“I’m my own individual man, that’s it. Not smoking and not drinking doesn’t put down my manhood and my coolness, you know. I’ve been cool since elementary.”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tvTagged: Music, Rap, Interview
“In my album, the confliction of today is : how can I use my leadership ? It’s knowing what to do with it. You come from this place of negativity, of not having nothing or following the older people you look up to, and now you’re taking the lead for thousands of people around the world. That brings a…”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tvTagged: Music, Rap, Interview
“I want to put positive vibes in my music. But actually who I am as a person is not the song. That’s who I wanna be.’”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tvTagged: Music, Rap, Interview
“I think one of my biggest battles within myself is embracing leadership. You always grow up and you hate the term "role model." You would say, "I don't wanna be a role model. I don't want none of that." ... It's impossible to fight the title of role model. Especially when the type of music I make is…”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tvTagged: Music, Rap, Interview
“As long as my music is real, it's no limit to how many ears I can grab.”— Kendrick Lamar, clique.tvTagged: Music, Rap, Interview