Kendrick Lamar is telling us he is willing to burn the entire genre down to build it back up! The party is over. Get back to the bars. Make music with meaning. It’s about the art, not the money!
It doesn’t feel like a coincidence that Kendrick dropped his new song the exact minute the VMAs started
He’s talking about watching “the party” die
He sounds frustrated with the direction of the music industry and culture
He talks about “burning it down”
He’s upset about what commercial artists (like Drake) represent
Now we’re all sitting here breaking down his lyrics instead of talking about the big glitzy industry party (VMAs)