"For Free? (Interlude)" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It is the second track on his third studio album To Pimp a Butterfly, released on March 15, 2015.[1] It features uptempo bebop instrumentals, with Lamar rapping over them. A music video for the song was uploaded to Vevo and YouTube on July 31, 2015.
| "For Free? (Interlude)" | |
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| Song by Kendrick Lamar | |
| from the album To Pimp a Butterfly | |
| Released | March 15, 2015 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:10 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Terrace Martin |
| Music video | |
| "For Free?" on YouTube | |
Music video
editThe song's accompanying music video premiered on July 31, 2015 on Lamar's Vevo account. It starts with a woman (Darlene Tibbs)[2] voicing the introductory spoken word section while actress/model Hikeah Kareem appears as the woman in the video lip-syncing the section. She rants off a long list of complaints about her "unfortunate" partner/pimp, played by Lamar before he appears - face pressed to a screen door - and proceeds to chase her around the estate while rapping and yelling, “This dick ain’t free!” Then, Lamar appears again from behind a window with a live band and pops his head into the bathroom.[3] In the Joe Weil & The Little Homies-directed clip, Lamar takes a number of forms terrorizing his partner. The visual metaphors aligns with those of the song's lyrics, both asserting his own self-worth to a woman and to the marginalizing temptations of "success" in America.[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 133 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[6] | 24 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 24 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 44 |
Credits
edit- Kendrick Lamar – vocals
- Robert Sput Searight – drums
- Robert Glasper – piano
- Brandon Owens – bass
- Craig Brockman – organ
- Marlon Williams – guitar
- Terrace Martin – alto saxophone, production
- Anna Wise – background vocals
- Darlene Tibbs – background vocals
References
edit- ^ Jeffries, David (March 16, 2015). "To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Kendrick Lamar – For Free? (Interlude), retrieved 2020-10-09
- ^ "Video: Kendrick Lamar – 'For Free?'". Rap-Up. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (July 31, 2015). "Kendrick Lamar Goes 'Looney' Living the American Dream in 'For Free?' Video: Watch". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2015.