You grow up inside these neighborhoods and these communities, and you have friends, friends that you love, friends that you grew up with since elementary. And you have their trust, and you have their loyalty. So it brings influence. So no matter how much of a leader I thought I was, I was always under the influence, period.
Kendrick LamarSo next time you feel like your world is about to end, I hope you studied because He's testing your faith again.
Kendrick LamarGot in the studio at sixteen, [and] that's when I felt like I wanted to make this a career. I had a passion for it.
Kendrick LamarI started doing music when I was thirteen; I actually started writing my first rhymes.
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