Kendrick Lamar Uproxx: How Kendrick Lamar Refuses To Forget Where He Came From

Started by boyz n the suburbs, Jan 29, 2016, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. boyz n the suburbs
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    Jan 29, 2016
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    Kendrick Lamar may be one of the biggest rap stars on the planet right now, but no matter what success has come his way, he outright refuses to forget where he came from. No matter how big Lamar gets, he keeps finding ways to represent and uplift his hometown of Compton, California.

    The Los Angeles County municipality affectionately known as “Hub City” was one of the most important characters in Lamar’s breakthrough album good kid, m.A.A.d. city. The album focused on a day in the life of a teenaged Lamar as he navigated his notoriously dangerous hometown. Though Lamar expanded his scope with 2015’s To p---- A Butterfly, he still made time to represent Compton on tracks like “King Kunta” and its celebratory music video. But Kendrick does more than just talk about his city. He works to give back, as well. He’s donated loads of money to afterschool programs, worked on anti-g--- violence initiatives and actually visited high schools to meet with students personally. It should come as no surprise that he was recently given the key to the city.

    So, it makes perfect sense that when the time came to make a Grammy promo for his anthem “Alright,” he’d fill the video with his fellow Compton residents reciting the song’s words. It’s a powerful and fitting statement on where the rapper and the themes that surround most of his music were born.
     
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  2. Immy
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    Jan 29, 2016
    It's cool that he doesn't forget but there is no need to constantly re-iterate it


    yes i'm a hypocrite cos the 6
     
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    great article, great points
     
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    another cool article:
    FUTURE BLACK HISTORY MONTH: THE IMPORTANCE OF KENDRICK LAMAR


    http://www.fuse.tv/2016/01/future-black-history-month-kendrick-lamar
     
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    Jan 29, 2016
    Word, and thats one of the things that makes him a good human being tbh.
     
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    Ain't nobody coming from Compton should forget where he comes from. This place is legendary.
     
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    He should be proud of doing a lot for his city... and Compton should be proud of having king kendrick :sweatt:
     
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    Him being so humble is what made him become the artist he is today and now hes getting his songs chanted at protests, making the presidents favorite song. This is all stuff an artist could ever want.
     
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    The king is always keeping it real.
     
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    When people say Kendrick doesn't give back, reference this article.
     
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    Kendrick is amazing
     
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    I love u more and more
     
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    Who says that?
     
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    I remember seeing it once on the forum, but it probably was a bait post
     
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    :khaled:
     
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    Good read
     
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