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Busta Rhymes featuring Kendrick Lamar, ‘Look Over Your Shoulder’
To invite Kendrick Lamar to record a guest verse is to risk being outshone on your own track — just ask Drake, Big Sean or just about every other rapper he’s shared a beat with. Busta Rhymes certainly holds his own on “Look Over Your Shoulder,” a nostalgic love letter to hip-hop from his long awaited album “ELE 2,” and drops a handful of memorable lines (“When I leave, even my shadow got a sound to it.”) But there’s a moment of sublime weightlessness as Lamar kicks his flow from second to third gear, instantly reminding us how singular his talent is, and how much his voice has been missed. Here’s hoping the follow-up to “DAMN.” is arriving soon. LINDSAY ZOLADZ
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