It's a long time coming as far as the work that I put in. Now I know that I got the stamp… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that's not touched on is why these kids act the way… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
[Drizzy] ,it was dope. A great experience, especially with the topic he was talking about and to be... organic.I'm glad that it… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it's people in my city, kids in the street, all the… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
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… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
When I go into the studio - it [words] has to sound the way I heard it in my head. So that's… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I felt like, what better way for people to understand me by taking the initiative in giving my real name, my name… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
In all my days of schooling, from preschool all the way up to 12th grade, there was not one white person in… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I'm a person of my own opinions, that's how I was raised. I speak what I feel... A lot of people feel… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
The way people look at me these days - that's the same way I looked at President Obama before I met him.… — 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… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
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