Every time I write these words they become a taboo, Making sure my punctuation curve, every letter here's true, Living my life in the margin, and that metaphor was proof. — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
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… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
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… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
Black and brown pride have been taught in my household for a long time. — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
Everybody has their own way of hearing songs. My fans are usually pretty on point. Sometimes they go all the way to the bottom of it. It's fascinating to me how far an idea can go. I wrote most of my first album in my mom's kitchen, and now I can go around the world and hear people recite those… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share
I don't really believe in the type of pressure that people are wanting to put on the type of music that I make. — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
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… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
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… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
You can have the platinum album, but when you still feel like you haven't quite found your place in the world - it kind… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
My passion is bringing storylines around and constructing a full body of work rather than just a 16-bar verse. — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
The message I'm sending to myself - I can't change the world until I change myself first. — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
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