Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987), professionally known as Kend… Read Full Bio ↴Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987), professionally known as Kendrick Lamar, is a rapper from Compton, California. He is also a member of the hip-hop supergroup Black Hippy collective along with members Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Schoolboy Q. His music is largely influenced by the works of 2Pac, Jay-Z, Nas, DMX, The Notorious B.I.G., Mos Def, Eazy-E and Eminem.
He began to gain major recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. The following year, Lamar independently released his first studio album Section.80, which included his debut single, "HiiiPoWeR" which was produced by J. Cole. By that time, he had amassed a large Internet following and collaborated with several artists in the hip-hop industry, including The Game, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and Drake.
Lamar secured a major-label record deal with Aftermath and Interscope Records, in 2012. His major-label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released in October 2012 to critical success. The record contained the top 40 singles "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", and "Poetic Justice". It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Lamar won his first Grammy Award for "i", the lead single from his critically acclaimed third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). The album drew on free jazz, funk, soul, and spoken word debuted atop the charts in the U.S. and the UK, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 58th ceremony. In 2016, Lamar released untitled unmastered., a collection of unreleased demos that originated during the recording sessions for Butterfly.
Lamar has received several accolades throughout his career, including seven Grammy Awards. In early 2013, MTV named Lamar the number one "Hottest MC in the Game", on their annual list. Time named Lamar one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.
Lamar's fourth album, DAMN. was released on April 17, 2017, to widespread critical acclaim. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning Lamar his third consecutive number-one album in the United States. The album was supported by the lead single, "Humble.". Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for DAMN.
Lamar's fifth album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers was released on May 13, 2022, his first album in five years.
He began to gain major recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. The following year, Lamar independently released his first studio album Section.80, which included his debut single, "HiiiPoWeR" which was produced by J. Cole. By that time, he had amassed a large Internet following and collaborated with several artists in the hip-hop industry, including The Game, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and Drake.
Lamar secured a major-label record deal with Aftermath and Interscope Records, in 2012. His major-label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released in October 2012 to critical success. The record contained the top 40 singles "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", and "Poetic Justice". It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Lamar won his first Grammy Award for "i", the lead single from his critically acclaimed third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). The album drew on free jazz, funk, soul, and spoken word debuted atop the charts in the U.S. and the UK, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 58th ceremony. In 2016, Lamar released untitled unmastered., a collection of unreleased demos that originated during the recording sessions for Butterfly.
Lamar has received several accolades throughout his career, including seven Grammy Awards. In early 2013, MTV named Lamar the number one "Hottest MC in the Game", on their annual list. Time named Lamar one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.
Lamar's fourth album, DAMN. was released on April 17, 2017, to widespread critical acclaim. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning Lamar his third consecutive number-one album in the United States. The album was supported by the lead single, "Humble.". Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for DAMN.
Lamar's fifth album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers was released on May 13, 2022, his first album in five years.
Vanity Slaves Pt. 2
Kendrick Lamar Lyrics
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I swear you people don't know Kendrick
You don't know him
But you say you want some more Kendrick
I'm 'bout to show 'em
Everything inside this human being
I'm still growing
I'm a premature baby in this
Crazy life that we adore
Doors on the Lamborghini, I want 'em
Can't afford 'em so I tell the
Swap meet to clone 'em
I guess I really am a vanity slave
I guess my ancestors turning in they graves
Burning money when I get it
Fuck a life savings
Overdraft bank statements
Just to make a statement
When I put this fashion on
I'm a fashion junkie
Picking cotton in the country
I bought this out the country
Whips and chains, whips and chains
Jacob know my name
He call me Kunta, you my brother
We come from the same modern world
That's ya girl? I see she rocking Fendi
Try this on
If it ain't upscale then you may offend me
Copping everything in sight
Ignoring they sacrifice
Amnesia if I see the black
Visa in my hand tonight
I show my dick and then I swipe
That's a punchline
They was hot and I wore ice
That's ironic huh?
Word around town that I'm
All about the bitches
Word around town that I love my 26's
Word around town that I gotta stay paid
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
It's the Gucci cock and shoot
Found my swag but lost my roof (Burr! Burr)
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
See my Audemar tick, as my Audemar tock
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
Aw man videos got me wanting hoes
Appetite for flashing lights
All I can do is pose a black male on Melrose
I should get blackmailed
By my people hell rose
Niggas that ain't had shit
For 400 years overcompensate by
Over accessorizing with gear
Man y'all don't see my vision
I do it for the love of hip hop
And the love of bitches
Am I a hypocrite cause
Everyday I'm contradicting
I think of how I'm living
Then I watch "How I'm Living" I
Know this can't be right
My conscience tell me to stay righteous
It's unlikely to see what I like
And say I don't like it
Biggest dilemma my priorities ignoring me
I wanna move accordingly
But baby steps are premature remember?
I'm flying to the south and
I'll be gone 'til November
To see my family tree but this
A shame I'm yelling, out, timber
Word around town that I'm
All about the bitches
Word around town that I love my 26's
Word around town that I gotta stay paid
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
It's the Gucci cock and shoot
Found my swag but lost my roof (Burr! Burr)
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
See my Audemar tick, as my Audemar tock
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
Cold, oh so cold
How ironic he bought it then sold his soul
Is it masonic for your vice
To take it's toll?
The remote control is taking control
Lift up the doors
That Lamborghini I wanted come with a
Dumb ass model that in vogue
I like 'em both, I'll wife 'em both
Take these motherfucking Jordan's off
Put on my loafs
Cause nothing goes bad, everytime I wear
(Gucci)
I'm getting more ass, everytime I wear
(Gucci)
They told me it's a fad, everytime I wear
(Gucci) but should I give a fuck when
It bring me more coochie?
This a young nigga's pedigree
I pray the lord can better me
If not he 'bout to strike me
Down like this my third felony
The voices keep on telling me
Kendrick don't forget about us
I burned my wardrobe
Hoping that I could live without it
Word around town that I'm
All about the bitches
Word around town that I love my 26's
Word around town that I gotta stay paid
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
It's the Gucci cock and shoot
Found my swag but lost my roof (Burr! Burr)
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
See my Audemar tick, as my Audemar tock
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
You don't know him
But you say you want some more Kendrick
I'm 'bout to show 'em
Everything inside this human being
I'm still growing
I'm a premature baby in this
Crazy life that we adore
Can't afford 'em so I tell the
Swap meet to clone 'em
I guess I really am a vanity slave
I guess my ancestors turning in they graves
Burning money when I get it
Fuck a life savings
Overdraft bank statements
Just to make a statement
When I put this fashion on
I'm a fashion junkie
Picking cotton in the country
I bought this out the country
Whips and chains, whips and chains
Jacob know my name
He call me Kunta, you my brother
We come from the same modern world
That's ya girl? I see she rocking Fendi
Try this on
If it ain't upscale then you may offend me
Copping everything in sight
Ignoring they sacrifice
Amnesia if I see the black
Visa in my hand tonight
I show my dick and then I swipe
That's a punchline
They was hot and I wore ice
That's ironic huh?
Word around town that I'm
All about the bitches
Word around town that I love my 26's
Word around town that I gotta stay paid
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
It's the Gucci cock and shoot
Found my swag but lost my roof (Burr! Burr)
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
See my Audemar tick, as my Audemar tock
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
Aw man videos got me wanting hoes
Appetite for flashing lights
All I can do is pose a black male on Melrose
I should get blackmailed
By my people hell rose
Niggas that ain't had shit
For 400 years overcompensate by
Over accessorizing with gear
Man y'all don't see my vision
I do it for the love of hip hop
And the love of bitches
Am I a hypocrite cause
Everyday I'm contradicting
I think of how I'm living
Then I watch "How I'm Living" I
Know this can't be right
My conscience tell me to stay righteous
It's unlikely to see what I like
And say I don't like it
Biggest dilemma my priorities ignoring me
I wanna move accordingly
But baby steps are premature remember?
I'm flying to the south and
I'll be gone 'til November
To see my family tree but this
A shame I'm yelling, out, timber
Word around town that I'm
All about the bitches
Word around town that I love my 26's
Word around town that I gotta stay paid
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
It's the Gucci cock and shoot
Found my swag but lost my roof (Burr! Burr)
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
See my Audemar tick, as my Audemar tock
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
Cold, oh so cold
How ironic he bought it then sold his soul
Is it masonic for your vice
To take it's toll?
The remote control is taking control
Lift up the doors
That Lamborghini I wanted come with a
Dumb ass model that in vogue
I like 'em both, I'll wife 'em both
Take these motherfucking Jordan's off
Put on my loafs
Cause nothing goes bad, everytime I wear
(Gucci)
I'm getting more ass, everytime I wear
(Gucci)
They told me it's a fad, everytime I wear
(Gucci) but should I give a fuck when
It bring me more coochie?
This a young nigga's pedigree
I pray the lord can better me
If not he 'bout to strike me
Down like this my third felony
The voices keep on telling me
Kendrick don't forget about us
I burned my wardrobe
Hoping that I could live without it
Word around town that I'm
All about the bitches
Word around town that I love my 26's
Word around town that I gotta stay paid
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
It's the Gucci cock and shoot
Found my swag but lost my roof (Burr! Burr)
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
See my Audemar tick, as my Audemar tock
Lord please forgive me I'm a vanity slave
The lyrics to Kendrick Lamar's song "Vanity Slaves Pt. 2" delve into themes of materialism, consumerism, and the internal conflicts that arise from these societal pressures.
In the opening lines, Kendrick addresses the audience, stating that they don't truly know him despite claiming to want more of his music. He then expresses his continuous growth and self-discovery as a human being, comparing himself to a premature baby navigating the chaotic and adored life he leads. He mentions his desires for luxury items like Lamborghini doors but acknowledges that he can't afford them, opting for knock-off versions instead. This leads him to question his own place in society as a vanity slave, someone who succumbs to the allure of material possessions and is disconnected from his roots and ancestors.
In the following verses, Kendrick continues to explore the conflicts within himself. He criticizes the overemphasis on wealth and status, particularly within the black community, suggesting that people overcompensate for generations of oppression and lack of resources by obsessing over flashy apparel and accessories. Kendrick questions his own authenticity and hypocrisy, aware of the contradiction between his love for hip-hop and his constant cravings for material gains. He expresses the internal struggle between doing what is right and being drawn towards the temptations of a materialistic lifestyle.
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Sam ovo08
Only real Kendrick fans come back to this one
Darius Adams
On god 🙏🏾
Sibusiso Manene
Fosho
G.O.O.D Kid B.U.R.N City
Laawwddd plz forgive me
I'm a Vanity Slave!
Rawnell MC
Facts
Adam Aguilar
Always
BIGQUINT INDEED
See I told them hip-hop was still alive.
Maxi Donoso
@KingKy bro wym hip hop is more alive than ever, versatility and popularity wise
Naresh Ghale
Please come back to the music reaction game big bro BIGQUINT we all want the 🐐. Maybe after Kendrick drops an album? 👀
uncharted7again black king
Lol