With new kendricklamar music on the way, revisit our conversation with the greatest rapper alive about his obsessive studio habits, the temptations of stardom, and much more:
was vivid autobiography, a virtuosic deconstruction of gangsta rap centered around tales of a childhood in Compton, where many of his friends were gangbangers and police harassment was a constant threat. The follow-up, 2015’swas a dense, cerebral, jazzy, dazzling meditation on race in America that spawned one of the decade’s most important songs, the Black Lives Matter anthem “Alright” – but no radio smashes.
You have that line “Shit I’ve been through probably offend you,” and you do that rundown of “murder, conviction, burners. …”the shit that I’ve been through. I’m gonna say, “I know murder, conviction, burners, boosters, burglars, dead, redemption, scholars, fathers dead.” I’m-a give you a breakdown of my life from the time I was born all the way till I was 21.
In your mock interview with Tupac on “Mortal Man,” you asked him how he kept his sanity in the face of success. What’s your answer to that question? Is it ever OK for a rapper to have a ghostwriter? You’ve obviously written verses for Dr. Dre yourself. The track “LOVE.” is probably another hit – it’s the poppiest thing you’ve ever done. But you must draw a line somewhere where things get too soft for you.
When you did the “Bad Blood” remix with Taylor Swift, were you aware that you were taking sides in a pop beef – since she was apparently addressing Katy Perry?] No, I wasn’t aware of that, bro. That’s a great question. No! On the record, no. Which makes it even more funny now, for sure. That’s far beyond my concern. I have to stay away from that, for sure. That’s some real beef [How particular to be about your music. She’s a perfectionist. Think about the BET performance.
In 2010, you recorded “The Heart Pt. 2,” which was a breakthrough in its emotional honesty. How did that happen?
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