117 Kendrick Lamar Quotes That Teach Us To Live Like A Boss
Kendrick Lamar is a critically and commercially acclaimed American songwriter and rapper. He got the ball rolling as a teenager as K-Dot and released a mixtape that caught the attention of locals and ‘Top Dawg Entertainment’, the indie record label. His first retail release ‘Overly Dedicated’ brought him into the limelight. He later formed a hip-hop group and released singles and albums. Lamar also actively participates in tours and stage shows. He has worked with artists like Rihanna, Talyor Swift, Snoop Dogg and Jay Rock to name a few. He has bagged in 135 nominations and illustrious awards including ‘Teen Choice Awards’, ‘Grammy Award’, ‘MTV Awards’, ‘MOBO Awards’ and ‘The BET Awards’ amongst many. He was also listed among the ‘100 most influential people in the world in 2016’ by ‘Time’. Another huge role model in the hip-hop industry, Lamar’s thoughts, views, songs, music and lyrics are a source of inspiration and empowerment. Let us browse through the popular quotes and sayings by Kendrick Lamar that often challenge the ideologies, status quo and lifestyle of the society.
I live this life at a pace that anyone can go. Know your place, and dedicate your role ...To the faith that you'll die alone
Am I the only one who measures time using songs? “Oh it only took me 4 songs to get here! that’s not to long!
The opposite of love? Vice. Temptation. The negative influences that we have. The bad energy that comes around us and makes us do certain things. To me, it's always been a war between the two.
I be off the slave ships, building pyramids, writing my own hieroglyphs
Whatever pressure I feel all comes from me, from within. I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.
Kids don't see hate in their eyes. They see the world, and living in it to the best of their abilities. And that's where love comes from for me.
Consequences from evil will make your past haunt you
I am a sinner....who's probably gonna sin again...Lord forgive me!
I'm standing on a field full of landmines doing the moonwalk hoping i blow up in time
But what love got to do with it when you don't love yourself ?
I cut off my ears before i hear your advice and vice versa
I'd rather not live like there isn't a God Then die and find out there really is Think about it
The best way to describe myself would be...unpredictable.
We all seem to stumble, planning our own demise, Getting the big picture, and making it wallet-sized.
You can't have people listen to you unless you come to their world and then bring them to yours.
It's the beauty in her, But when the makeup occur, I don't see it, All i see is a blur
The message I'm sending to myself - I can't change the world until I change myself first.
Don't you know your imperfections is a wonderful blessing, from heaven is where you got it from
What separated me from all my homeboys is the fact that I didn't get caught inside the reality. I was always dreaming about doing something else or going somewhere else.
My rights, my wrongs, I write ‘til I’m right with God.
Everybody looking at you crazy, What you gon' do? Lift up your head and keep moving, Or let the paranoia haunt you?
Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich. Look inside of your soul and you can find out it never exists...
Once I looked in the mirror and decided this is who I am, and I'm not scared of who I am, and I'm not scared that I can't be like you, and I'm good with just doing me, that's when I found myself, as a man.
We look so much on color that we forget about the soul.
Just let me be me, That's the only way I know.
My mind is living on cloud 9 and this 9 is never on vacation.
The one in front of the gun lives forever
Although the butterfly and the caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same.
And I'm not sure why I'm infatuated with death, My imagination is surely an aggravation of threats... Maybe cause I'm a dreamer, and sleep is the cousin of death, Really stuck in the scheme of wondering when I'mma rest.
We're all human at the end of the day, making mistakes. But learn from them is the key.
