Genius Lyrics
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Kendrick Lamar – Kendrick Lamar
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This song comes from Kendrick Lamar’s mixtape Compton State of Mind. Here Kendrick makes a statement by not using a a false moniker in his music and by following his own dreams and
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Kendrick Lamar – DNA.
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On “DNA.,” Kendrick Lamar adopts multiple viewpoints; celebrating, critiquing, and exploring his black heritage and culture. In the music video, Kendrick and actor Don Cheadle
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Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 4
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On “The Heart Part 4,” Kendrick Lamar floats across four distinct beat changes, describing his industrious lifestyle while challenging his contemporaries. He finishes the song with
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Kendrick Lamar – Alright
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“Alright” provides a moment of hope amid To Pimp a Butterfly’s battle to find higher purpose. After “u” – where Kendrick lays out his burdens – “Alright” responds by detailing how
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Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
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On the ironically braggadocious track “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar challenges his competition. It was released a week after the first promotional single, “The Heart Part 4,” with a
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Kendrick Lamar – i (Album Version)
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“i” is the first single from Kendrick’s third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly. Kendrick received two Grammys for the studio version of the song at the 57th Grammy Awards for Best
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. MC Eiht) – m.A.A.d city
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“m.A.A.d” is an acronym for both “my Angels on Angel dust” and “my Angry Adolescence divided.”
“m.A.A.d” is also a reference to the 90s Compton based hip-hop group “WC and the
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Kendrick Lamar – FEEL.
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On “FEEL.,” Kendrick catalogs the wide range of feelings, particularly the negative ones, that his stardom has elicited.
He feels like nobody is looking out for him, yet cites a
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. ScHoolboy Q) – The Spiteful Chant
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“The Spiteful Chant” was originally the ninth track on Kendrick Lamar’s first full-length project, Section.80. It was produced by Sounwave and Dave Free, and contains a sample from
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Ash Riser) – Determined
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A bonus track from his 2009 mixtape, The Kendrick Lamar EP
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Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta
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Kunta Kinte is the main character in the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley. Haley’s said that Kunta Kinte was his own great, great, great grandfather and
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Kendrick Lamar – Black Boy Fly
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The second bonus track off of Kendrick Lamar’s major-label debut album Good Kid, m.A.A.d city. It focuses on Kendrick seeing people from his neighborhood rise up and achieve
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Dr. Dre) – Compton
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As a closing track for the album, Kendrick teams up with the executive producer and West coast legend Dr. Dre.
Other than “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe”, this is the only track from
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Ab-Soul) – P&P
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This is the third track on the Kendrick Lamar EP. An alternate version also appears as track four on Kendrick’s 2010 mixtape, Overly Dedicated—but this version is slightly
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Kendrick Lamar – Black Panther
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Kendrick kicks off the Black Panther soundtrack with a solitary verse speaking from the perspective of T'Challa, the main character, and alter ego of Black Panther. This is a full
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Kendrick Lamar – FEAR.
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On “FEAR.,” Kendrick explores three instances of true terror at ages 7, 17, and 27, respectively. In the first verse, he explores the fear he experienced growing up in the hood
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Kendrick Lamar’s Life Story (In Lyrics)
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From Cornrow Kenny to K. Dot
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Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker the Berry
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Released via Empire star Taraji P. Henson’s twitter, this comes the day after Kendrick won Best Rap Song & Performance for “i” at the 2015 Grammy Awards. The song shares the name
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Kendrick Lamar – Rigamortus
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From Team Kendrick:
When rigor mortis occurs within a corpse, its muscles tighten, causing the body to become stiff and very difficult to move. The chemical reaction makes all
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Kendrick Lamar – Chapter Six
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This track serves as an interlude and intro to “Ronald Reagan Era.” The skit that served as the introduction to “Fuck Your Ethnicity” continues here and picks up once more on “
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Kendrick Lamar – BLOOD.
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On “BLOOD.,” Kendrick is shot by a blind lady he’s trying to help. The blind woman can be thought of as representing consequences of the damnation referenced in the Book of
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Kendrick Lamar – PRIDE.
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“PRIDE” is an introspective track that continues the album’s strong religious themes. Consider Proverbs 11:2:
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid) – Kush & Corinthians (His Pain)
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“Kush & Corinthians” deals with the struggle between moral/just actions and the temptations of earthly vices. It is important to note that Paul’s letters to the Corinthians have a
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid & Punch) – Faith
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Produced by King Blue of the group Sore Losers, “Faith” is found on the Kendrick Lamar EP, the first project he released by after the name change.
It details stories of faith and
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Kendrick Lamar – A Little Appalled
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Gimme that '94 Puff shit, Ali / I'm so appalled, Louis Vuitton draws / The shit, a booth for me is a bathroom stall / If you're not fond of me, you're comedy, Little Duval / I have
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Zacari) – LOVE.
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“LOVE.” finds Kendrick Lamar musing on the woman in his life; presumably his fiancé Whitney Alford, whom he has been in a relationship with since his high school days. Kendrick
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Kendrick Lamar – GOD.
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In “GOD.,” Kendrick flaunts his successes, how it feels, and why he works so hard. Throughout the track, Kendrick compares the sensation to “what God feels like.”
In the first
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Kendrick Lamar – untitled 03
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Throughout this song, several minorities (Asians, Indians, and Blacks) give Kendrick “a piece” of themselves—advising him on how to live his life better. However the majority (the
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Kendrick Lamar – Mortal Man
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Inspired in part by a 2014 trip to South Africa, “Mortal Man” name-checks leaders from Nelson Mandela, to Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Moses.
At the back-end of the song
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Jay Rock) – Money Trees
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As explained in this, credits to Feeding Time of KTT for this summary.
K.Dot recaps the story so far. He talks about robbing the house, “Home invasion was persuasive/From 9 to 5 I
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Kendrick Lamar – ELEMENT.
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On “ELEMENT.,” Kendrick asserts himself as the most dominant rapper in the game, taking his contemporaries to task and daring them to call him out on wax.
Kendrick delves into his
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Kendrick Lamar – YAH.
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The song title “YAH.” refers to Yahweh (יהוה), which is believed to be the closest estimation to God’s actual name–in Hebrew, it was said as ‘YHWH,’ as they had no vowels in their
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Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar – NILE
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“NILE” serves as the tenth track on Beyoncé’s specially curated The Lion King soundtrack. The project dropped on July 19, 2019, along with the film’s worldwide theatrical release.
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Kendrick Lamar – DUCKWORTH.
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“DUCKWORTH.” is a street tale about how Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith was planning a second robbery at a local KFC where Kendrick’s father, nicknamed “Ducky,” was working back in the
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Kendrick Lamar – Chapter Ten
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Similarly to “Chapter Six”, this track serves as an interlude. Accordingly, it is track 10. The skit that began in “Fuck Your Ethnicity” picks up from “Chapter Six”.
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Kendrick Lamar – N95
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“N95” is the second track on Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The song’s title refers to N95 face masks
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Jay Rock) – I Do This
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Recorded in 2009, Kendrick Lamar’s “I Do This” is a boastful realization of his success as an artist. Fellow TDE labelmate and Black Hippy artist, Jay Rock tags along with Lamar
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Kendrick Lamar – i (Single Version)
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“i” is the first single from Kendrick Lamar’s third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly, although a different version appeared on the record. Kendrick received two Grammys for this
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Anna Wise, Bilal & Thundercat) – These Walls
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The title “These Walls” plays off the familiar expression “if these walls could talk…” Kendrick’s complex wordplay introduces layered metaphorical and literal walls—the “walls” of
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Kendrick Lamar – Tammy's Song (Her Evils)
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After introducing the character of Keisha in “No Makeup (Her Vice),” Kendrick continues the story by bringing Tammy into the equation. In this song, two women are initially shown
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Ab-Soul) – Ab-Soul's Outro
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Ab-Soul is given the majority of the song to clarify the subjects and themes discussed by Kendrick Lamar throughout the album (Keisha, Tammy, ‘80s babies of the Ronald Reagan Era
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Kendrick Lamar – Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
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Kendrick Lamar’s two-part “Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” depicts life in an urban ghetto. From beginning to end, Lamar breaks down the stories that pulled him away from gang
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