyrics from Clipse’s latest interview with GQ.

In the piece, the song, entitled “Chains & Whips,” is explained as a catalyst for Clipse‘s new deal with Roc Nation.

The group was initially under Def Jam, and due to the label’s parent company, UMG’s relationship with Drake, they attempted to remove Lamar from the song, but Pusha stood firm.

“They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing,” he told GQ. “And then they wanted me to take the record off. And so, after a month of not doing it, Steve Gawley, the lawyer over there, was like, ‘We’ll just drop the Clipse.’ But that can’t work because I’m still there [solo]. But [if] you let us all go….”

So, Def Jam released the Clipse from their deal, and they found a new home under Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.

Let God Sort Em Out was supposed to release last summer, but the drama surrounding the K. Dot verse slowed down their forward motion. After all, an early version of the song was played at Pharrell’s first Louis Vuitton runway show two years ago, sans a verse from the Compton rapper.

Plus, Pusha alleges Def Jam’s apprehension is “stupid” because there’s no Drake disses in the feature verse.

See the reactions to Pusha talking about Drake and Kanye West in the interview below.

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