Kendrick Lamar Duckworth also known as Kendrick Lamar is an American artist born in Compton,
California in 1987.
Kendrick sampled the song “I Want You” by Marvin Gaye
Opening:
In the beginning of the song, he starts by telling the audience how perspectives can vary from person to
person, and as you can see, he even sings the song from different perspectives of influential African
americans. He also uses this opportunity to tell his fans how much he appreciates and loves them.
He opens as himself, but he is not looking at us. It seems like he is looking at another audience.
Verse 1:
He starts by rapping about his childhood, and how rough it was growing up in Compton, and how all of the
gun violence and murder has made him desensitized to it. He starts listing murder, betrayal and
recklessness, for example, he says “Homies done fucked your baby mama once you hit the yard” implying
that his friends would make love to his baby’s mom, if he passed
The chorus:
The chorus reveals Kendricks’s relationship with the culture as an artist, and needing its approval to solidify
his platform and his influence, and wanting the hood to want him back, while simultaneously feeding into
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