Kendrick Lamar isn’t just a rapper, he’s a poet, storyteller, and a voice of wisdom in hip-hop. His lyrics go beyond beats, offering deep reflections on success, self-worth, and growth. Whether you need motivation or a reminder to stay true to yourself, his words hit different. Here are some of his most powerful quotes to inspire and challenge you.
When you give up it means you never wanted it.
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What is love? Love to me is God.
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Learning to have patience, only 'cause you are timeless.
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Get God on the phone!
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There’s beauty in completion. And always faith in the unknown.
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You're judged by the companies you keep.
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If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?
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Am I the only one who measures time using songs? ‘Oh, it only took me 4 songs to get here! That’s not too long!’
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I am not for the faint of heart. My genetic build can build multi-universes.
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I look at where I'm at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.
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My mind is living on cloud 9 and this 9 is never on vacation.
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I like to let things breathe.
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Build your own pyramids, write your own hieroglyphs.
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Just let me be me, that’s the only way I know.
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I want to put positive vibes in my music. But actually who I am as a person is not the song. That’s who I wanna be.
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The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it. It’s scary.
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So next time you feel like your world is about to end, I hope you studied because He’s testing your faith again.
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I was a black sheep, but now I’m just a goat.
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We all get distracted, the question is, would you bounce back or bounce backwards?
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I want you to recognize that I’m a proud monkey.
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Live your life, live it right. Be different, do different things.
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Forgiving is easy. Trusting again, not so much.
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I’m Machiavelli’s offspring, I’m the king of New York, king of the coast, one hand, I juggle them both.
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Every day, I try to escape the realities of this world.
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We hurt people that love us, love people that hurt us.
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If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name.
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I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.
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The Universe energy doesn’t lie.
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I stole a Bible, is that a sin?
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It’s easy to forget who you are.
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My mom’s one of 13 siblings, and they all got six kids, and till I was 13 everybody was in Compton.
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Hip-hop is not the problem, our reality is the problem.
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Maybe because I’m a dreamer and sleep is the cousin of death.
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A dollar might turn to a million and we all rich that’s just how I feel.
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The message I’m sending to myself – I can’t change the world until I change myself first.
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Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That’s the art for me.
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