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Released on Interscope Records, also The Less I Know the Better (Tame Impala), Radioactive (Imagine Dragons) and bad guy (Billie Eilish)
Written by Michael Jackson, also Billie Jean (Michael Jackson), Beat It (Michael Jackson) and Smooth Criminal (Alien Ant Farm)
Produced by Sounwave, also Alright, Not Like Us and All the Stars
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Derek Ali mixed 8 of Kendrick Lamar’s top 10 songs
Sounwave produced 6 of Kendrick Lamar’s top 10 songs
Kendrick Lamar wrote 161 songs on fono
Michael Jackson wrote 134 songs on fono
Credits
All 20 credits
- Written by
- Ahmad, Johnny Burns, Kendrick Lamar, Michael Jackson, Redfoo and Thundercat
- Produced by
- Sounwave and Terrace Martin
- Performed by
- Marlon Williams, Matt Schaeffer, Thundercat and Whitney Alford
- Engineered by
- Derek Ali, James Hunt and Matt Schaeffer
- Mixed by
- Derek Ali
- Part of
- To Pimp a Butterfly
- Released on
- Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records and Top Dawg Entertainment
- Written by
- Ahmad, Johnny Burns, Kendrick Lamar, Michael Jackson, Redfoo and Thundercat
- Produced by
- Sounwave and Terrace Martin
- Performed by
- Marlon Williams, Matt Schaeffer, Thundercat and Whitney Alford
- Engineered by
- Derek Ali, James Hunt and Matt Schaeffer
- Mixed by
- Derek Ali
- Part of
- To Pimp a Butterfly
- Released on
- Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records and Top Dawg Entertainment
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Derek Ali
Same writer: Michael Jackson
Same producer: Sounwave
Same label: Interscope Records
Same writer: Michael Jackson
Same producer: Sounwave
Same engineer: James Hunt
Same label: Interscope Records
Versions, samples and covers
- SamplesGet Nekkid
- SamplesSmooth Criminal
- SamplesThe Payback
Elsewhere
Sources (24)
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1MusicBrainz King Kunta was performed by Marlon Williams
King Kunta was performed by Marlon Williams
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz King Kunta was performed by Matt Schaeffer
King Kunta was performed by Matt Schaeffer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz King Kunta was performed by Thundercat
4MusicBrainz King Kunta was performed by Whitney Alford
King Kunta was performed by Whitney Alford
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz King Kunta samples Get Nekkid
6MusicBrainz King Kunta samples Smooth Criminal
7MusicBrainz King Kunta samples The Payback
8MusicBrainz King Kunta was produced by Sounwave
9MusicBrainz King Kunta was produced by Terrace Martin
King Kunta was produced by Terrace Martin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz King Kunta was written by Ahmad
11MusicBrainz King Kunta was written by Johnny Burns
12MusicBrainz King Kunta was written by Kendrick Lamar
King Kunta was written by Kendrick Lamar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz King Kunta was written by Michael Jackson
King Kunta was written by Michael Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz King Kunta was written by Redfoo
15MusicBrainz King Kunta was written by Thundercat
16MusicBrainz King Kunta is part of the release To Pimp a Butterfly
King Kunta is part of the release To Pimp a Butterfly
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Aftermath Entertainment is the label of the song King Kunta
Aftermath Entertainment is the label of the song King Kunta
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Interscope Records is the label of the song King Kunta
Interscope Records is the label of the song King Kunta
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Top Dawg Entertainment is the label of the song King Kunta
Top Dawg Entertainment is the label of the song King Kunta
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz King Kunta was engineered by Derek Ali
21MusicBrainz King Kunta was engineered by James Hunt
22MusicBrainz King Kunta was engineered by Matt Schaeffer
King Kunta was engineered by Matt Schaeffer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
23MusicBrainz King Kunta was mixed by Derek Ali
24MusicBrainz King Kunta was released on 2015-03-15