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I probably spent more time listening to albums than writing songs. But I think that gave me all the tricks in terms of wordplay, from how I pronounced my words to the actual delivery.

Kendrick Lamar

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Kendrick Lamar
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: June 17
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I wanted the next family to hurt, because you made my family hurt. Them emotions were still running in me... Whether I'm a rap star or not, if I still feel like that, then I'm part of the problem rather than the solution.
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Found myself screaming in a hotel room. I didn't want to self-destruct.
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I like to let things breathe.
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We all, we all good people just trying to escape the negative influence that come around us and that's the story of my life, you know? Trying my best to get around the ills and I bumped my head a few times but I think, you know, music is my savior for right now, for me and my whole group.
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I cut off my ears before i hear your advice and vice versa
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You really can't categorize my music, it's human music.
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It's a long time coming as far as the work that I put in. Now I know that I got the stamp but what counts is what comes behind. That's what's really important. Upholding that stamp and not only keeping the energy my way but also spreading that energy out to other artists that are coming up on the West Coast.
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It's the beauty in her, But when the makeup occur, I don't see it, All i see is a blur
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You can't have people listen to you unless you come to their world and then bring them to yours.
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You can't change where you from. You can't take a person out of their zone and expect them to be somebody else now that they in the record industry. It's gonna take years. Years of travelling. Years of meeting people. Years of seeing the world.
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No matter how much good things are going on around you, you still have them little negative things that just wanna come out in front. But you bottle them in because you have so many other great things, but they still there.
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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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That's the ultimate thing I want to do in making music - to be able to inspire somebody else.
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Color don't tell if people Black. It's the soul.
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Teenagers expressing this on a daily basis in the middle of the streets - you can't help but believe we are in the mind state of taking our losses and changing people's perceptions of us and our community. We are strong. Our families are tired of being hurt.
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The Universe energy doesn't lie.
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If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.
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