Kendrick Lamar Quotes
25 quotes
Kendrick Lamar
American rapper and songwriter known for conscious hip-hop
25 Quotes
We cry together, nothing but a hopeless romantic
— Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (song: We Cry Together)
I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence
— To Pimp a Butterfly (recurring spoken word interlude)
What happens on Earth stays on Earth
— PRIDE. – DAMN.
Money trees is the perfect place for shade and that’s just how I feel
— Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (song: Money Trees)
I’m more than just an artist, you can’t box me in
— Mortal Man
When the lights shut off and it’s my turn to settle down, my main concern: promise that you will sing about me
— Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (song: Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst)
I don’t do it for the ‘Gram, I do it for Compton
— ELEMENT., DAMN.
If God got us then we gon' be alright
— Alright, To Pimp a Butterfly
Love is not just a verb, it's you looking in the mirror
— Poetic Justice, good kid, m.A.A.d city
If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name
— Interview – The New York Times (2015)
Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich
— Money Trees, good kid, m.A.A.d city
A hardhead make a soft ass, but a hard head make a big bag
— Money Trees, good kid, m.A.A.d city
I went through all emotions, no dependents, just emotions
— Mortal Man, To Pimp a Butterfly
We hurt people that love us, love people that hurt us
— Mortal Man – To Pimp a Butterfly
I grieve different
— United In Grief
I been ducking the pandemic, I been social gimmicks
— Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (song: N95)
Life is one funny motherfucker / A true comedian / You gotta love him, you gotta trust him
— FEAR., DAMN.
You take two steps forward, then you take three steps back
— Father Time
I got power, poison, pain, and joy inside my DNA
— DNA.
The evils of Lucy was all around me
— For Sale? (Interlude)
Bitch, don’t kill my vibe
— Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (song: Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe)
The best way to describe myself is through music
— Billboard Interview
My rights, my wrongs, I write 'til I'm right with God
— FEEL. – DAMN.
I’m tryna keep faith, we on a ultralight beam, we on a ultralight beam, this is a God dream
— untitled 05 | 09.21.2014. – Untitled Unmastered.
This is a world premiere and I’m here
— King Kunta, To Pimp a Butterfly