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When I go into the studio - it [words] has to sound the way I heard it in my head. So that's probably one of the biggest things that separates me when I'm working in the studio - just how I hear certain things.

Kendrick Lamar

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Kendrick Lamar
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: June 17
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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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The HiiiPower Movement is a movement that's going on all throughout the world like a virus. It's about being on a higher level than the industry. It's a movement we started to be above all the bullshit that's been going on.
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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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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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I stole a Bible, is that a sin?
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I can say is if anyone gets a chance to work with [Dr.]Dre, it's a moment you will always take with you throughout your career. And as of right now, the Compton album is the only thing to talk about.
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I can be calm and reflective from time to time and other times I can have a burst of energy, that's just me.
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I'd rather not live like there isn't a God Then die and find out there really is Think about it
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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 were shooting the second 'California Love' video. My pops had seen him and ran back to the house and got me, put me on his neck, and we stood there watching Dre and Pac in a Bentley.
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I had to come from something, come from a place that was negative and positive but the majority of it is a negative place.
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I don't talk about these things if I haven't lived them, and I've hurt people in my life. It's something I still have to think about when I sleep at night.
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Color don't tell if people Black. It's the soul.
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Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That's the art for me.
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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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Found myself screaming in a hotel room. I didn't want to self-destruct.
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