14-Year-Old Kendrick Lamar Leak Ends Up On His Official YouTube Page And Fans Are Confused

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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Kendrick Lamar performs on the Pyramid stage during day five of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2022 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
"Money Without Me" appears to date back to Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" days.

A song from Kendrick Lamar titled, "Money Without Me," landed on his official YouTube page without context, last night, and fans are confused. The track seems to date back over a decade to Lamar's Section.80 era and it's unclear whether he intended to upload it or was hacked. In turn, fans on social media are confused about the release.

In the comments section of the YouTube post, some users have been treating it like a new single. "Casually dropping a whole song this time is a goat move," one user wrote. "Love these no announcement drops. If the music is good, it’ll promote itself." Others have been trying to set the record straight. "This is from his section 80 days, don't know why it's out now, hacked?" another theorized.

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Kendrick Lamar performs Oct. 13, 2023, on the American Express stage during Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park. © Dave Creaney/For Austin American-Statesman. / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The current cover art for the song resembles that of Lamar's latest album, GNX, which he dropped by surprise, last month. It marks his first full-length project since departing his longtime labels Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath Entertainment. Despite the change, it debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, moving 319,000 album-equivalent units. Additionally, tracks from the album occupied all of the Billboard Hot 100's top five spots. Across the tracklist, Lamar collaborated with SZA, Dody6, Lefty Gunplay, Wallie the Sensei, Siete7x, Roddy Ricch, and more.

Kendrick Lamar Song Appears On His YouTube Page

Lamar is currently gearing up for his highly anticipated Grand National Tour with SZA. It'll kick off in Minneapolis in April and run for a total of 23 shows before wrapping up in Maryland in June. He's been making headlines for scheduling shows in Toronto, considering his ongoing feud with Drake. Check out Kendrick Lamar's "Money Without Me" below.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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