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title: "1 Actually Know Quotes By Kendrick Lamar"
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> [I felt like, what better way for people to understand me by taking the initiative in giving my real name, my name that moms taught me so y'all actually know what's going on in my life and my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-felt-like-what-better-way-for-people-to-understand-me-by-taking-the/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

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## More by Kendrick Lamar

> [I think that's why I put my energy into making music. That's how I get my thoughts out, instead of being crazy all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-think-that-s-why-i-put-my-energy-into-making-music-that-s-how-i-get/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [ Got in the studio at sixteen, \[and\] that's when I felt like I wanted to make this a career. I had a passion for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/got-in-the-studio-at-sixteen-and-that-s-when-i-felt-like-i-wanted-to/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [Black and brown pride have been taught in my household for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/black-and-brown-pride-have-been-taught-in-my-household-for-a-long-time/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [Everybody has their own way of hearing songs. My fans are usually pretty on point. Sometimes they go all the way to the bottom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/everybody-has-their-own-way-of-hearing-songs-my-fans-are-usually/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [I don't really believe in the type of pressure that people are wanting to put on the type of music that I make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-don-t-really-believe-in-the-type-of-pressure-that-people-are/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [I've got an extra-specific story about Dr. Dre. I saw him when I was 9 years old in Compton - him and Tupac. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-ve-got-an-extra-specific-story-about-dr-dre-i-saw-him-when-i-was-9/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/brother-kendrick-lamar-he-s-not-a-rapper-he-s-a-writer-he-s-an-author/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [You can have the platinum album, but when you still feel like you haven't quite found your place in the world - it kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/you-can-have-the-platinum-album-but-when-you-still-feel-like-you/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [You really can't categorize my music, it's human music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/you-really-can-t-categorize-my-music-it-s-human-music/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [My passion is bringing storylines around and constructing a full body of work rather than just a 16-bar verse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/my-passion-is-bringing-storylines-around-and-constructing-a-full-body/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [I'm only as good as my last word, my last hook, my last bridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-m-only-as-good-as-my-last-word-my-last-hook-my-last-bridge/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [The message I'm sending to myself - I can't change the world until I change myself first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/the-message-i-m-sending-to-myself-i-can-t-change-the-world-until-i/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [We all seem to stumble, planning our own demise, Getting the big picture, and making it wallet-sized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/we-all-seem-to-stumble-planning-our-own-demise-getting-the-big/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [I was raised inside the gang culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-was-raised-inside-the-gang-culture/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

> [We look so much on color that we forget about the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/we-look-so-much-on-color-that-we-forget-about-the-soul/)

[Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/)

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