Rap fans are still questioning whether Kendrick Lamar has his diss track, even though his engineer explains the songwriting process during his rap battle with Drake.
Kendrick Lamar’s engineer explains the making of Drake diss track
Kendrick Lamar’s engineer Nicolas de Porcel appeared on the Engine Ears Live podcast last month, and in a recent video making the rounds on the internet, de Porcel can be heard saying: Nicolas de Porcel gives insight into how the track Kendrick unleashed on Drake came to fruition. “It’s kind of crazy,” DeBoersel said. “I got a call and it was like, ‘On call, you’re going to work.'”
“I’ll hear the song, and about six minutes will go by, and they’ll say, ‘How do we look?'” he continued. “It’s so stressful. When Dot releases these records, it’s like I’m handing over the masters… and it goes down in about 12 minutes. It’s amazing.”
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Fans debate whether Kendrick pre-recorded his Drake remarks
Based on this shared intel, people on social media have weighed in on some of Kendrick’s Drake comments: “Euphoria,” “Meet the Grahams” and De Boer “Not Like Us” by Searle. While de Porcel said the songs were finalized as the beef took place, music industry insiders seemed to believe the songs weren’t produced in real time, prompting a discussion about how legitimate that actually was.
One person tweeted: “You guys are as high on drugs as Kendrick was when he was in charge. Mixing and mastering a complete session at a professional level in just 30 minutes is literally impossible. Just organizing and tagging all the sessions The trunk just takes that long.
Another wrote, “Why lie like that? ‘Euphoria’ is the only responsive song where part of it is current. The other diss songs don’t touch on Drake’s records. It’s undeniable. Y’all should be smart person.
On the other hand, some believe it’s entirely possible that the songs were made while the beef was happening. One Use reduces the time to a fraction.
Meanwhile, another source revealed that people had actually misunderstood what de Poulser actually said. “No one is listening to the actual video lol, the title is misleading because he never said anything was pre-recorded,” the person explained. “He just said he was on call and that the songs would be released soon after the mastering was done. He never said how long the mastering actually took.”
While fans have many thoughts on how these songs came to be and made their way to streaming services and YouTube, there’s no doubt that Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s rap beef is ours One of the most compelling songs of this era.
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Below, Kendrick’s engineer explains the production process of Drake’s diss track.
