Wacced Out Murals
"Wacced Out Murals" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released through PGLang and Interscope Records from his sixth studio album, GNX, on November 22, 2024. The song was produced by Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Craig Balmoris, Dahi, Frano, and Tyler Reese, with additional production by Matthew "M-Tech" Bernard and Tim Maxey. The song features vocals by Mexican mariachi-singer Deyra Barrera, who also co-wrote the song with Lamar.
Content
The song starts with a vocal introduction in Spanish by Deyra Barrera.The first verse focuses on the mixed reactions to Lamar's announcement as the headliner for the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Lamar reflects on his disappointment with a lack of support from some artists. He also acknowledges his gratitude for positive recognition, notably from Nas, whom he praises for offering congratulations after his Super Bowl win. Shortly after the release of GNX, Nas praised and congratulated Lamar through a post on his Instagram account.
In the second verse, Lamar addresses Lil Wayne, who publicly expressed dissatisfaction with not being chosen to perform at the Super Bowl in his hometown of New Orleans. On the song he alludes to this tension with the line,
Wayne responded on the 23rd of November, through a post on his X account:
The track also mentions Snoop Dogg, who shared the diss track by Drake, "Taylor Made", amidst their feud. Lamar references this event with the lines, Snoop responded the following day, writing on X:
Personnel
- Kendrick Lamar – vocals
- Dahi – producer, drums, programming, keyboards, synthesizers
- Frano – producer, keyboards, synthesizers
- Sounwave – producer, programming, arrangement
- Jack Antonoff – producer, programming, percussion, keyboards, cello, acoustic guitars, engineer
- Tyler Reese – producer
- Craig Balmoris – producer
- M-Tech – additional production, ambient synthesizer, keyboards
- Tim Maxey – additional production
- Deyra Barrera – additional vocals
- Ray Charles Brown Jr. – engineer
- Johnathan Turner – engineer
- Laura Sisk – engineer
- Oli Jacobs – engineer, mixing
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
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