David Draiman wants Disturbed to collaborate with Kendrick Lamar: “Let’s shock the world a little bit”

In a recent interview with Chicago’s Q101 radio station host Briad Haddad, Disturbed frontman David Draiman discussed the possibility of collaborating with Kendrick Lamar following the rapper’s Super Bowl performance. Draiman revealed:

“It’s something we’ve actually been thinking about pretty seriously. And Kendrick is way at the top of the list.”

“We have this track on our new album that’s basically like the modern-day ‘Walk This Way’ [RUN-DMC’s collaboration with Aerosmith] or ‘Bring The Noise’ [Anthrax’s collaboration with Public Enemy]. It’s about unity and bringing people together. It needs a strong rapper, and Kendrick would definitely be an amazing person to collaborate with. I would love to do that. We would love to do this.”

“You heard it here first,” Draiman added. “Kendrick, if you’re at all interested, let’s shock the world a little bit. Let’s show everyone that we have more in common than what separates us. And let’s take our artistry to another level together.”

When Haddad mentioned seeing Draiman’s Instagram post about the potential collaboration earlier this month, he asked if Lamar had responded. Draiman replied:

“No. Who knows if he even monitors his own Instagram account? With somebody that big with that many followers, I’m sure he’s got a team of people managing everything. I’m probably just a tiny blip in a huge sea of noise. But now that we’re talking about it, maybe it will cut through.”

“I would love for him to actually be aware of it and notice it. And who knows? Maybe we can actually do something.”