Kendrick Lamar: A Child of Prince & 2Pac

Kendrick Lamar is one of those artists that represents the fears, struggles and wins of an entire generation. His art is thoughtful, patient and perfected over the course of years. He speaks truth in his music and interviews. He layers meanings, messages and theories within his rhymes and even the most careful listeners may miss upon first spin. But Kendrick is by no means the first artist in history to do this. One artist in particular, who at one point went by nothing more than that word, is actually a big inspiration to K. Dot.

What many people don’t know is that Prince was supposed to be a featured artist on To Pimp A Butterfly. But in order to fully understand what Prince meant to Kendrick Lamar, we need to take a look at what Prince meant to Tupac Shakur.

In this video we look at what Prince meant to Tupac and in turn what 2pac meant to Kendrick

Timecodes:
00:00 - Kendrick Lamar, Tupac and Prince
00:30 - how Prince influenced Kendrick Lamar
01:00 - How 2Pac inspired Kendrick
3:00 - Tupac visiting Kendrick in a dream
04:00 - 2Pac and Prince
05:00 - 2Pac sampling Prince
07:00 - Kendrick Howard Stern Interview
07:45 - Kendrick and Prince performing
09:00 - Kendrick Mask off Lyrics
10:00 - Kendrick Lamar new cell phone
12:00 - Prince interview about music industry
13:00 - Kendrick Lamar about rap music
14:00 - Kendrick Lamar talks responsibility
15:30 - Kendrick Lamar in the studio
16:30 -Prince in the studio

Written produced & voice over by: Jeremy Hecht
Edited and produced by: Alex Vasallo
Researched by DeShawn Becton
Thumbnail design by: JR Martinez
Executive produced by: Sharath Cherian

Instrumentals by: Baad Beats
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