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King Kunta 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: King Kunta

Kunta Kinte Is The Main Character In The Novel Roots The Saga Of An American Family By Alex Haley. Haley’s Said That Kunta Kinte Was His Own Great Great Great Grandfather And The Character Is Based On A Mix Of Fact And Fiction. Kinte Refused To Accept The Name “Toby” That Slave Masters Tried To Give Him And His Right Foot Was Cut Off Following His Attempts To Escape The Plantation He Was Enslaved On. Kendrick Lamar Told MTV About His Inspiration From The TV Series Roots "I’ve Been Called Many Things Growing Up. In The State Of Just Being A Black Man I’ve Been Called Many Things … But It’s Taking That Negativity And Being Proud Of It And Making It Your Own. Saying I Am A King No Matter What You Call Me." According To Songfacts Producer Sounwave Told Spin Magazine "Me I Was Like ‘This Is It! We Got It Right Here.’ Me And Kendrick We Always Work Very Hands On Together And This Track I Just Knew It. And I Was Waiting For His Reaction As He Was Listening To It Thinking ‘Yes This Is It.’ And He’s Like ‘It’s Cool… But… I Want It A Little More Nasty.’ And I Was Like ‘What Are You Talking About? This Is Like The Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Ever Made.’ And He Was Like ‘Just Trust Me On This. Simplify It.’
I Ended Up Stripping A Bunch Of Stuff Off I Took All Ten Guitars Off And It Just Left One Little Bass Line And Once I Did That I Understood 100 Percent Exactly Where He Wanted To Go With It. He’s A Genius He Really Should Have Got Credit On It But He Was Being Modest – As Long As The Art Was There He Was Happy. A Lot Of People Will Never Hear The Original But It Was Like The Jazziest Record In The World. And It Ended Up Being One Of The Nastiest Records In The World." Kendrick Told NME "It’s The Story Of Struggle And Standing Up For What You Believe In. No Matter How Many Barriers You Gotta Break Down No Matter How Many Escape Routes You Gotta Run To Tell The Truth. That’s What I Think We All Can Relate To. Just Being The Most Confident In The Things That I Wrote And The Ideas That I Have. Going Back To The Essence Of Being A True Lyricist At Heart."

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