Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar song)

"Loyalty"
Single by Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
from the album Damn
ReleasedJune 20, 2017
Recorded2016[1]
Genre
Length3:47
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Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Perfect Pint"
(2017)
"Loyalty"
(2017)
"New Freezer"
(2017)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Wild Thoughts"
(2017)
"Loyalty"
(2017)
"Lemon"
(2017)
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Music video
"Loyalty" on YouTube

"Loyalty" (stylized as "LOYALTY.") is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna from the former's fourth studio album Damn, released on April 14, 2017. The song was later sent to urban and rhythmic radio June 20, 2017, as the second single from the album.[3][4] The sixth track on the album (ninth on the Collector's Edition of Damn[5]), the song was written by the artists alongside producers DJ Dahi, Sounwave, Terrace Martin, and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.[2] The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance.[6]

  1. ^ Carmichael, Rodney (April 25, 2017). "How Mike WiLL Made-It And Kendrick Lamar Created The Year's Most Urgent Music". NPR. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Digital Booklet - DAMN. copy.pdf". DocDroid. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  5. ^ India, Lindsey (December 8, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Surprises Fans With 'Damn.' Collector's Edition". XXL. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "2018 Grammy Nomination List". Variety. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.