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Yah. by Kendrick Lamar

Artist Biography For Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth Born June 17 1987 Professionally Known As Kendrick Lamar Is A Rapper From Compton California. He Is Also A Member Of The Hip-Hop Supergroup Black Hippy Collective Along With Members Jay Rock Ab-Soul And Schoolboy Q. His Music Is Largely Influenced By The Works Of 2Pac Jay-Z Nas DMX The Notorious B.I.G. Mos Def Eazy-E And Eminem. He Began To Gain Major Recognition In 2010 After His First Retail Release Overly Dedicated. The Following Year Lamar Independently Released His First Studio Album Section.80 Which Included His Debut Single "HiiiPoWeR" Which Was Produced By J. Cole. By That Time He Had Amassed A Large Internet Following And Collaborated With Several Artists In The Hip-Hop Industry Including The Game Snoop Dogg Busta Rhymes Lil Wayne And Drake. Lamar Secured A Major-Label Record Deal With Aftermath And Interscope Records In 2012. His Major-Label Debut Good Kid M.A.A.D City Was Released In October 2012 To Critical Success. The Record Contained The Top 40 Singles "Swimming Pools Drank " "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" And "Poetic Justice". It Debuted At Number Two On The U.S. Billboard 200 Chart And Was Later Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Lamar Won His First Grammy Award For "i" The Lead Single From His Critically Acclaimed Third Album To Pimp A Butterfly 2015 . The Album Drew On Free Jazz Funk Soul And Spoken Word Debuted Atop The Charts In The U.S. And The UK And Won The Grammy Award For Best Rap Album At The 58th Ceremony. In 2016 Lamar Released Untitled Unmastered. A Collection Of Unreleased Demos That Originated During The Recording Sessions For Butterfly. Lamar Has Received Several Accolades Throughout His Career Including Seven Grammy Awards. In Early 2013 MTV Named Lamar The Number One "Hottest MC In The Game" On Their Annual List. Time Named Lamar One Of The 100 Most Influential People In The World In 2016. Lamar's Fourth Album DAMN. Was Released On April 17 2017 To Widespread Critical Acclaim. It Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Earning Lamar His Third Consecutive Number-One Album In The United States. The Album Was Supported By The Lead Single "Humble.". Lamar Won The Pulitzer Prize For DAMN. Lamar's Fifth Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Was Released On May 13 2022 His First Album In Five Years.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: YAH.

The Song Title “YAH.” Refers To Yahweh יהוה Which Is Believed To Be The Closest Estimation To God’s Actual Name–in Hebrew It Was Said As ‘YHWH ’ As They Had No Vowels In Their Language At The Time. Jews Used “Adonai” So They Didn’t Use God’s Name In Vain. The Letters ‘AOA’ Were Put In YHWH And Became YAHOWAH. Kendrick Referred To Yeshua On The Previous Song “DNA ” And In His Guest Verse On DJ Khaled’s “Holy Key.” This Song Makes Other Religious References As Well Mentioning The Israelites And The Book Of Deuteronomy From The Bible. Like The Two Previous Songs “BLOOD” And “DNA ” This Song References The FOX News Segment That Criticized His “Alright” Performance At The 2015 BET Awards. This Time However Kendrick Goes One Step Further And Directly Calls Out Reporter Geraldo Rivera. On This Religious-Themed Track We Can Assume That “Yah” Is Referring To “Yahuah"—another Name For God. It Is Thought To Represent The Original Pronunciation Of The Tetragrammaton Among Ancient Hebrews. "I’m A Israelite Don’t Call Me Black No Mo'" In An 18 Minute Video Geraldo Addressed The Song And Reaffirmed His Own Opinion About Rap Music’s Portrayal Of The Police "I Think Too Much Of Hip-Hop Too Much Of Rap In The Last Couple Of Decades Has Really Portrayed The Cops As The Enemy As The Occupying Army In The Ghetto In The Inner City In The Urban Centers. It’s An Us Against Them Where This Very Popular Powerful Art Form This Poetry Is Being Used To Really Set Young People Young Minorities—black And Latinos Principally—against The Officers Who Are Sworn To Protect Them." In A 33 Minute Video Of Sway’s Universe Published On March 29th 2018 Questioned By Sway’s Co-Host Mike Muse Geraldo Readdressed His Feelings Toward Lamar’s Discography And Music Overall. He Also Indicated His Predilection For A Drake’s Hip-Hop Approach "I’m Not A Music Critic. So I’m Not Going To Pretend That I Can Give You The Discography Of Kendrick Lamar. I Can Tell You I’ve Listened To Many Of His Albums I’ve Listened To His Music. His Performances Are Not Only Theatrical But Very Dramatic And Make A Editorial Point I’ll Think You’ll Agree That’s Beyond The Musical Aspect. He’s Making A Political Statement In These Theatrical TV Appearances On These Various Shows. I Think He’s Extremely Creative But He’s In A Very Powerful Position. Compare Him To Drake… I Just Think That I Need Positivity. I Need Reaffirmation That Hard Work And Education And Ambition Are Good Things And They’ll Be Rewarded In This Society Wherever You Come From. That’s The Message That I Try To Present And That’s What I Don’t See Enough Of. I Think There’s Too Much Gloom And Pessimism Rather Than Celebration. To Me There’s More Celebration In Drake’s Music Than Kendrick’s Music." The Song Debuted At #32 On The Billboard Hot 100 Dated 05.06.17 Along With The Rest Of The Songs From The Album. “YAH.” Was Certified Gold On May 25 2018 By The RIAA.

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