Category: Kendrick Lamar

Baby Keem / Kendrick Lamar / Sam Dew

May 16, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 16, 2022

“Savior” by Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem and Sam Dew

To date Kendrick Lamar is the only rapper in history to have won a Pulitzer Prize, and he is also recognized, as far as the mainstream goes, as being the most afrocentric amongst his...

Amanda Reifer / Blxst / Kendrick Lamar

May 16, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 16, 2022

“Die Hard” by Kendrick Lamar, Blxst and Amanda Reifer

This piece (“Die Hard”) can be taken as a love song, considering that the addressee is referred to as “baby” in the outro. But the song isn’t necessarily what one would classify as being romantic in nature. What...

Kendrick Lamar / Sampha

May 16, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published May 16, 2022

“Father Time” by Kendrick Lamar (ft. Sampha) 

For a conscious artist, the truth of the matter is that Kendrick can be confrontational. He occasionally touts his superiority over other, less-successful rappers and sometimes even gets into direct beef on song. Well in “Father Time”, he...

Kendrick Lamar / Taylour Paige

May 15, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 15, 2022

“We Cry Together” by Kendrick Lamar (ft. Taylour Paige)

The fact that African-American couples face challenges in terms of perpetuating romantic relationships is a fact that has been well documented by both the entertainment industry and Black academia. And with “We Cry Together”, what...

Kendrick Lamar

May 15, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published May 15, 2022

“N95” by Kendrick Lamar

In the song “N95”, Kendrick Lamar presents himself as the type of social critic who is not compelled to hold his tongue. And it is obvious that he is lashing out against the state of...

Kendrick Lamar

May 14, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 14, 2022 · Last modified June 10, 2022

“United in Grief” by Kendrick Lamar 

One way of understanding the title of this song (“United in Grief”), theoretically, is as it pointing to the notion that we are all suffering in one way or another. The first verse is really...

Kendrick Lamar

May 14, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 14, 2022

Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries” Lyrics Meaning

Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries” is intrinsically a deep song, because it deals with what in actuality has been a controversial topic since time immemorial, that being homosexuality. Of course as far as said act is...

Kendrick Lamar / Tanna Leone

May 13, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published May 13, 2022

“Mr. Morale” by Kendrick Lamar (ft. Tanna Leone)

It can be said that this Kendrick Lamar’s “Mr. Morale”, at least initially, steers the listener in two different directions. On one hand, “Mr. Morale” is the type of conscious rap you would expect from Kendrick. And on...

Kendrick Lamar

May 9, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published May 9, 2022 · Last modified May 10, 2022

“The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar begins “The Heart Part 5” by showing love to ‘all his beautiful fans and everyone who ever gave him a listen’, even those who may not particularly agree with what he spits....

Flying Lotus / Kendrick Lamar

March 15, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published March 15, 2022

“Never Catch Me” by Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar)

Flying Lotus’ “Never Catch Me” is from a project that can sort of be defined as a concept album entitled You’re Dead!, based on the motif of the listener actually being deceased. And in the case of...