Genius Meanings
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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 ‘DAMN.’ References To Hebrew Israelites Have A Family Connection
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His cousin Carl Duckworth is featured on the album’s 12th track, “FEAR.”
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Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out
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“Count Me Out” is the first track on the second disc and the 10th track overall from Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The track focuses on Kendrick calling out a once-significant
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An English Professor Breaks Down Kendrick Lamar’s “Fear.”
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Professor Adam Bradley explains the devices and rhyming patterns across the track.
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Kendrick Lamar – good kid
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This song kicks off good kid, m.A.A.d city’s back half, depicting the immediate aftermath of K.Dot getting jumped by two guys in hoodies at the end of the previous track, “Poetic
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Kendrick Lamar – LUST.
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“LUST.” can be seen as Kendrick Lamar’s perspective on the repetetive nature of life. Centered around themes of sexual intimacy, Kendrick explores the monotonous routine of daily
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Kendrick Lamar – The Jig Is Up (Dump'n)
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J. Cole and Kendrick are at it again, with the former and Canei Finch on the beat and Ali on the mix. They be dump'n out the roof! Do-do-do-do-do!
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Kendrick Lamar – untitled 02
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This track is about Kendrick’s confliction between his life at home in Compton and his life as a global superstar.
In 2014, he was prophesying the success of To Pimp a Butterfly
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Kendrick Lamar – Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
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The content of this song doesn’t advance the narrative of the album. It is told from the perspective of present-day Kendrick Lamar, who isn’t happy with the state of rap music, and
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Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – The Hillbillies
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“The Hillbillies” is a collaboration between Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar on which they go back and forth, comparing themselves to Neymar and Messi respectively. The cousins rap
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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 – 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 (Ft. Beth Gibbons) – Mother I Sober
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“Mother I Sober” is the eighth track on disc two of Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, and the seventeenth
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Kendrick Lamar – untitled 07
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“untitled 07 | 2014-2016” is a three-part track that captures the arc of an emotional rush: the initial elation, the inflated confidence, and coming down. It also works well with
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The Thought – FRIGHT (Kendrick Lamar Remix)
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[Intro] / Why God, why god, do I gotta suffer? / Pain in my heart, carry burdens full of struggle / Why God, why god, do I gotta bleed? / Every stone thrown for you restin' at my
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Jay Rock (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Wow Freestyle
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“Wow Freestyle” is a braggadocious collaboration between Jay Rock and his TDE labelmate Kendrick Lamar. The Hit-Boy-produced track displays the incredible synergy the two
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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. Dash Snow) – The Heart Pt. 2
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This is the first song from Kendrick Lamar’s official mixtape, sometimes stylized as O(verly) D(edicated), where he raps over an extended version of The Roots' 2010 instrumental “A
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Flying Lotus (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Never Catch Me
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This is track 5 on You’re Dead!, and serves as the culmination of the prior 4 songs. From “Theme” on, the songs increase in structure and build into this up-tempo climax.
This
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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 – Count Me Out (Music Video)
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[Therapy Session: Helen Mirren and Kendrick Lamar] / Clock Ticking / [Skit: Helen Mirren & Kendrick Lamar] / Kendrick? Kendrick? / Did you hear that, Kendrick? / Um, yes, um / My
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Bad Blood (Remix)
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On May 17, 2015, Taylor Swift debuted her “Bad Blood” video at the Billboard Music Awards.
The premiere was highly anticipated and featured a slew of notable actors and performers
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Baby Keem (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – vent
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[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] / Have you ever been punched in your motherfuckin' face? / What you say? Oh, you haven't? Alright, wait, bitch / [Verse: Baby Keem] / Two-phone Baby Keem
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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 – HiiiPoWeR
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The first song released from Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80, “HiiiPower” talks of self enlightenment through reflection and active work. It constantly touches on racial subjects
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Anna Wise, Bilal & Snoop Dogg) – Institutionalized
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While “King Kunta” shows Lamar at a high, confidently claiming his throne atop the rap game with the influence and success he has acquired, “Institutionalized” is the dramatic
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Bad Blood (Remix) (Taylor's Version)
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[Intro: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar] / 'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood / You know it used to be mad love (Uh) / So take a look what you've done (Uh) / ‘Cause, baby, now we'
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, m.A.A.d. city’ In His Own Words
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For the five-year anniversary of Kendrick’s classic debut, Genius revisits Dot’s insightful annotations.
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Beyoncé (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM (Remix)
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Beyoncé surprise-drops an eclectic remix of her song “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” off of her Grammy-winning 2022 album, RENAISSANCE, featuring American rapper Kendrick Lamar.
This is
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Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle
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In the outro of the previous song, “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe”, one of Kendrick’s friends asks him to rap. “Backseat Freestyle” serves as a flashback. The freestyle is not
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Spectre0799 (YouTube) – THE HILLBILLIES but it's just my voice (by Kendrick Lamar & Baby Keem)
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[Intro: Spectre0799 (YouTube)] / (We can't see from here right now) / I don't buy much, I buy land, bro / Cologne, Germany (Send it off from here right now) / Four McDonalds, every
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Kendrick Lamar – The Art of Peer Pressure
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The song where the album’s narrative truly begins to set itself in motion, Kendrick takes you through a vivid story of how he learned ‘Peer Pressure’ the hard way.
This samples
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Kendrick Lamar – Funkmaster Flex Freestyle
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Kendrick freestyles over The Notorious B.I.G.’s song “Who Shot Ya?” on the Funkmaster Flex Show. This is the second time he has murdered this beat, first doing it (with a very
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Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
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“The Heart Part 5” is the fifth installment in Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart” series. It serves as a promotional single for Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, Lamar’s fifth studio
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Kendrick Lamar - FEAR. (Tradução em Português)
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Versão traduzida para português brasileiro da faixa “FEAR.”, do álbum DAMN., de Kendrick Lamar.
Kendrick explora o
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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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Rick Ross (Ft. Gunplay, Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill, Stalley & Wale) – Power Circle
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Intro song from Maybach Music Group’s second compilation release, Self Made Vol. 2 featuring Kendrick Lamar of TDE/Black Hippy.
It is Gunplay who steals the spotlight on this
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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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Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Vent (Original)
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[Intro: Bēkon] / We all need somebody to talk to sometimes / Tell me your problems / [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] / Have you ever been punched in your motherfuckin' face? / What you
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What's Kendrick Saying In Reverse On "FEAR."?
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What's Kendrick Saying In Reverse On "FEAR. ... An English Professor Breaks Down Kendrick Lamar's “Fear. ... 03:39. The Genius Decade: The Biggest Song Every Year ...
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Kendrick Lamar – For Sale? (Interlude)
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This song offers a deeper insight into the previously introduced figure of Lucy (a character representing Lucifer).
As the song goes on, it is understood that Lucy is short for
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Lotus (Ft. Glasses Malone & Kendrick Lamar) – Mirrors (Thuggin)
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On “Mirros (Thuggin),” UK music band Lotus enlists the help of Kendrick Lamar and Glasses Malone for an uplifting anthem. The artists reflect on the world around them and
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