22 quotes
"A loyal brother is a source of strength and inspiration."
- Kendrick Lamar
Love
"In the hood, transformation isn’t an option, it’s a necessity."
- Kendrick Lamar
Transformation
"In the streets, the biggest battle is against yourself."
- Kendrick Lamar
Self-awareness
"I always thought it was me against the world, and then one day I realized it’s just me against me."
- Kendrick Lamar
Self-awareness
"Nothing really changes until I change myself."
- Kendrick Lamar
Personal Growth
"The hardest thing for - not only an artist but for anybody to do is look themselves in the mirror and acknowledge, you know, their own flaws and fears and imperfections and put them out there in the open for people to relate to it."
- Kendrick Lamar
Courage
"People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing - continue to rock it - because obviously, God wants you here."
- Kendrick Lamar
Motivation
"I got a greater purpose. God put something in my heart to get across, and that's what I'm going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done."
- Kendrick Lamar
Motivation
"Every gunshot in the hood is another dream interrupted, another future uncertain."
- Kendrick Lamar
Adversity
"When I'm in the studio, I'm looking for creativity I haven't matched yet, a feeling I haven't felt. It's a high."
- Kendrick Lamar
Creativity
"Respect in the hood is not about fear, it’s about honor and truth."
- Kendrick Lamar
Respect
"If god got us, then we gon’ be alright."
- Kendrick Lamar
Faith
"No one can tell you who you are."
- Kendrick Lamar
Belief in Self
"I carry my hood in my heart; its beat is my drum."
- Kendrick Lamar
Connection to Earth
"A crown for a king, a ring for a slave."
- Kendrick Lamar
Empowerment
"School is important, but education is key."
- Kendrick Lamar
Education
"In the game of life, it’s not about holding the best cards, but playing those you hold well."
- Kendrick Lamar
Wisdom
"Home is more than a place, it’s where you find the people who stand by you through the storm."
- Kendrick Lamar
Family
"My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop."
- Kendrick Lamar
Self-improvement
"Love yourself and your expression, you can’t go wrong."
- Kendrick Lamar
Self-care
"I choose me, I’m sorry."
- Kendrick Lamar
Self-care
"Although the butterfly and the caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same."
- Kendrick Lamar
Philosophy