Song · Kendrick Lamar
“The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar
Released 2022
“The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2022. It was first released in 2022. Its best result is #67 on the Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2022. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #332 indie & aaa song of 2022.
Kendrick Lamar dropped "The Heart Part 5" without warning on May 8, 2022, a promotional single clearing the runway for his fifth album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, where it later turned up as a streaming bonus track. It picks up the "Heart" series where "The Heart Part 4" left off in 2017, and it was his first solo release in more than four years.
Over a loose, disco-tinged groove steeped in soul and jazz, Lamar turns empathy, death and depression over from several angles, eyeing Black American life and systemic discrimination the way To Pimp a Butterfly did. In the video he stands before a red wall while deepfakes swap his face for O. J. Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle, each verse spoken from their side. It won Grammys for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 67 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2022 | 103 |
| 2022 | 85 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2022 | 90 |
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