Kendrick Lamar - Somebody That I Used To Know -...

For the uninitiated, a frantic search yields confusion. You find the Gotye track featuring Kimbra—the 2011 indie pop anthem about a bitter, dissolved relationship. You find the three-part rap epic Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst from Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city , which famously samples the phrase. But you do not find a studio recording of Kendrick Lamar rapping over the xylophone plucks of Gotye’s hit.

The song "Somebody That I Used to Know" is famous for its , where both Gotye and Kimbra blame each other for the relationship's failure. Kendrick employs a similar storytelling device in his own deep narratives: Kendrick Lamar - Somebody That I Used To Know -...