Unreleased Kendrick Lamar Collaboration With Kanye West ‘Intro’ Surfaces Online

2025 is arguably one of the best years in hip hop, with exceptional music pouring in from all sides. From Clipse and Tyler, The Creator, to Joey Bada$$ and Kendrick Lamar, the releases have stunned, entertained, and captured the imagination of audiences world over.

And now, out of the blue, a collaboration between Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Kendrick Lamar has surfaced online. Titled the ‘Intro,’ the track has been posted about on Reddit, where fans don’t quite know how to feel about the music.

On one hand, fans are raving about the Kendrick verse and how thoughtful and technical it is — something you’d expect out of the West Coast legend. On the other, fans cannot believe the way Kanye approached the beat, with only a mumbled take scatting over the beat; he was possibly still looking for flow ideas to write the final version of the song. Regardless, it is a jarring jump. What do you think?

[FRESH LEAK] Ye & Kendrick Lamar – Intro
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