Kendrick Lamar is getting candid.
He is now revealing the reason that his album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ almost didn’t see the light of day.
Full story below…
Speaking to W Magazine, he shared the conflicting feelings he had when putting out his most recent album.
“When I got to completion and I said, ‘I may or may not put this out; I’m not going to put this out; it’s way too much,’ I thought about my children,” he said. “I thought about when they turn 21, or they’re older in life, and when I got grandchildren, or if I’m long gone—this can be a prerequisite of how to cope. That’s the beauty of it for me.”
“I’m a private person; it was tough for me. The reason why I had to make that decision, whether they was for or against it, I just didn’t want the influence. I could have cut corners and got flashy with it and worded my words a certain way—nah, I had to be in the rawest, truest form I could possibly be in order for it to be freeing for me, in order for me to have a different outlook and the perspective on people I’m talking to. I had to reap whatever consequences came behind that, and also be compassionate and show empathy if they were hurt by it,” he continued.
Later in the interview, he said this record was not about scoring GRAMMY wins or any other prizes, but rather it was for “humanity.”
His decision to release the record turned out to be a good one, not only was the album loved by critics, but it also scored Lamar his third album to top the coveted Billboard 200 chart.
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Then he tryna sound like Kanye. he got the image of the woman and kids in a dirty ran down room like he broke. That’s corny to me why he faking like he a broke dad but wanna sound like Kanye. Take his picture down. N***** is broke as fck out here. And he pretending
. someone ask sway what they think about Kendrick keep faking like he broke in the picture. Why he faking like he broke
You must be hella broke lmaoo. I couldnt even notice he was faking brokeness
Hahaha my bank balance will not be undisclosed on here. I know Lamar not broke like he living in the PJs haha
YOU live in the PJs in Philly! BROKE ASS!
Where do u see a dirty room.. the spots on the wall is art.. if he wanted to represent dirty and broke then why all of them wearing clean white clothing… shouldn’t their clothes be dirty with holes n so are the walls..
The spots on the wall is “ART?” Wow, I’ve heard it all now 🤦🏽♀️ A whole new level of DUMB.
Everybody in a white tee Kendrick is fake.
Whitney was always smoking crack. She was fake.
Whitney was not on crack You n your neglected daughter Is.
Bobby Brown said they did crack AND heroin.
Well that’s not what Whitney Houston said but Beyonce said 543678899 miscarriages.
Her own husband said it, plus many others said it.
you know what? this man would do great in g** por n too. hes hot and seems like he can take about 2 in that tight hole of his.