{"id":88320,"date":"2015-04-10T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=88320"},"modified":"2015-04-10T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T12:22:06","slug":"flying-lotus-ft-kendrick-lamar-eyes-above-full-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/flying-lotus-ft-kendrick-lamar-eyes-above-full-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – Eyes Above (Full Version)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pumping up his BBC Radio 1 residency to epic proportions, Flying Lotus<\/strong> shared the full version of his You\u2019re Dead!<\/em> track \u201cEyes Above<\/em>,\u201d which features a blistering verse from Kendrick Lamar<\/strong> (just as it was always meant to be). Lamar was FlyLo\u2019s guest on last night\u2019s BBC program, and the two engaged in lively conversation about what it means to make music in 2015 and, or course, Lamar\u2019s instant-classic To Pimp A Butterfly LP<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The new take on \u201cEyes Above\u201d was shared as a kind of token of the mutual respect and bond between the two artists. A previous version\u2013one with no Kendrick\u2013was released on Flying Lotus\u2019s 2014 psych-hip-hop-jazz opus, but as the producer explained in an interview, it was only for political reasons that we were given that one and not the proper K dot cut. The wait was worth it however, as Kendrick\u2019s verse comes across like a blistering break from the exhaustive narrative to TPAB. It\u2019s already refreshing to hear new Lamar bars, and obviously a joy to have them riding atop the sinister work of Flying Lotus and bassist Thundercat. FlyLo will be on tour in Europe this spring with a list of dates that includes a massive blow-out gig at London\u2019s O2 arena featuring MF Doom. If that wasn\u2019t enough, Flying Lotus also shared new Thundercat and and, yes Funkadelic material during his broadcast, which you can listen to in full here. But first, hear \u201cEyes Above\u201d ft. Kendrick Lamar below and be on guard\u2013more magic is surely just around the corner.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n