When you wrote it, did you have that in mind? Did you think of it as a protest song? No. It has become our generation's protest song. Or saying the most brutal, harsh things on a record, where, you know, society may not want to hear it. Talking to a little kid and making that feel like something. Where a listener can either feel like you or feel like they understand you. Being able to talk about anything and make it connect to a listener. I shoulda went deeper.Ĭontent-wise, do you feel like you could talk about anything? I could talk about anything. And do you ever look back on anything and feel like you'd like to change any of the things that you've written? It would be me saying, I want to go deeper. And I can't contradict that at all.īeautiful. Because it's my self-expression, and you can have your opinions on it, you can feel a certain type of way, but it's how I feel. I always said to myself, if I said it on a record, I never retract my statements. When you say unapologetic, has there ever been anything that comes up that you feel like, I don't want to say that on a record? That's a great question. And my ability to express and still make the connection wherever I go, that is my high point. But more so a gift, because it never puts me in a box. You know? That is a gift and a curse for me. It'll always have some type of DNA in my music. Not to say that it wouldn't be continuous.
My best thoughts… The best answer I can give you, um… That was me then. It may not even be possible to answer, but tell me your best thoughts. Do you feel like that's more indicative of where things will be in the future? Or is it more like, based on the difference between the first album and the second album, we should continue to expect it to change? That's a great question. But do you feel like Butterfly-what do you refer to it as? Butterfly, To Pimp a Butterfly. This is kind of a funny thing, because I'm going to ask you to project into the future here. But if I'm challenging myself in the studio, I want to challenge you as well. I knew from the jump that it was gonna be a challenge for my listeners' ear. Like, nobody was expecting you to make that. So when was that moment? About three months into my second LP, To Pimp a Butterfly.Īfter hearing the first album, when the second album came, it was completely unexpected. And I can’t contradict that at all.”-Kendrick Lamar Because it’s my self-expression, and you can have your opinions on it, you can feel a certain type of way, but it’s how I feel. “I always said to myself, if I said it on a record, I never retract my statements.
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