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title: "2 Challenged Quotes By Kendrick Lamar"
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> [Whatever pressure I feel all comes from me, from within. I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/whatever-pressure-i-feel-all-comes-from-me-from-within-i-always-was/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/kendrick-lamar-1241_basketball_whatever-pressure-i-feel-all-comes-from_280636.jpg)

> [I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-always-was-that-person-who-was-hard-on-myself-and-challenged-myself/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/kendrick-lamar-1241_always_i-always-was-that-person-who-was-hard-on_287076.jpg)

## 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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