When it concerns his music career, Compton, California rapper Kendrick Lamar revealed that he has no plans on adding a time limit to it. Kendrick was asked about possible rap retirement during an interview on The Madd Hatta Morning Show this week.
After stating that he doesn’t want to put a time on anything, the TDE lyricist then named Jay Z, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg as artists who may have attempted to retire from music, but ultimately found their way back.
“I definitely don’t want to put a time on nothing,” Kendrick said. “When you look at people like Jay Z. When you look at Dre. When you look at Snoop. This is their passion. How many times they said they gonna retire and you see ‘em back in that studio over and over again. So, I already know what that brings. Once you got a love for something it’s never going nowhere. So, definitely don’t wanna put a time especially this early in the game on my second album.”
K-Dot was also asked to name one book that changed something about him. In response to the question, he named “The Autobiography Of Malcolm X.” He said the book played a role in helping him communicate with people from different walks of life.
“For me, it’s about communicating with people,” he said. “You know, the more I communicate. I was one of them kids that was in the house [at] six, seven years old having full conversations with grown people that was at the party. So, taking that lifestyle and going across the world and talking to other people from other different cultures and walks of life, it gives you a little bit more wisdom. I had to see things the way you see it and make sense of everything that’s going on around you.”
During his interview with The Madd Hatta Morning Show, Kendrick also discussed his upcoming appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” his favorite eateries in Los Angeles, and more.
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I’m happy to see Kendrick reading Malcolm X’s autobiography! I figured he was on his black liberation movement after watching the video for I Love Myself and noticing the abundance of blacks in the video. That definitely made me happy. During his Hot97 interview last week, he told Rosenberg “I want people to know that Hip Hop is black music”. Kendrick is on to somethin…
..Section 80
I noticed that.. he doesn’t give a fk about appealing to them White folks.
“Now why would I wanna read a book about a four eyed nigg**? Does the N word offend you…..nigg**?”
-Stone Cold Steve Austin
From the movie “The Longest Yard”
Shit movie pointless comment
Can’t believe this clown is from Compton. Hard to believe. Compton must be soft nowadays.
You’re a retard.
We cant all be gangster like you Wyatt
it isnt 20, 30 years ago… a lot of places that used to be tough are a lot ‘softer’ now, and this new generation is on some other shit than their antecedents
this guy things hes so big when he isnt even the best rapper of the new generation
sit your stupid ass down
hes wack as fuck. not even top 10 of this gen. not top 50 all time.
Kendrick is not wack. Wack describes “artists” like Bobby Schmurda, Migos, Young Thug, French Montana, etc.
He thinks hes the new Nas or something. lol
French Montana is definately NOT wack
Yes, French Montana is wack.
“If you a star, then I’m a whole planet”
These dumb fks can’t even comprehend the Malcolm X autobiography so they can’t even speak on the topic of this story.. If a rapper doesn’t read Malcolm’s Autobiography he will stay retarded for the rest of his or her life.. Stop watching Scarface fools..
Kendrick> everybody out now
More like the autobiography of Ben Stiller.