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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.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Blacker the Berry
Kendrick-Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
“The Blacker The Berry“ Is A Song By American Rapper Kendrick Lamar. It Was Released On February 9 2015 As The Second Single From His Third Studio Album “To Pimp A Butterfly“. The Song's Hook Is Performed By Jamaican Dancehall Artist Assassin Notable For Performing On Kanye West's 2013 LP Yeezus Whose Lyrics Similarly Address Racial Inequality Specifically Against African Americans. It Shares Its Title With The Novel The Blacker The Berry By American Author Wallace Thurman Which Deals With Similar Themes Of Racism. The Album Version Of The Song Also Features Additional Vocals From Neo Soul Singer Lalah Hathaway. “The Blacker The Berry“ Is A Racially-Charged Song Noted For Being A Departure From The "self-Love-Promoting" "i" A Single Released In Late 2014. The Song Features A "boom-Bap Beat" With Lyrics That Celebrate His African-American Heritage And "tackles Hatred Racism And Hypocrisy Head On." Lamar Introduces The Themes With Lyrics Such As "Came From The Bottom Of Mankind / My Hair Is Nappy My Dick Is Big My Nose Is Round And Wide / You Hate Me Don’t You / You Hate My People Your Plan Is To Terminate My Culture / You’re Fucking Evil / I Want You To Recognize That I’m A Proud Monkey / You Vandalize My Perception But Can’t Take Style From Me." The Song However Contains A Deeper Meaning Of The Dangers Of Hypocrisy. Every Verse In The Song Begins With "I'm The Biggest Hypocrite Of 2015" Followed By Lamar Stating Issues Of Racism In Society. The Final Lyric — "So Why Did I Weep When Trayvon Martin Was In The Street? / When Gang Banging Make Me Kill A Nigga Blacker Than Me? / Hypocrite! " — Reframes The Meaning Of The Piece And Demonstrates An Internal Struggle Within Lamar And The African-American Community About Issues Of Racism And Events Such As The Death Of Trayvon Martin. Lamar Notes The Hypocrisy Of Black Men Mourning Martin's Death While Also Themselves Committing Violent Acts Against Black Men Forcing The Listener To Consider The Complexity And Perhaps Inevitability Of The Hypocrisy Discussed Throughout The Song.
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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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“The Blacker the Berry“ is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on February 9, 2015 as the second single from his third studio album “To Pimp a Butterfly“. The song's hook is performed by Jamaican dancehall artist Assassin, notable for performing on Kanye West's 2013 LP Yeezus, whose lyrics similarly address racial inequality, specifically against African Americans. It shares its title with the novel The Blacker the Berry by American author Wallace Thurman, which deals with similar themes of racism. The album version of the song also features additional vocals from neo soul singer Lalah Hathaway.
“The Blacker the Berry“ is a racially-charged song, noted for being a departure from the "self-love-promoting" "i", a single released in late 2014. The song features a "boom-bap beat", with lyrics that celebrate his African-American heritage, and "tackles hatred, racism, and hypocrisy head on." Lamar introduces the themes with lyrics such as; "Came from the bottom of mankind / My hair is nappy, my dick is big, my nose is round and wide / You hate me don’t you / You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture / You’re fucking evil / I want you to recognize that I’m a proud monkey / You vandalize my perception, but can’t take style from me."
The song, however, contains a deeper meaning of the dangers of hypocrisy. Every verse in the song begins with "I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015", followed by Lamar stating issues of racism in society. The final lyric — "So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street? / When gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me? / Hypocrite! " — reframes the meaning of the piece, and demonstrates an internal struggle within Lamar and the African-American community about issues of racism and events such as the death of Trayvon Martin. Lamar notes the hypocrisy of black men mourning Martin's death while also themselves committing violent acts against black men, forcing the listener to consider the complexity and perhaps inevitability of the hypocrisy discussed throughout the song. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.