Kendrick Lamar quotes

Born
June 17, 1987 Compton, California, U.S.

Occupation
Rapper, Songwriter, singer.

Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Raised in Compton, California.

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.
– Kendrick Lamar

If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name.
– Kendrick Lamar

I look at where I’m at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.
– Kendrick Lamar

I think my vice would be outdoing myself.
– Kendrick Lamar

Black and brown pride have been taught in my household for a long time.
– Kendrick Lamar

Eventually you get to this point where you understand what you want to do and get across and sound like.
– Kendrick Lamar

It’s a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.
– Kendrick Lamar

I’m only as good as my last word, my last hook, my last bridge.
– Kendrick Lamar

I’m putting out this free music, constantly putting it out.
– Kendrick Lamar

I don’t really believe in the type of pressure that people are wanting to put on the type of music that I make.
– Kendrick Lamar

I knew I was blessed with a gift of having both parents.
– Kendrick Lamar

My word will never be as strong as God’s word. All I am is just a vessel, doing His work.
– Kendrick Lamar

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

The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it. It’s scary.
– Kendrick Lamar

I think that’s why I put my energy into making music. That’s how I get my thoughts out, instead of being crazy all the time.
– Kendrick Lamar

I’m sticking to the script, I’m putting that organic feeling back in the game.
– Kendrick Lamar

As long as my music is real, it’s no limit to how many ears I can grab.
– Kendrick Lamar

I had to come from something, come from a place that was negative and positive but the majority of it is a negative place.
– Kendrick Lamar

In all my days of schooling, from preschool all the way up to 12th grade, there was not one white person in my class. Literally zero.
– Kendrick Lamar

I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.
– Kendrick Lamar

I think my worst problem is actually living in the moment and understanding everything that’s going on. I feel like I’m in my own bubble.
– Kendrick Lamar

IIt’s easy to forget who you are.
– Kendrick Lamar

As a kid from Compton, you can get all the success in the world and still question your worth.
– Kendrick Lamar

My moms always told me, ‘How long you gonna play the victim?’ I can say I’m mad and I hate everything, but nothing really changes until I change myself.
– Kendrick Lamar

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

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

I always tell people that if I move anywhere it would be Toronto.
– Kendrick Lamar

When I talk to kids, I’m really listening. When I do that, we have a little bit of a bigger connection than me being Kendrick Lamar and you being a student. It’s almost like we’re friends. Because a friend listens.
– Kendrick Lamar

We’re in the last days, man – I truly, in my heart, believe that. It’s written. I could go on with biblical situations and things my grandma told me. But it’s about being at peace with myself and making good with the people around me.
– Kendrick Lamar