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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 – The Blacker the Berry Samples
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See all of “The Blacker the Berry” by Kendrick Lamar’s samples
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2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up
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2Pac may have been a gangsta, but he had feelings too! This is a feminist anthem from Pac, with references to pro-choice politics and what one might call “rape culture”.
In a 1995
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Kendrick Lamar – Grammy 2016 Performance
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[Part I: The Blacker The Berry] / [Verse] / I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 / I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 / When I finish this if you listenin' sure you will agree / Been
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Michael Chabon
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Space travel’s in my blood
There ain’t nothing I can do about it
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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The Blacker the Berry by Kendrick Lamar · The blacker the berry, the sweeter ... While both songs have roots in Wallace Thurman's novel The Blacker the Berry ...
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De Rayi – The Blacker The Berry (Remix)
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African rapper https://genius.com/artists/De-rayi jumps on the powerful Kendrick Lamar track “The Blacker The Berry”
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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 (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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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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The Blacker the Berry by Kendrick Lamar · So why did I weep when Trayvon ... meaning and intent of the song. Here, Kendrick Lamar reveals the nature of the ...
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry (Tradução em Português)
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Depois de levar dois Grammys para casa com a música “I” – veja a versão traduzida aqui. Kendrick lança uma faixa completamente oposta, pegando todos de surpresa.
O vice
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J. Cole (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Forbidden Fruit
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In the bible, Book Genesis, Adam and Eve are led into temptation by the serpent (the devil) and taste from the fruit that God had forbidden them to eat. This act, the fall of man
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Wiser Observer – I've Met Someone Else
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This is the third track on the EP. The song is only a minute and a half and has no vocals other than a voicenote. It is a female leaving a message for a supposed lover telling them
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Terrace Martin (Ft. Robert Glasper & Thundercat and Ronald Bruner Jr.) – Curly Martin
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“Curly Martin”, featuring Robert Glasper, Ronald Bruner Jr, and Thundercat, some of the most prominent jazz artists of the decade, is a 7 minute long ode to Terrace’s father, the
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Genius Lists – Songs of Protest and Politics
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Political and protest songs have a long history in music, and some of them are great music as well as political commentary or plea for social change.
This list covers all music
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro: Kendrick Lamar & Lalah Hathaway] / Todo es negro, no quiero lo negro (Quieren que nos
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swinelord – My Favorite 100 Songs of 2015
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My personal favorite songs of the year. Also check out my joint list with Open Mike Aguila.
https://genius.com/discussions/204143-Winelord-top-100-songs-of-the-year-my-personal-
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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 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 – Hood Politics
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Kendrick states in his poem that he dealt with survivor’s guilt by reiterating to himself that he earned his success and stayed true to his A-1 foundation.
“Hood Politics” is just
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Kendrick Lamar – You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)
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The song’s theme is based on common phrases, such as:
The loudest in the room is the weakest in the room.
or
Those who tell don’t know and those who know don’t tell.
Its title
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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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M.I Abaga – Numbers
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[Intro – Jay Z & Angie Martinez interview] / As far as money I mean / You know that’s a little more factual / We can determine that / Right, we will have to see your bank account
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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. 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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Genius – 50 Best Rap Songs of 2015
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Over 2,500 Genius visitors cast their vote for the “50 Best Rap Songs of 2015” list. Did your peers vote for the right artists or did they completely miss the mark? Let us know in
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JosueC
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Eminem. Kendrick Lamar. Ab-Soul. Hopsin. Lupe Fiasco. Dizzy Wright. Machine Gun Kelley.
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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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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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Genius Traductions françaises – Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry (Traduction Française)
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Ce son est sorti le lendemain de la mise en ligne en “i”, qui lui aura valu deux Grammys.
Alors que dans “i” Kendrick revendiquait sa fierté d'être noir, The Blacker The Berry est
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Momma by Kendrick Lamar · I met a little boy that resembled my features. Genius ... The Blacker the Berry,” and the latter of which he would go on to reference ...
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley) – How Much a Dollar Cost
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Up until this point in the album, Kendrick’s been plagued by Lucy & Uncle Sam. On his road to recovery, he runs into a homeless man at a gas station in South Africa.
He tells the
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Kendrick Lamar – Momma
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“Momma” tells of the personal growth and self-realisation that Kendrick experienced after having persevered against the internal struggles he described as “Lucy” in the preceding
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Kendrick Lamar – For Free? (Interlude)
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Building on the metaphor drawn in “Wesley’s Theory,” we find Kendrick continuing to fall victim to the pimps of the record industry.
This interlude is very similar to the song “
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar made a tribute to Tupac's song with his 13th track of To Pimp a Butterfly with the song called “The Blacker the Berry”. It ...
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TwistedMental
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Member of Genius community since 2011. Former Rap Genius editor, twice removed.
Illuminati want my mind, soul and my body
Secret society, trying to keep they eye on me
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Genius – To Pimp a Butterfly Reviews
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Kendrick Lamar recently participated in a MTV Interview to talk about the deeper message of certain songs and it’s concealed effects it had on Kendrick’s life. He also addressees
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Slangston Hughes (Ft. Thelonius Kryptonite) – F-R-E-E
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Intro / [Unhhhh] I been, I been... / Verse / I been plotting and scheming / Clenched fist, chest beating / It's not enough to be right / So I'm looking for reasons / Slapboxing
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