‘Poetic Justice’ Kendrick Lamar ft. Drake (2012) “Poetic Justice” is a prominent single by Kendrick Lamar featuring Drake, released on October 22, 2012, as part of Lamar’s major-label debut studio album, good kid, m.A.A.d city. The song was issued as the album’s fourth official single on January 15, 2013, through the labels Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Its title is a direct homage to the 1993 film Poetic Justice, which starred Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. The track was produced by Scoop DeVille, who constructed the beat around a notable sample of Janet Jackson’s 1993 song “Any Time, Any Place.” Writing credits for the song include Kendrick Duckworth (Kendrick Lamar), Aubrey Graham (Drake), and Elijah Molina (Scoop DeVille), along with Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis due to the sample. The collaboration between Lamar and Drake was particularly significant at the time, representing a rare meeting of two of the era’s most influ...