Kendrick Lamar Quotes

The Universe energy doesn't lie.

I can't help the way you was born if you was gay.

My mom's one of 13 siblings, and they all got six kids, and till I was 13 everybody was in Compton.

[ Drizzy] is a good dude , he's been looked out and reached out, and I admire the talent.

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

As I've grown as an artist, I've learned that my mission statement is really self-expression. I don't want anybody to classify my music. I want them to say, "This is somebody who's recognizing his true feelings, his true emotions, ideas, thoughts, opinions, and views on the world, all on one record." I want people to recognize that and to take it and apply it to their own lives. You know what I'm saying? The more and more I get out and talk to different people, I realize they appreciate that - me being unapologetic in whatever views and approach I have.

I don't even have kids. But at heart, I'm a kid myself.

I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkey...

Just let me be me, That's the only way I know.

It's the beauty in her, But when the makeup occur, I don't see it, All i see is a blur

It's easy to forget who you are.

I always thought money was something just to make me happy. But I’ve learned that I feel better being able to help my folks, ’cause we never had nothing. So just to see them excited about my career is more of a blessing than me actually having it for myself.

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

I went back and studied the game, was a student of the game and worked on my craft and dedicated myself, you know? A lot of my music revolves around me growing up in Compton. I want to tell a different story that's never been told before, of a good kid in a mad city.

I was a black sheep, but now I'm just a goat

I stole a Bible, is that a sin?

So next time you feel like your world is about to end, I hope you studied because He's testing your faith again.

Teenagers expressing this on a daily basis in the middle of the streets - you can't help but believe we are in the mind state of taking our losses and changing people's perceptions of us and our community. We are strong. Our families are tired of being hurt.

A dollar might turn to a million and we all rich that's just how i feel

You really can't categorize my music, it's human music.

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

The people definitely shape the two, put stamps and classify mainstream and underground music.

I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I didn't have the recognition that I have now.

I think my vice would be outdoing myself.

The message I'm sending to myself - I can't change the world until I change myself first.

Believe in God, it's only one God. F*** all that religion s***. Believe in one God, and do right. Try your best to do right, we ain't perfect. Just do that and everything will be straight.

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

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

I penetrate the hearts of good kids and criminals

I'm standing on a field full of landmines doing the moonwalk hoping i blow up in time

We all get distracted, the question is, would you bounce back or bounce backwards?

It's a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.

I be off the slave ships, building pyramids, writing my own hieroglyphs