Kendrick Lamar appears on the cover of Rolling Stone‘s latest issue.

The TDE rapper is dressed in a Chicago White Sox Starter jacket and is getting his hair twisted by a female – (only her torso and legs are included on the cover) – next to the headline: “The Trials Of Kendrick Lamar.”

Rolling Stone’s March issue marks the first time Kendrick has appeared on the renowned music publication’s cover, which was shot in Hollywood, California.

K. Dot’s cover story is being dubbed by the music mag as “his most revealing interview yet.”

RS caught up with Kendrick in his hometown of Compton, California to discuss his rough upbringing, battles with depression, navigating his newfound success and the details of his forthcoming To Pimp A Butterfly album.

While the full interview won’t be available until it hits stands March 13, RS has teased a portion of it online.

When asked to give an explanation of the album’s title, Lamar tells RS, it “will be taught in college courses someday.”

He describes the album as “honest, fearful and unapologetic.”

“You take a black kid out of Compton and put him in the limelight, and you find answers about yourself you never knew you were searching for,” he says. “There’s some stuff in there, man. It’s a roller coaster. It builds.”

Check out the cover below:


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