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. Kendrick Lamar Read Quote
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. Kendrick Lamar Read Quote
People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that’s not touched on is why these kids act the way they act, live the way they live. Kendrick Lamar Read Quote
My folks ain’t graduated from high school or nothing like that, so we always had to struggle in the family – and I come from a big family. Kendrick Lamar Read Quote
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. Kendrick Lamar Read Quote
My pops and my mom started playing Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers and all these people, but at the same time, they always had Snoop on right behind it in the same mix. Kendrick Lamar Read Quote
My passion is bringing storylines around and constructing a full body of work rather than just a 16-bar verse. Kendrick Lamar Read Quote
