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Kendrick Lamar
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- Album
- DAMN. COLLECTORS EDITION.
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- hip hop, west coast hip hop
- Length
- 3:06
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Label
- Aftermath III JV
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About this song
Kendrick Lamar wears a traditional Kung Fu uniform throughout the music video, and Don Cheadle confirmed in an interview with Pitchfork that he inadvertently inspired the 'Kung Fu Kenny' persona. In the video, Lamar and Cheadle appear to trade bars during an interrogation scene. The video also includes snippets from other songs on the album, including 'YAH.' and 'BLOOD.', and a Fox News clip from 'Alright'.
What it's about
The song explores and celebrates Lamar's black heritage and culture while also critiquing it, adopting multiple viewpoints along the way.
Fun facts
- Samples “Mary Jane (Live 1982) by Rick James”.
- Sampled in 17 other songs, like “Say La by Spellspellspell”.
- Covered 2 times, including “DNA. by Rey Vidal”.
- Written by Kendrick Lamar and Mike WiLL Made-It.
- Produced by Mike WiLL Made-It.