Kendrick Lamar

2022 - 6 - 17

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Happy 35th Birthday Kendrick Lamar: Revisiting his Classic 2013 ... (hotpress.com)

On this day in 1987, Kendrick Lamar was born. To celebrate the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper's 35th birthday, we're revisiting his classic 2013 interview ...

With a whole world of temptation about to be laid at his door, how will he respond? My whole aim was to take the culture back to its essence. As his fame escalates – he will, you suspect, soon be performing in arenas – does he worry about being able to keep it together? So they thought, ‘Yeah – California’. Of course, they didn’t end up in the Valley, they ended up in Compton. My uncles were 10, 11 at the time. “I want to bring a different perspective,” he resumes. He was eight and word got out Dr. Dre and 2Pac were shooting the video for ‘California Love’ two blocks from his house. I had a little more insight than the homeboys. “I was the only kid in my neighborhood with a dad,” he says. He saw Compton the way an outsider might. He has the semi-stoop of someone happy to blend into the background, speaks softly, avoids eye-contact. It’s the raw material of a hundred workaday rap records – what’s different is the way Lamar lets his self-doubt and vulnerably shine through. A stream of consciousness concept album, good kid chronicles a day in the life of Lamar as he wanders his ghettoised hometown of Compton, the sprawling, crime-raddled suburb of Los Angeles. He has run-ins with gang-bangers, buys drugs, breaks up with his girlfriend, is harassed by the police.

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One album, two takes: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Mail and Guardian)

Kendrick Lamar's latest album drops down the charts and moves up our reviewers' legendary list.

Lamar doesn’t need to be number one on the charts, he doesn’t even need to be the rapper of the moment. He’s going to present all of our collective ugly parts and he’s hoping we’ll sit with him and heal together. However, this album as a body of work is audacious — especially for a rapper — artistically nuanced, and the most vulnerable a rapper has been since Jigga’s 444. Granted, it’s Kendrick’s style to narrate characters in third person (case in point, the song u on To Pimp A Butterfly) and many argued that Aunty Diaries is Lamar illustrating being an ally to the queer community through showing how children can be mean without realising it. He is not going to appease the anti-woke movement to keep up with top-five lists. But that argument is flawed because that’s like justifying Jack Harlow using the n-word to illustrate how he grew up as an ignorant redneck. He’s a guy from the ’hood who has reached the heights he only dreamt about when he wrote Black Boy Fly on his debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city. I much preferred my Lauryn when she was in a toxic relationship with a married man so I could jam to Ex-factor. When she was talking about her trauma from all her romantic faux pas, I was not interested in hearing her truth. It points to the paradox of black people who deal with hatred because of the colour of their skin while simultaneously hating others for their sexual preferences. He could have named this album Drama. The Oscar-worthy We Cry Together, with actress Taylour Paige, is an intense screamfest between two lovers in a dysfunctional relationship who find cussing each other an aphrodisiac. He does not pretend to be perfect; he acknowledges how he has hurt those he loves. He wants to be different.

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Kendrick Lamar Talks Love & Hip Hop: Growing Up With “Gangsta ... (Legit.ng)

California native, Kendrick Lamar was born on 17 June 1987. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper is a true Gemini, having left his fans hungry for new music ...

However, the rapper chose Ghana as the destination to shoot content for his latest project. On 11 May, the Humble hitmaker broke the news on the cover of his much-anticipated album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. He's pictured with a gun while Whitney cradles the two children, Pop Sugar reports. The rapper and his longtime sweetheart, Whitney Alford met way back in the day when they attended Centennial High School together. The rapper also remembered a time when he forgot to finish a poetry homework assignment. In the past, Kendrick has spoken candidly about the impression this life of crime had on the whole family. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper is a true Gemini, having left his fans hungry for new music after taking a seriously long break from the limelight.

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Watch Kendrick Lamar Talk 'Mr. Morale' and Therapy on His First ... (Complex)

Kendrick Lamar celebrated his 35th birthday Friday by teaming up with Spotify for a mini-documentary that follows the Compton rapper around for a day in ...

When asked what he’s been chatting with the local kids about, Kendrick mentions Abloh. “I’m just being in the moment.” When asked by Carl Chery, Spotify’s Head of Urban Music and Creative Director, if Mr. Morale is his most personal record, Kendrick says it’s his “most present.”

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Kendrick Lamar's “A Day In Ghana” sees him opening up about ... (REVOLT TV)

Kendrick Lamar unveils the feature "A Day In Ghana," which sees him speaking on 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,' therapy, and more.

Our grandparents don’t know about that. We grow up where our parents don’t know about that. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers also landed the Compton emcee his fourth number one on the Billboard 200, falling just short of 300,000 album equivalent units during its first week of release.

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Kendrick Lamar Visits Ghana, Talks New Album in Spotify Mini-Doc ... (Pitchfork)

The Pulitzer winner calls Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers his “most present” album and also spends time at the Freedom Skatepark.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers had the biggest No. 1 debut of 2022. In the video, Lamar visits the Freedom Skatepark, which the late Virgil Abloh helped fund, and he also calls Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers his “most present” album. Concurrent with the release of his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar made his first-ever visit to Accra, Ghana. The trip was captured for a short Spotify documentary.

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Kendrick Lamar Spends A Day In Ghana Chatting About Virgil Abloh ... (UPROXX)

Kendrick sees Accra for the first time and talks about going to therapy in Spotify's new mini-documentary.

“We learn to hold all our sh*t in,” he admits. “That wasn’t my forte when people mentioned it to me. A little over seven months after the passing of fashion designer Virgil Abloh, his global impact is still making itself known.

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Kendrick Lamar Discusses "Mr. Morale," Therapy & More During Trip ... (HotNewHipHop)

Spotify shares their new mini-doc, 'A Day In Ghana With Kendrick Lamar.' We're a month removed from Kendrick Lamar's latest studio album, Mr. Morale & Th...

"I challenged myself to go to therapy. "One of my favorite lines in the album is where Whit say, 'You really need to go to therapy.' And I say, 'Real n***as don't go to therapy,'" Kendrick says with a laugh. Or you don't never deal with it." You live and you experience the sit that you go through and you deal with it right then and there. "'Cause that's how n***as feel, you know what I'm saying? In fact, the day the album dropped, fans noted how Kendrick was playing soccer with kids in Ghana.\r\nLarry Busacca\/Getty Images\r\nThe rapper's first trip to Ghana is the focus of Spotify's new mini-documentary, A Day In Ghana With Kendrick Lamar. The rapper visits Accra, Ghana where he hangs out with the locals and spends time with the kids while chopping it up with Carl Chery. Though he doesn't get in-depth about the project, he reflects on how it's his most "present" body of work to date.

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Watch: Kendrick Lamar's Love Letter To Ghana (OkayAfrica)

The American rapper teamed up with Spotify to document his recent and first trip to the West African country.

And the rapper seemed to be engaged in every activity and interaction with the Ghanaian locals flocking to the star. The rapper spent a number of days in Ghana's capital city, Accra, visiting townships and mingling with the locals. And to ring in his 35th birthday this Friday, June 17, the musician released a mini-documentary illustrating the precious moments.

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Happy Birthday Kendrick Lamar: 6 best fashionable moments of the ... (PINKVILLA)

Kendrick Lamar might be a lyrical genius, but he's no one-hit-wonder. Music aside, he also has a damn cool sense of style. Kendrick typically dresses more ...

On his 35th birthday, let's take a look at some of his amazing looks. Award shows are really where Kendrick shines when it comes to great looks and live television performances. Music aside, he also has a damn cool sense of style.

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Kendrick Lamar Discusses Therapy, New Album 'Mr. Morale & The ... (Exclaim!)

Kendrick Lamar has been notably absent since releasing his album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers this spring, spending his time in Ghana rathe...

He also discusses Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, calling it his "most present" album. You live and you experience the shit that you go through and you deal with it right then and there — or you don't never deal with it. That's finally starting to change, as Spotify has released a featurette exploring Lamar's time in Ghana and his new album.

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Kendrick Lamar Discusses Therapy, Virgil Abloh + 'Mr. Morale ... (HipHopDX)

Kendrick Lamar discusses therapy, Virgil Abloh and his latest album 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' in Spotify's 'A Day in Ghana with Kendrick Lamar' ...

You live and you experience the shit that you go through and you deal with it right then and there — or you don’t never deal with it. Shit, that’s like a whole new step and a whole new generation. “One of my favorite lines on the album is where Whit[ney] says, ‘You really need to go therapy’ and I say, ‘Real n-ggas don’t go to therapy,’ he tells Spotify’s Head of Urban Music Carl Chery. “Because that’s how n-ggas feel!

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Toronto's Jon Kabongo Honours Kendrick Lamar on New Single ... (Complex)

Toronto rapper Jon Kabongo releases a new single “Not Your Savior,” honouring Kendrick Lamar while reminding us icons are still human and not our saviours.

These icons may save us from moments of sadness, boredom, and confusion, but this song is a reminder that they still are not our saviours, they’re human.” Kabongo says a level of “irony,” can be found within the track. On his new single “Not Your Savior,” Jon Kabongo pays homage to Kendrick Lamar while reminding us that these idols are not our salvation.

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Kendrick Lamar discusses new album on trip to Ghana in new ... (The FADER)

Kendrick Lamar visits Accra, Ghana in a Spotify mini-doc where he opens up about Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and his recent embrace of therapy.

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See Kendrick Lamar Talk 'Mr. Morale' in Mini-Doc About Trip to Ghana (Rolling Stone)

On Friday, a month after the album's arrival, Spotify released a short documentary about Lamar's trip to the African nation, with the rapper providing insight ...

That’s special,” Lamar said of Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants. “We grew up where our parents don’t know about that, our grandparents don’t know about that. “This is my most present album,” Lamar said of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers while visiting Accra, Ghana’s Freedom Skatepark, funded in part by the late Virgil Abloh, who Lamar pays tribute to in the video.

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Kendrick Lamar Releases Mini-Doc About His First Trip To Ghana (Okayplayer)

On his 35th birthday, Kendrick Lamar released A Day in Accra, Ghana, which captures his first trip to Ghana.

The rapper also opens up about the stigma of therapy, which is tackled on his new album. Kendrick Lamar is celebrating his 35th birthday with a trip to the motherland. In the visual, Lamar visits kids at Virgil Abloh’s Ghana Freedom skatepark and interacts with locals, while the film captures the city’s bustling activity and aerial views of the coastline.

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Kendrick Lamar Goes To Ghana In Spotify Mini-Doc: Watch (Stereogum)

The day after Kendrick Lamar released Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, footage of Kendrick hanging out at Accra, Ghana's Freedom Skatepark (partially funded ...

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Kendrick Lamar Travels to Ghana, Talks New Album in Spotify ... (Rap-Up.com)

Following the release of his chart-topping album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, the global superstar visited Accra for “A Day in Ghana with Kendrick Lamar.” He ...

“Everything that we do out here, everything that we say, everything that’s been done is all a representation of all of us.” And everybody got they own different experience.” This life shit, it’s all about an experience.

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Kendrick Lamar says 'Mr. Morale...' is his "most present" album in ... (NME.com)

Kendrick Lamar has visited Accra in Ghana for a new mini-documentary in which he describes his new album as his "most present yet"

“I’ve just been in the moment.” You can find any remaining tickets for those shows here. “We grew up where our parents don’t know about that, our grandparents don’t know about that. We learned to hold all our shit in.” “I can’t even tell you what day it is,” he said at the start. In response to the suggestion that ‘Mr. Morale…’ is his “most personal body of work”, Lamar said: “This is my most present album.”

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Kendrick Lamar Releases Ghana Trip Mini-Documentary (BET)

In the Spotify-partnered visual, the Compton rapper visits kids at Virgil Abloh's Ghana Freedom skatepark. The film also captures Accra's busy activity and ...

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The Warriors continued a wild trend of winning a title every year ... (For The Win)

The Golden State Warriors are world champions. And if you've been paying attention, there was an easy way to predict that outcome — and the next.

And when they repeat in 2018, he released the Black Panther soundtrack that February. Each of the last four times the Compton MC has released an album, the Warriors have won a title. The Golden State Warriors are world champions.

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Streak continues: Kendrick Lamar drops album, Warriors win title in ... (KRON4)

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The streak continues. The Golden State Warriors won their fourth NBA championship in eight years — 2015, 2017, 2018, ...

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Warriors: Draymond Green's 2023 bold Finals prediction involving ... (ClutchPoints)

Draymond Green seems to believe that the Golden State Warriors' championship dynasty has something to do with rapper Kendrick Lamar.

The win solidifies the Warriors’ core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Steve Kerr as a legitimate dynasty. Finally, in 2022, Lamar released his most recent project, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” Once again, the Warriors were able to return to their winning ways and be crowned NBA champions. In 2015, the year the Warriors’ dynasty won their first championship, Lamar released his third studio album “To Pimp a Butterfly.”

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Kendrick Lamar Travels To Ghana For New Spotify Documentary (Music Feeds)

Titled 'A Day In Ghana With Kendrick Lamar', the documentary follows Kendrick's visit to the West African city alongside manager and collaborator Dave Free.

As Kendrick explains, he noted he’d been thinking about Abloh, and “what he means to them as far as letting them have this creative space for them to enjoy themselves. The documentary also sees Kendrick visiting Ghana’s Freedom Skate Park, which had been supported by late fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who passed away in November of 2021. I’m just being in the moment.

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