That's when he turn to BET and tell me that he jealous How long this gon' take nigga? You still haven't ate niggaĪt twenty-two I had two cars and my own place nigga
My pops got a different approach, yeah he believedīut he always questioned when I'mma drop my debut CD My momma believed in me, she let me use her van to go to the studioĮven though she know her tank is empty, that's who I do it fo' In due time, I'll be able to swipe my card and it won't say declineīut it's a bad bitch behind you while you standing in lineĬan you relate to my story? Can you follow my dreamsĪnd admirations that I had ever since I was thirteen? That shit is a bad odor, but still I remain focused Your cousin fucked up your room every time he came over 'Member when we used to make the boost look like Motorola? Now that's a comparison that you probably wouldn't understandīecause I can touch the people and still keep it ghettoĪs an '87 Regal with the tree air freshener on the rearview mirror Like a fucked up taper that turned to bowl cut I'm working on my hooks my nigga, I ain't tryna battle youīut even if I did, I guarantee I'd overshadow you I took my time to jot down every line that's a quotableĬritics say I don't be killing this shit but I know I doīecause I used to practice early morning and then after school Until I finally realized that Jay wasn't me I don't represent no colors, I represent my lil' sisters and brothersĪnd if you can't respect that, your whole perspective is wack I'm just a good kid from Compton that wanna rap "On how the infamous, sensitive N-word control us," Lamar says on "I." "So many artists gave her an explanation to hold us/ Well, this is my explanation straight from Ethiopia /N-E-G-U-S definition: royalty King royalty - wait listen/ N-E-G-U-S description: Black emperor, King, ruler, now let me finish/ The history books overlook the word and hide it / America tried to make it to a house divided.It's like I don't think you fully understand who I am, ya know? "Knock these walls down, that's my religion," he raps on "These Walls." When he slung truth "Even if master's listenin', I got the world's attention," Lamar says on "Complexion (A Zulu Love)." "So Imma say somethin' that's vital and critical for survival/ Of mankind, if he lyin', color should never rival/ Beauty is what you make it, I used to be so mistaken/ By different shades of faces." On breaking down barriers "From Compton to Congress, set trippin' all around," Lamar raps on "Hood Politics." "Ain't nothin' new, but a flu of new Demo-Crips and Re-Blood-licans/ Red state versus a blue state, which one you governin'?/ They give us guns and drugs, call us thugs/ Make it they promise to fuck with you." On complexion "Bitch, where you when I was walkin'?" go the lyrics to "King Kunta." "Now I run the game got the whole world talkin', King Kunta/ Everybody wanna cut the legs off him, Kunta/ Black man taking no losses, oh yeah/ Bitch, where you when I was walkin'?/ Now I run the game, got the whole world talkin', King Kunta/ Everybody wanna cut the legs off him." When he got political In honor of his powerful performance and in a nod to the recognition bestowed upon his third LP, here are seven Lamar quotes from To Pimp a Butterfly. Lamar had an impressive 11 Grammy nominations, and won five, including the award for rap album of the year for 2015's To Pimp a Butterfly, his third album. It concluded with Lamar standing silhouetted by a projected image of Africa, imposed with the word "Compton," the California city where he's from. The performance culminated in a bonfire spectacle during which dancers in body paint and grass skirts joined Lamar onstage. Pardon my residence/ Came from the bottom of mankind/ My hair is nappy, my dick is big, my nose is round and wide/ You hate me don't you?/ You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture/ You're fuckin' evil I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkey/ You vandalize my perception but can't take style from me." "I'm black as the moon, heritage of a small village. "I'm African-American, I'm African," Lamar rapped during the live rendition of "Blacker the Berry."
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As the song advanced, Lamar and a group of black backup dances broke free of their chains. Read more: Kendrick Lamar Just Made a Huge Statement About Black Incarceration at the 2016 Grammysĭuring his performance, Lamar appeared onstage in chains and a blue prison shirt. And the showing has helped to cement Lamar among an echelon of performers who've likewise released artistry that comments on the state of race relations, Beyoncé among them. The performance, which many agreed was visually stunning and politically important, was magnanimous for the message it conveyed about race relations in America. Kendrick Lamar hit it out of the park with a show- stopping performance Monday at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.
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