Kendrick Lamar's most recent tune "i" is more than a feel-good record with a catchy chorus.
It advances self esteem and touches on social issues, also. Despite the fact that the Compton-reared rapper hasn't been excessively dynamic in discussions encompassing the late police mercilessness cases, Kendrick is disappointed by the episodes.
In a late question with MTV News, Kendrick talked on the turmoil that has happened the nation over -for the most part because of the non-prosecution of officers in Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, New York.
"It's definitely frustrating 100 percent," he said. "It's something that's been around since the beginning of time. I remember me coming up in the city of Compton and having these same types of ordeals, not as dramatic but in the same situation."
"i" he says, is a track that is bigger than just a good tune. It's about real life.
"When I make a record like 'i,' it's not just about me," he says. "It's not about a single. It's not about how many songs can be sold on a media base. It's about what actually going on in real life actual-factual. When you strip down the jewelry and you strip down the chains, what are you talking about?"
Amid the meeting, Kendrick likewise reviews the imperative lessons - about being a dark man and managing cops - his father taught him when he was adolescent.
"He knew the moment that I was born the color of my skin was going to be put to the test and that's just how it is," Kendrick said. "We have legacy and people who died for it, but at the same time its still that type of negativity out there...He told me every day, 'Carry yourself with some type of integrity and don't let them see you sweat.' So, I have to put that same type of influence on my little brother, on the little homies that's in the neighborhood."
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