what is the song alright by kendrick lamar about

Perhaps it's a follow-through on Kendrick talking about his sins of lust and pride, convincing himself that these deeds won't negatively affect his afterlife? I'm not so sure, but neither is the guy who delivers those words, Kid Capri. This one opens with the first utterance of 'What happens on earth, stays on earth' on the album, which will be repeated a few more times before its end.

Similarly to the humble/boasting dichotomy discussed before, this plays on the duality of life and the inner conflicts we all have. Knowing this, Kendrick finds temptation- 'money to get, bitches to hit'- even harder to resist. Despite saying he's 'Not 'bout a religion,' he centers the track around a passage from the Book of Deuteronomy claiming that the Israelites (which is Kendrick asks to be called) are cursed for eternity as a test of their faith. No, Kendrick wan't just saying 'Yah' to keep up with Playboi Carti's astronomical tally on his debut album, released the same day as DAMN., he was actually referencing god, or Yahweh.

When it's preceded by a swift takedown of people trying to pigeonhole Kendrick as a thug, it doesn't really feel that way. Does this contradict the message of 'HUMBLE.' that appears later on in the album. In verse two, Kendrick takes a rare opportunity to stunt, citing 'Diamond in the ceilin', marble on the floors' a a few of the luxuries his music's afforded him. Blackness contains multitudes, says Kendrick, and he's here to expound upon every aspect: 'I know murder, conviction/Burners, boosters, burglars, ballers, dead, redemption/Scholars, fathers dead with kids.' This time, he's directly, angrily responding to the pundits who have attempted to school him about his race, like FOX's Geraldo Rivera, who's sampled again here, saying that hip hop has done more damage to black kids than racism has in the past few years. 'DNA.' is an exploration of Lamar's blackness, but under much different lighting than most of those found on TPAB (outside of 'The Blacker The Berry'). Is what follows the afterlife, or rather a 'life flashing before your eyes'-style reevaluation of his life on earth?īefore we can even contemplate that, we get a FOX News clip that gets the blood boiling just in time for. 'You've lost.' she says, pausing dramatically, 'Your life!' A gunshot echoes, suggesting that Kendrick dies at the start of the album, similarly to The Notorious B.I.G. More mystifying is the blind woman and her words to Kendrick. Another underlying theme on the album, a debate about certain personality traits being wickedness or weakness, is also presaged here. The album's shortest track, 'BLOOD.' introduces us to the 'I was taking a walk the other day' thread, which pops up again on the final track.

What is the song alright by kendrick lamar about