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Does Kendrick Lamar Write His Own Songs? Kendrick Lamar has been dubbed ‘the new king of hip hop’ on more than one occasion due to his genuine use of concept albums. His lyrics are also overtly political so does he write them? Kendrick Lamar writes his own songs. He is credited as the main writer of every song on his four studio albums. Looking at the credits though, he is not listed as Kendrick Lamar but instead uses his last name, Duckworth. He has been the subject of more than one controversy and criticism surrounding his lyrics. Kendrick Lamar | Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com. You can read more below about Kendrick Lamar’s writing process, his influences, and the controversies surrounding his music. Kendrick Lamar’s Writing Process. In 2018, Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his 2017 album Damn . He was only thirty-years-old and was the very first non- classical and non-jazz musician to win the award. That’s a massive achievement for someone so young and it speaks to the fact that Kendrick Lamar is essentially a genius when it comes to music. Even growing up, Kendrick proved his intelligence as a straight-A student all throughout high school. What High School Did Kendrick Lamar Go To? Where Did Kendrick Lamar Grow Up? What Was Kendrick Lamar’s First Song? When he was only 16, he released his very first full-length project which was a mixtape that landed him his first recording contract and his career took off from there. He has created four full-length albums, five mixtape albums, one compilation album, one EP, and he wrote the entire soundtrack for the Black Panther film. So what does his writing process look like? Well, in 2018 he was on the cover of Vanity Fair and he discussed his writing process with interviewer Lisa Robinson. He said the following about how he creates his music: “I spend 80 percent of my time thinking about how I’m going to execute, and that might be a whole year of constantly jotting down ideas, figuring out how I’m going to convey these words to a person to connect to it. What is this word that means this, how did it get here and why did it go there and how can I bring it back there? Then, the lyrics are easy.” On top of his writing process, many of Kendrick Lamar’s collaborators have stated that his creative process is the same as a jazz musician’s. Many say that the specific chord combinations he uses are formatted in the same way jazz is. Like many other artists, he uses his personal life experiences and infuses those into his lyrics and music in order to create huge hits like his song ‘Humble.’ You can watch the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Humble’ below. Main Influences on His Art. Even though he is considered the ‘new king of hip-hop,’ Kendrick Lamar has been heavily influenced by some of rap and hip-hops greatest. After all, he did grow up in Compton on welfare and living in Section 8 housing. When he was only eight-years-old, Kendrick watched his biggest idols, Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre, shoot the music video for ‘California Love’ the remix. In terms of his biggest influences, you would have to expect the two listed above to be the ones he has listed as his top five favorites of all time. That’s exactly what he did too when asked by the radio station Power 106 in Los Angeles. Out of all of the choices that he had, Kendrick Lamar’s top five are a group of probably the top five most recognizable rappers as well. He listed Jay-Z, Eminem, Notorious B. I. G., Tupac Shakur, and Snoop Dogg. In a Twitter Q&A in 2015, he also pointed out some other big influences. When a user asked him for his opinion on Lil Wayne, he responded that Lil Wayne is one of the most influential artists of this generation. Controversies Surrounding Kendrick Lamar’s Lyrics. While he is clearly a talented lyricist and musician, Kendrick Lamar has not been immune to controversy and criticism surrounding his lyrics. As mentioned above, his lyrics can be overtly political which is cause for anyone to get wound up. There was a huge controversy surrounding his 2015 song ‘The Blacker the Berry’ where lyrics referenced the killing of Trayvon Martin. Many thought this was him judging the black community. Lamar also came under fire for his 2017 song ‘Humble’ which criticized women for using photoshop to make themselves look better. On both occasions, Lamar defended himself and his views with many other celebrities swooping in to back him up. Various Artists Black Panther: The Album. The Kendrick Lamar-curated soundtrack to the upcoming installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Black Panther". While this is not the first Marvel movie to receive a soundtrack (previous films like "The Avengers" got them), it hasn't been the norm of the franchise since Iron Man 3 (for original songs). The first single, "All The Stars", performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, has already been released. The album boasts an explicit tag and contains 14 tracks, all presumed to be original songs. It is unknown if the current cover art is final or just a placeholder. Video. King's Dead. The Weeknd feature confrimed. Sources close to Billboard have confirm Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd's will have a song together on the Black Panther album, calling the track, "Starboy on steroids." Track list (Standard): 1) Black Panther - Kendrick Lamar 2) All the Stars - Kendrick Lamar, SZA 3) X - Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, SAUDI 4) The Ways - Khalid, Swae Lee 5) Opps - Vince Staples, Yugen Balkrok 6) I Am - Jorja Smith 7) Paramedic! - SOB X RBE 8) Bloody Waters - AB-Soul, Anderson. Paak, James Blake 9) King's Dead - Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake 10) Redemption Interlude 11) Redemption - Zacari, Babes Wodumo 12) Seasons - Mozzy, Sjava, Reason 13) Big Shot - Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott 14) Pray For Me - The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar.
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