i believe in re-reading and re-watching your favourite books & movies at different stages of your life. the plot never changes, but your perspective does.
My "Roman Empire is the realization that my life is a lottery win. Somewhere in Sudan, Pålestine, iran, Afghanistan, Iraq or Congo, there is a boy smarter than me. He is more disciplined, more resilient, and holds more potential in his single finger than I do in my entire career.
The only difference? I am siting in a train and he is sting in the rubble of his dreams.
My "bad days" are his wildest dreams.
My "burnout" is a luxury he can't afford because his only job is staying alive.
It's geographical luck and it's a haunting injustice that we all refuse to acknowledge and look away
He is 38 years old
His 2024 diss track "Not Like Us" became the first diss track ever to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.
Was a straight A student in school and showed early love for poetry, vocabulary, and literature
Always requests fresh Polo socks on his tour rider
Doesn't drink or do drugs. Stays completely sober despite the industry.
Made history as the first solo rapper to headline the Super Bowl halftime show
Holds around 25 Grammy Awards (with potential to win more)
Early nickname/stage name was
K. Dot when he started dropping mixtapes as a teen
Strong Christian believer who inserts faith and deep social commentary into his lyrics.
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Kendrick Lamar grew up seeing family and friends struggle with substance abuse, he experimented young but chose full sobriety for control, clarity, and to break the cycle.
He's a vocal advocate for drug free living, proving you can thrive creatively without it. Regarding this, I personally believe Kendrick counts as an inspiration and good role model for our kids. His good grades, Grammy wins, solid stance in his belief, sobriety, etc
A big congratulations to Kendrick Lamar for yet another Grammy Win 👏🏾
If you were alive on July 19, 2013, congratulations—you are in this photo.
That tiny dot below the rings is Planet Earth, captured by the Cassini spacecraft from 1.4 billion kilometers away.