When Kendrick Lamar was announced as the musical guest for tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, it was presumed that he would probably run through a cut from the still white-hot To Pimp a Butterfly, until Roots drummer Questlove let slip on Twitter that the song being performed was brand new. Below is video of Kendrick Lamar ripping through the as-yet-unreleased “Untitled 2,” a blazing display of the Compton rapper’s wit, depth, and technical excellence, backed by the Roots. He’s like a man possessed. It’s fucking bonkers.
UPDATE: The backing band is the one from Kendrick’s Kunta’s Groove tour, not the Roots.
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