[ Drizzy] is a good dude , he's been looked out and reached out, and I admire the talent. Kendrick Lamar More Quotes by Kendrick Lamar More Quotes From Kendrick Lamar I probably spent more time listening to albums than writing songs. But I think that gave me all the tricks in terms of wordplay, from how I pronounced my words to the actual delivery. Kendrick Lamar writing song thinking At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever. Kendrick Lamar girl stupid people I had to come from something, come from a place that was negative and positive but the majority of it is a negative place. Kendrick Lamar negative-and-positive majority negative Brother Kendrick Lamar: he's not a rapper, he's a writer, he's an author. And if you read between the lines, we'll learn how to love one another. But you can't do that, I said you can't do that, without loving yourself first. Kendrick Lamar loving-yourself rapper brother Found myself screaming in a hotel room. I didn't want to self-destruct. Kendrick Lamar self want rooms I'm African American / I'm African / I'm black as the moon. Kendrick Lamar african-american black moon People gonna be they own individuals and have they own worlds and I can't knock it. Kendrick Lamar individual people world Let bygones be bygones...but where I'm from, Kendrick Lamar rap gun giving As I've grown as an artist, I've learned that my mission statement is really self-expression. I don't want anybody to classify my music. I want them to say, "This is somebody who's recognizing his true feelings, his true emotions, ideas, thoughts, opinions, and views on the world, all on one record." I want people to recognize that and to take it and apply it to their own lives. You know what I'm saying? The more and more I get out and talk to different people, I realize they appreciate that - me being unapologetic in whatever views and approach I have. Kendrick Lamar appreciate artist people Every time I write these words they become a taboo, Kendrick Lamar curves rap writing When you go on your Twitter or look down your Timeline and it's all great positivity - I love that. But at the same time, it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you're trying to do. And I've seen artists get caught up in that. Kendrick Lamar positivity artist trying I see conflict. But the conflict is what makes it relatable. I'm conflicted; you're conflicted. I'm not perfect - nobody is. I'm just blessed to be able to express my conflict through song. Kendrick Lamar blessed perfect song I wanted the next family to hurt, because you made my family hurt. Them emotions were still running in me... Whether I'm a rap star or not, if I still feel like that, then I'm part of the problem rather than the solution. Kendrick Lamar stars hurt running My pops and my mom started playing Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers and all these people, but at the same time, they always had Snoop on right behind it in the same mix. Kendrick Lamar mom brother people My grandma always said, "Where there's a will, there's a way." I think it's just naturally in our DNA to be able to survive. We was always taught that: to survive. When you talking about slavery, it's to survive. Kendrick Lamar dna grandma thinking Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That's the art for me. Kendrick Lamar able together art When I look at comedy, it's all self-expression. I apply that same method to my music. I came up listening to N.W.A and Snoop. Like them, it's in me to express how I feel. You might like it or you might not, but I take that stand. Kendrick Lamar comedy listening It's deep-rooted, the music of being young and dumb, Kendrick Lamar rap hip-hop dumb [Drizzy] ,it was dope. A great experience, especially with the topic he was talking about and to be... organic.I'm glad that it worked out the way it did where I got to tell my story, tell his story at the same time... and actually have it make sense as far as the whole concept of the album. Kendrick Lamar dope albums talking K. Dot was a kid who was trying to find himself in music, finding trends, um, bending towards - ready to bend towards what the industry was telling me to do and after you mature at a certain time in your life, you come into your own...your own niche, your own personality, not only as an artist but as a person. Kendrick Lamar artist personality kids
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