Kendrick Lamar

Rapper

1987-06-17

American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Compton, California. He is recognized for concept-driven albums and technically intricate lyricism, and has won multiple Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Music. His work is widely regarded as highly influential in contemporary hip-hop.

Quotes by Kendrick Lamar

If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?
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If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?
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I've been called a recluse. There's definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone.
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I'm sticking to the script, I'm putting that organic feeling back in the game.
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When I ask OGs why there's so much division in the streets, nobody never really knows. But you know one thing that everybody always mention? A woman.
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When I talk to kids, I'm really listening. When I do that, we have a little bit of a bigger connection than me being Kendrick Lamar and you being a student. It's almost like we're friends. Because a friend listens.
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When I'm in the studio, I'm looking for creativity I haven't matched yet, a feeling I haven't felt. It's a high.
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At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.
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I'm just writing, writing, writing. I keep these tablets on me until I'm inspired to go back in and make the music. I never take a break from my pen, because I pride myself on that.
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If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.
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Temptation is just the feeling that you're the most independent person on planet Earth. That you know everything. That's something that we all go through as a kid. Now, this lifestyle that I'm in, the same thing exists! But it's 10 times worse, because everything is at my disposal. When you're in the limelight, you can get anything you want.
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The hardest thing for - not only an artist but for anybody to do is look themselves in the mirror and acknowledge, you know, their own flaws and fears and imperfections and put them out there in the open for people to relate to it.
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I'm constantly thinking.
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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.
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When you go on your Twitter or look down your Timeline and it's all great positivity - I love that. But at the same time, it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you're trying to do. And I've seen artists get caught up in that.
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Sonnymoon and Quadrants are a couple of bands that really inspire me in terms of the melodics of things and certain tones and just what feels good. It takes me back to the type of music that I grew up on in my household. We played a lot of gangsta rap, but we also played a lot of oldies, and I think that mix is part of what inspires my sound.
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I always tell people that if I move anywhere it would be Toronto.
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Tupac, Biggie, Jay. Your usual suspects. These were the people that was played in my household.
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My passion is bringing storylines around and constructing a full body of work rather than just a 16-bar verse.
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I think my vice would be outdoing myself.
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