{"id":206730,"date":"2025-11-19T18:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/19\/watch-halsey-rap-a-freestyle-verse-to-kendrick-lamars-swimming-pools-open-your-mind-and-listen-to-me-kendrick-3\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:15:12","slug":"watch-halsey-rap-a-freestyle-verse-to-kendrick-lamars-swimming-pools-open-your-mind-and-listen-to-me-kendrick-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/19\/watch-halsey-rap-a-freestyle-verse-to-kendrick-lamars-swimming-pools-open-your-mind-and-listen-to-me-kendrick-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Halsey Rap a Freestyle Verse to Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u2018Swimming Pools\u2019: \u2018Open Your Mind and Listen to Me,\u00a0Kendrick\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tHalsey <\/a>has dropped a few bars to Kendrick Lamar<\/a>\u2018s \u201cSwimming Pools (Drank),\u201d and it\u2019s going viral.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Wednesday (Nov. 19), Halsey took some time out of her Back to Badlands Tour to playfully spit a few bars set to K-Dot\u2019s 2012 hit. Halsey pleaded with Kendrick to keep an open mind before diving in.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tHalsey Distances Herself From Ye Before Performing \u2018Tokyo Narita\u2019 Freestyle: \u2018It\u2019s F\u2014 Kanye,\u00a0OK?\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tHalsey Shuts Down Concertgoer Who Told Her \u2018Stop Talking & Play\u2019: \u2018Who the F\u2013k Do You Think You\u2019re Talking\u00a0To?\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tHalsey\u2019s \u2018BADLANDS\u2019 Is Top 10 on Five Charts After 10th Anniversary\u00a0Reissue\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\t\u201cOK, now open your mind and listen to me, Kendrick,\u201d she spits while sitting outside under some palm trees. \u201cI am your conscience; if you don\u2019t hear me, then you will be history, Kendrick\/ I know that you\u2019re nauseous right now and I\u2019m hopin\u2019 to lead you to victory, Kendrick.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe instrumental Halsey used was created by rapper Dax, who has been cultivating a viral rap verse challenge with his song \u201cJoker.\u201d Fans appeared supportive in the comments, with one writing, \u201cPlsssss do a rap verse\/song in this lower register omg,\u201d and another writing, \u201cThis is hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHalsey recently spit a few bars during a performance in Los Angeles when she ran through her \u201cTokyo Narita\u201d freestyle. However, prior to performing the song, she took a moment to distance herself<\/a> from the artist formerly known as Kanye West, whom she references in the Lido-assisted 2016 track. \u201cSo we laid down on the floor next to our brand-new bed\/Just so we could listen closer to this new Kanye West,\u201d she raps on the song.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAlright, we\u2019re gonna do this one, but it\u2019s f\u2014 Kanye, OK?\u201d the singer clarified before kicking off the track.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out Halsey\u2019s latest freestyle below.<\/p>\n

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