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Portrait of Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

(1987) Songwriter United States

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Kendrick Lamar is a songwriter from the United States, best known for Black panther.

Quick Facts About Kendrick Lamar

Born: June 17, 1987
Nationality: United States
Profession: Songwriter
Notable works: Black panther

About Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is an American rapper and songwriter whose West Coast hip‑hop songs have conscious, introspective lyrics about African‑American culture. In 2018 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first non‑classical or jazz musician to earn the award. Music journalists have often ranked him among the greatest rappers of all time.

Awards & Honors

Grammy Award for Record of the Year Grammy Award for Song of the Year Grammy Award for Best Rap Song Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance Pulitzer Prize for Music Grammy Award for Best Music Video BET Award for Best Collaboration

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BET Award for Best New Artist Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program

Quotes by Kendrick Lamar · Page 2

I stole a Bible, is that a sin?

Bible

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The Universe energy doesn't lie.

Energy

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I like to let things breathe.

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We're all put on this earth to walk in His image, the Master.

Earth

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I am a sinner…who's probably gonna sin again...Lord forgive me!

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My rights, my wrongs, I write ‘til I’m right with God.

God

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If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.

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Next to me is definitely no one, I'm one of one.

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Look inside my eyes and tell me you see a warrior.

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Colorism is not a good thing, especially when you're Black.

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Found myself screaming in a hotel room. I didn't want to self-destruct.

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I'm listening to a lot of oldies.A lot of Al Green, Marvin Gaye. Luther Vandross... they were some of my icons.

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I'm standing on a field full of landmines doing the moonwalk hoping i blow up in time

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Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.

Being the best

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We all seem to stumble, planning our own demise, Getting the big picture, and making it wallet-sized.

Big picture

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We all get distracted, the question is, would you bounce back or bounce backwards?

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The sky is falling, the wind is calling Stand for something, or die in the morning

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I look at where I'm at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in…

Life

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Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That's the art for…

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God to me is love. It's the ruler of all things, whether it's with a person or with music or with your…

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The hardest thing for - not only an artist but for anybody to do is look themselves in the mirror and acknowledge,…

Art

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There's a lot of other artists doing things outside of that depth that I enjoy - that music that I can actually…

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This is the thing about hip-hop music and where people get it most misconstrued: It's all hip-hop. You can't say that just…

Day

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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…

Comedy

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I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I…

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Hit a punk in the back with a pump in the back, till he's off balance. And I'm back in the front…

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When I ask OGs why there's so much division in the streets, nobody never really knows. But you know one thing that…

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[Drizzy] ,it was dope. A great experience, especially with the topic he was talking about and to be... organic.I'm glad that it…

Album

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I'm usually homeboys with the same niggas I'm rhymin' wit. But this is hip hop and them niggas should know what time…

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I'm usually homeboys with the same ni**as I'm rhyming wit/But this is hip-hop and them ni**as should know what time it is/And…

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I really focus on what my fans will take from it, people living their day-to-day lives. At the end of the day,…

End of the day

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K. Dot was a kid who was trying to find himself in music, finding trends, um, bending towards - ready to bend…

Art

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Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich Look inside of your soul and you can find…

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The more people I meet, the more cultures I start to embrace, the more people I open myself up to - it's…

Around the world

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Temptation is just the feeling that you're the most independent person on planet Earth. That you know everything. That's something that we…

Earth

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Consequences from evil will make your past haunt you

Consequence

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I'm only as good as my last word, my last hook, my last bridge.

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Even if you try hard, he can still die hard

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I don't even have kids. But at heart, I'm a kid myself.

Children

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If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?

Blooming flower

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Kendrick Lamar by topic

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