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Kendrick Lamar returned on Friday (November 5) with a feature on Terrace Martin's 'Drones' alongside Snoop Dogg, Ty Dolla $ign and James Fauntleroy.

Kendrick Lamar returned with a rare feature on producer Terrace Martins new album Drones on Friday (November 5), appearing on the title track alongside Snoop Dogg,Ty Dolla $ign and James Fauntleroy. K. Dots voice is the first voice heard on the song, but he doesnt have an outright verse. Instead, he handles the hook four times and sprinkles some additional lyrics throughout. And no conversation is there, Kendrick Lamar says on the track. No communication is there/No edumacation is there/But penetration is there/No dedication is there/No revelation is there/But stimulation is there/And the vibration is there. During a recent interview with Stereogum, Terrace Martin talked about his history with all of the Drone collaborators. Kendrick Lamars been my friend since 2005, he explained. I remember Ty Dolla $ign when he was eight, nine years old. His father is a master teacher in Los Angeles. Tyrone Griffin is a master teacher, a hell of a record producer, a trumpeter, and everybody in LA loves Ty Dolla $igns father. Hes helped us all with equipment, hes a genius, so Ive been seeing Ty since he was a little kid. He continued, James Fauntleroy, we came up doing music together since we were around 18, 19 years old. Snoop Dogg, hes been in my life since I was 16 years old.So theyre all personal friends, and thats how Im able to get these ideas across and talk. Read more