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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: Compton
Kendrick-Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
As A Closing Track For The Album Kendrick Teams Up With The Executive Producer And West Coast Legend Dr. Dre. Other Than “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” This Is The Only Track From Present-Day Kendrick’s Perspective. In An Interview With Google Play Kendrick Spoke On The Song "I Wrote The Lyrics The Day I Met Dre. I Easily Got Inspired I Just Started Writing. And That Was Actually The First Studio Session I Had With Dre. That’s The Last Song On The Album For A Specific Reason. That’s The First Song I Did With Dre That Was The Start Of My New Life." The Song Acts As An Epilogue To The Story In Which Kendrick Is Looking Retrospectively Upon The Events Of The Narrative/his Own Life Experiences And Conveying How He’s Turned Himself Away From A Potential Life Of Crime Alcoholism Violence Etc. Instead Becoming Someone He’s More Proud Of And Someone Who Can Try To Tell The Younger Generations Living In Similar Situations That They Can Turn Their Lives Around Too. The Album Then Comes Full Circle By Including The Lines That Precede The Albums First Track. Lamar Told Complex In October 2012 "One Of The Reasons Why It’s The Perfect Song Is That The History Behind That Song Is Incredible. It Was The First Song I Ever Recorded With Dre. It Was The First Time Meeting Him And Actually Walking In The Studio That Was The Beat That Was Playing. He Was Testing Me Out To See If I Could—that’s Really Me Rapping Better Than Here. That Was The First Song. It Was A Great Experience. I’ll Never Forget That Exact Moment." Producer And Co-Writer Just Blaze Added "We Always Knew That The Record Was Gonna Be About Compton. Even Before We Made The Decision To Definitely Make It A Dre And Kendrick Record. Originally That Was For Detox. We Were Trying To Figure Out Who We Were Gonna Put On It And There Were A Couple Of Revisions." According To Songfacts Kendrick Told BBC Radio "It Came To A Point Where I Had To Really Snap Out Of Fan Mode And Become A Professional Because After We Were Introduced He Said He Liked My Music And I Said That I’m A Fan Of His Work “ He Recalled. "Then He Said ‘Okay Now Write To This Write A Full Song To This’. Right After I Said ‘Man Dr. Dre You’re The Greatest’ And He Was Like ‘Yeah Man You’re Good Too You Could Be Something… Alright Now Write To This Beat’. And That Beat Ended Up Being The First Song I Did With Him And Ended Up On My Album Called "Compton"."
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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.
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As a closing track for the album, Kendrick teams up with the executive producer and West coast legend Dr. Dre.
Other than “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe”, this is the only track from present-day Kendrick’s perspective. In an interview with Google Play, Kendrick spoke on the song:
"I wrote the lyrics the day I met Dre. I easily got inspired, I just started writing. And that was actually the first studio session I had with Dre. That’s the last song on the album for a specific reason. That’s the first song I did with Dre, that was the start of my new life."
The song acts as an epilogue to the story, in which Kendrick is looking retrospectively upon the events of the narrative/his own life experiences and conveying how he’s turned himself away from a potential life of crime, alcoholism, violence etc. instead becoming someone he’s more proud of and someone who can try to tell the younger generations living in similar situations that they can turn their lives around too. The album then comes full circle by including the lines that precede the albums first track.
Lamar told Complex in October 2012:
"One of the reasons why it’s the perfect song is that the history behind that song is incredible. It was the first song I ever recorded with Dre. It was the first time meeting him and actually walking in the studio, that was the beat that was playing. He was testing me out, to see if I could—that’s really me rapping, better than here. That was the first song. It was a great experience. I’ll never forget that exact moment."
Producer and co-writer Just Blaze added:
"We always knew that the record was gonna be about Compton. Even before we made the decision to definitely make it a Dre and Kendrick record. Originally that was for Detox. We were trying to figure out who we were gonna put on it and there were a couple of revisions."
According to Songfacts, Kendrick told BBC radio:
"It came to a point where I had to really snap out of fan mode and become a professional because after we were introduced, he said he liked my music and I said that I’m a fan of his work,“ he recalled. "Then he said, ‘Okay, now write to this, write a full song to this’. Right after I said ‘Man, Dr. Dre, you’re the greatest’ and he was like, ‘Yeah man, you’re good too, you could be something… alright now write to this beat’. And that beat ended up being the first song I did with him and ended up on my album called "Compton"." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.