Genius Meanings
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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 (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 – Alright (BET Version)
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The live performance at the 2015 BET awards. http://www.bet.com/video/betawards/2015/performances/kendrick-lamar-alright-show-open.html
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Kendrick Lamar – Alright (Music Video)
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Fresh off his blistering performance at the BET awards on June 28, in which he rapped atop a vandalised cop car, this extended version of “Alright” was released online June 30
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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. Drake) – Poetic Justice
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Kendrick explained “Poetic Justice” in a 2012 interview with Complex magazine, saying:
If you listen to ‘Poetic Justice,’ it’s a song about a chick saying these legs are poems. On
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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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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 – 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 – 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 (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 (Ft. RZA) – Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)
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Kendrick once again vividly paints the dystopian picture of Compton, while simultaneously telling us that he’s on the good lists of all the local gangs. Ab-Soul provides the song
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ScHoolboy Q (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Collard Greens
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The second single from Q’s highly anticipated album Oxymoron, on which the West Coast superstar recruits close friend and fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar to spit a
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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 – 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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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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Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige & Kendrick Lamar (Ft. 50 Cent & Anderson .Paak) – Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
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As an homage to the city in which it took place, the Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show featured a greatest hits performance by some of the West Coast’s most iconic names in hip-
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Spotify – This Is Kendrick Lamar
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1. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake- King's Dead / 2. Kendrick Lamar & SZA- All The Stars / 3. Jay Rock- Wow Freestyle (feat. Kendrick Lamar) / 4. Kendrick Lamar- DNA
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Alright by Kendrick Lamar · Hard times like, “Yah!” Bad trips like, “Yah!” Nazareth I'm fucked up, homie, you fucked up But if God got us, then we gon' be ...
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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 (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 (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 (Ft. Ab-Soul) – P&P 1.5
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This is an updated version of “P&P,” from the 2009 Kendrick Lamar EP.
The song is similar to the original, but contains minor variations. Part one is nearly identical, with a
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Kendrick Lamar – Black Friday
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This song is a counterpart to J. Cole’s rhyme over K.Dot’s “Alright” — both freestyles were released simultaneously on November 27, 2015. The two rappers have long been associated
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. U2) – XXX.
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Kendrick teams up with rock legends U2 on “XXX.,” which delves deeper into the political and religious themes heard throughout DAMN. In an August 2017 interview with Rolling Stone
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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 – Untitled 3 (Grammy Performance)
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This song is a variation of Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” which he performed at the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016. The song deals with injustice in America and references the death of
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Kendrick Lamar – untitled 06
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A song about embracing one’s unique traits.
Written in the form of a plea to a lover, they purport talking about the character traits that come across as odd rather than see them
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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 – 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 – 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 – Alright Samples
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See all of “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar’s 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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Isaiah Rashad (Ft. Kendrick Lamar & Zacari) – Wat's Wrong
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This track deals more explicitly with the substance abuse problem that almost saw him lose his deal with TDE and be dropped from the label. Rashad battles with his emotions, and
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Kendrick Lamar & Taylour Paige – We Cry Together
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On “We Cry Together,” Kendrick and Taylour Paige take opposite sides in a couple’s ugly dispute that sees them hurling insults at one another for nearly six minutes. Another
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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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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 (Ft. Mac Miller) – Stand Down (Dead Homies)
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[Intro: Kendrick Lamar] / Ay, on my momma _ / I'mma be the greatest to ever do this shit / On my momma doe, like / On the dead homies / Ay, Sounwave, turn this shit up, nigga
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