Kendrick Lamar Interviewed by means of Timothee Chalamet Pre-Tremendous Bowl: Watch

Main as much as his efficiency in entrance of tens of thousands and thousands this weekend, Kendrick Lamar took a soothing power — in his GNX, after all — with Timothée Chalamet for an introspective one-on-one dialog about making artwork.

In a video posted by means of the NFL and Apple Song Friday (Feb. 7), the rapper — who makes positive everybody’s seatbelts are on — provides the actor a journey in his signature automobile as the 2 bond over the similarities of their respective crafts, with each sharing how they push via psychological blocks within the ingenious procedure. For Lamar, he says it’s all about proceeding to put in writing it doesn’t matter what to stay the muscle sturdy — now not that he has a lot of a decision, because the Compton musician says penning lyrics is essential “for my very own sanity.”

“That’s most certainly one of the most largest misconceptions about me as an artist,” he instructed the A Entire Unknown superstar. “I’m all the time locked in, and I’m all the time attempting new issues — whether or not or now not I really like them is an entire ‘nother dialog. However I’ve to stay the pen heat.”

“It’s for my very own sanity,” Dot persisted. “[Writing] has additionally given me the chance to be told [about] myself, you understand, in finding out who I’m. Whilst you’re writing, guy, you’ve were given to take a seat and move in the course of the feelings and be inclined about it.”

Lamar’s pen has additionally gotten him to the mountaintop in 2025, with the hip-hop titan — who simply days prior gained each track and file of the yr on the Grammys for Billboard Sizzling 100-topper “No longer Like Us” — will take the degree Sunday (Feb. 9) in between halves on the final Kansas Town Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles sport in New Orleans. His dialog with Chalamet is available in birthday celebration of the approaching efficiency — now not that he gave the Wonka actor any hints about track choices or particular visitors.

“I’ve been given no early get entry to,” Chalamet stated in a clip with Lamar when the interview used to be first introduced Thursday (Feb. 6). “Most sensible-shelf secrets and techniques.”

Towards the top in their power, the Oscar nominee recommended the musician on his good fortune. “Simply being partial to your tune perpetually and figuring out like, glance the place you’re at now,” Chalamet gushed. “It’s simply loopy, Tremendous Bowl Halftime Display — you simply stay hiking, bro. It’s wonderful.”

“I admire it,” Lamar answered sooner than revealing a reality a couple of track on his chart-topping November album GNX. “I imply that s–t, bro — ‘Guy of the Lawn,’ I imply each and every phrase on that motherf–ker, guy. That’s most certainly the very best file to put in writing.”

Watch Lamar’s interview with Chalamet underneath.