Tyler, The Creator Freestyles to Kendrick Lamar's 'Hey Now' in Surprise Christmas Gift to Fans

Mar. 15, 2025

It’s aTyler, The CreatorandKendrick Lamarcrossover!

TheChromakopiaartist gifted fans on Christmas Day with anew videocalled “That Guy” where he raps over Lamar’sGNXtrack “Hey Now.” He announced the release ina post on X (formerly Twitter), where he replied to a comment from November asking for him to freestyle with Lamar’s hit.

“merry christmas. had fun with it,” Tyler wrote, linking to the video.

Referencing the success of his eighth and latest album, Tyler raps: “Hey now, say now, get sticky like a hun bun / You will never be the main guy, you’re a plus-one / 300k in four daysChromakopia/ 12 days gold I ain’t even drop deluxe one.”

Tyler, The Creator.Tyler the Creator/YouTube

Tyler the Creator/YouTube

The clips show Tyler going around Hawthorne, Calif., where he is from, dancing in the streets and showing off his success with a Ferrari and designer clothing. He also included a verse about his surprise appearance at Lamar’sThe Pop Out: Ken & Friends concertin Los Angeles in June.

“Lil bunny hop out, you seen me at the Pop Out / Pandemonium screaming like they brought pac out,” he says.

At the end, the video shows Tyler, 33, with his former Odd Future members Jasper Dolphin and Travis “Taco” Bennett before cameras cut to black.

Another wrote: “You can tell Kendrick really inspires him, loving how he’s going back to his roots where it all started Hawthorne, CA, with some OF members/friends. it’s like a full circle moment for. happy for him."

Tyler, The Creator and Kendrick Lamar.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Samir Hussein/WireImage

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Samir Hussein/WireImage

Also on Dec. 25, Tyler paid tribute to his debut album, which came out on this day in 2009.

“BASTARD released 15 years ago. thank you to everyone who listened to anything over the years,”he wrote on X. “was in such a different zone musically and as a person, but was determined to be who i am today. full of gratitude cause it all came true. earl and i got to do ASSMILK; i did ODD TODDLERS at coachella main stage how wild?!? this album was made at ages 16-18. what a time. thank you!”

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In October, Tylerannounced a world tourforChromakopiain aminute-long videofeaturingLil Yachtyand punk-rap duo Paris Texas. The shows begin in February 2025 and are set to go until July 2025.

Lamaralso announced he’d be going on tourwithSZAin 2025, with the two co-headlining stadiums around the U.S. from April through June.

source: people.com