“Everybody always gets the glorifying the street cred, but what about the cats that’s trying they best to escape the negativity, but always get swarmed back in because of the circumstances around them? Nobody never told that story…”
— Kendrick Lamar as transcribed by Datwon Thomas, VIBE's New Digital Cover Story Is A Candid Convo With Rap's Young King Kendrick Lamar
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