“Freedom” is the Beyoncé song featuring Kendrick Lamar on the 2016 album Lemonade.
The track appears late in Lemonade and combines Beyoncé’s forceful vocals with Kendrick Lamar’s rap verse. Its production includes elements associated with blues, rock, gospel, and hip-hop, giving the song a deliberately expansive and confrontational sound.
“Freedom” became one of the most discussed songs from Lemonade because of its themes of resilience, Black identity, historical injustice, and collective strength. Its music video was connected to the wider visual film that accompanied the album.
The song was written by Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Jonny Coffer, and several other collaborators. It samples or incorporates elements from earlier recordings, including music by Andy Williams and animal-collective-related source material identified in its credits.
“Formation” is also on Lemonade, but it does not feature Kendrick Lamar. That distinction is a common source of confusion because both songs are among the album’s most culturally prominent tracks.