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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (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 – 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 (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. 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 – 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 – 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 (Ft. Rihanna) – LOYALTY.
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On “LOYALTY.,” Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna muse on the value and necessity of complete loyalty and honesty in both platonic and romantic relationships. The song marks the first
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (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. 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 (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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (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 – 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. Mary J. Blige) – Now or Never
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This is the 15th track on the deluxe edition of good kid, m.A.A.d city. Kendrick Lamar feels proud of all that he has achieved, including wealth and fame and people screaming his
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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 – Swimming Pools (Drank)
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On this lead single from good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick addresses the psychological connection between peer pressure and alcoholism. What sounds like a club anthem is actually an
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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 – 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 – u
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The sixth track on Lamar’s third album, “u” acts as a complete contrast to its lead single “i,” an anthem of peace, positivity, and prosperity starting with self-love.
With more
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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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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 – Hol' Up
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Kendrick tells the story of how he meets an attractive stewardess whom he starts flirting with and eventually sleeps with on the aircraft. Particular connotations and double
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Rapsody) – Complexion (A Zulu Love)
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This song is about educating society on beauty standards, especially colorism. Colorism affects the black community profusely due to its roots, which spawn from the history of
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Kent Jamz) – Collect Calls
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This iTunes bonus track from good kid, m.A.A.d city finds K.Dot’s friend, Dante, facing prison time and desperately reaching out to his mother for help. It was produced by THC.
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. George Clinton & Thundercat) – Wesley's Theory
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“Wesley’s Theory” establishes the album’s theme by describing how racist American institutions upheld by white supremacy exploit Black creators for profit.
The first verse pictures
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Kendrick Lamar – Crown
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In “Crown,” the Compton native Kendrick Lamar gives us insight into his psyche, portraying his deeply conflicted inner-self while performing over a prominent sample from the 2016
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