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"'''Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013.'''", titled "'''Untitled 1'''" before its official release, is a song by the American rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]], featured on his compilation album, ''[[Untitled Unmastered]]''.
"'''Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013.'''", titled "'''Untitled 1'''" before its official release, is a song by the American rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]], featured on his compilation album, ''[[Untitled Unmastered]]''.

== Content ==
The repeated ending line "Tell 'em we don't die, we multiply" has been viewed as a reference to the movie ''[[Bebe's Kids]]'' (1992)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |title=Kendrick Lamar premieres untitled song on 'Colbert' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/12/17/kendrick-lamar-colbert-report-untitled-song/20534355/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |date=December 19, 2014 |title=Kendrick Lamar debuted a powerful, experimental new track on The Colbert Report |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kendrick-lamar-debuted-a-powerful-experimental-new-track-on-the-colbert-report-9936302.html |website=The Independent}}</ref> and the [[N.W.A]] song "[[Niggaz4Life|Real Niggaz Don't Die]]" (1991).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockett |first=Dee |date=2014-12-17 |title=Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform a New Song as The Colbert Report’s Final Musical Guest |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/12/17/kendrick_lamar_colbert_watch_the_rapper_perform_a_new_untitled_song_as_the.html |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Slate Magazine}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==

Revision as of 04:45, 26 June 2024

The correct title of this article is Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013. The substitution of the vertical bar is due to technical restrictions.
"Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013."
Song by Kendrick Lamar
from the album untitled unmastered.
RecordedMay 28, 2013
Genre
Length2:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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"Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013.", titled "Untitled 1" before its official release, is a song by the American rapper Kendrick Lamar, featured on his compilation album, Untitled Unmastered.

Content

The repeated ending line "Tell 'em we don't die, we multiply" has been viewed as a reference to the movie Bebe's Kids (1992)[1][2] and the N.W.A song "Real Niggaz Don't Die" (1991).[3]

Critical reception

Justin Davis of Complex wrote that Lamar's fast rapping near the end of "Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013." showcased "his outrageous technical skill". He described the song as impactful and reckoned that fans who did not like the single "I" would be "very relieved" by Lamar's return to more jazz-style music.[4] In 2022, Consequence called "Untitled 03" Lamar's ninth-best song, complimenting its exploration of the topic of maintaining personal integrity when confronted with tempting rewards from manipulative record executives.[5] Graham Corrigan of Complex listed it as one of his ten favorite songs of 2016.[6]

Live performances

The song was performed publicly for the first time on December 16, 2014, on The Colbert Report, during promotion for Lamar's third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly.[7] According to Terrace Martin, the lyrics were composed the day before the show because of Lamar's reluctance to perform "I".[8]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 49
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 67

References

  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Kendrick Lamar premieres untitled song on 'Colbert'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  2. ^ Hooton, Christopher (December 19, 2014). "Kendrick Lamar debuted a powerful, experimental new track on The Colbert Report". The Independent.
  3. ^ Lockett, Dee (2014-12-17). "Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform a New Song as The Colbert Report's Final Musical Guest". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  4. ^ Davis, Justin (December 17, 2014). "Kendrick Lamar Premieres "Untitled" on "The Colbert Report"". Complex. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ "Kendrick Lamar's 10 Best Songs: See The List". 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  6. ^ "The Complex Staff Lists Their Favorite Songs and Albums of 2016". December 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Debuts New Song on 'The Colbert Report'". Pitchfork Media. 17 December 2014.
  8. ^ Khoury, Olivia Jade (2015-02-12). "Kendrick Lamar Wrote His Untitled 'Colbert Report' Song The Day Before?". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 10, 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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