Twenty years after Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur‘s film Poetic Justice was released, Lamar re-created its magic alongside Drake. The TDE savior’s drunken narrative unfolded on screen as he symbolically splashed through liquor pools.ġ3. What at first listen plays as an upbeat party number is craftily delving into the destructive social graces leading to alcoholism. “Swimming Pools (Drank)” connected the dots between the mainstream market and Lamar’s expertise in reprogramming audiences’ subconscious. And his development toward hip-hop’s upper echelon glared on the Californian hook “From all around the world for the women, weed and weather/ Got that women, weed and weather/ Don’t it sound clever, come and play/ What more can I say? Welcome to L.A.!”ġ4. Dre‘s protégé with the hypnotic Compton collab “The Recipe.” What many listeners failed to realize is Lamar had long been behind the scenes of the Beats by Dre headphones mogul. However, K-Dot’s mainstream debut was as Dr. Not many artists can boast commercial introductions from legends. The vulnerable lyrics - “I transform with pressure, I’m hands-on with effort/ I fell twice before, my bounce-back was special” - pulled heartstrings, as bravery is necessary for anyone to ascend from a dark head space. K-Dot’s spoken-word iterations were riveting on Sia‘s empowerment anthem “The Greatest.” His verse, which is speculated to refer to depression and suicidal ideations, became pain medicine for others. His lyrics - “Remember when you tried to write me off?/ Remember when you thought I’d take a loss?/ Don’t you remember? You thought that I would need ya” - are a funky gut-punch to the rappers’ detractors.ġ6. Over 1 billion YouTube views were amassed thanks in part to Lamar’s verses on Taylor Swift’s double-crossing anthem “Bad Blood.” Their futuristic assassin-plotted music video featured daredevil stunts and cameos from Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, Zendaya, Hayley Williams, Jessica Alba, Cindy Crawford and more. With lyrics like “If I gotta slap a p-y-ass n-a, I’mma make it look sexy/ If I gotta go hard on a bitch, I’mma make it look sexy,” a groundbreaking connection was made between the record and filmed violence.ġ7. Kendrick Lamar visually tipped his hat to the iconic photojournalist and musician Gordon Parks through the record “ELEMENT.” The moving video for this song included elements of playful children, bloodied faces, affectionate women and beyond. Lamar flexed, “(I can) buy the building, burn the building, take your bitch, rebuild the building just to f- some more/ (I can) justify my love for you and touch the sky for God to stop, debating war.” Following the tune’s success, La Flame devotees buzzed viral claims of the pair incorporating hidden messages - making for some rock star conspiracies. Its trippy visual consisted of vampy women, neon panoramas and hallucinogenic references. Travis Scott‘s “Goosebumps” earned a Hot 100 position and a certified-platinum plaque. The upbeat repentance has amassed more than 500 million streams on Spotify alone.ġ9. Many can relate to becoming their true love’s afterthought, and Lamar questions, “Do he lay it down for you, touch your poona like this?/ Matter fact, never mind, we’ll let the past be/ May be his right now, but your body’s still me, whoa,” to his old flame about her new beau. Maroon 5‘s breakup jingle “Don’t Wanna Know” features an unusually remorseful Kung Fu Kenny. See more: 21 Savage | Drake | Eminem | Lil Peep | Lil Uzi Vert | Lil Wayne | Meek Mill | Nicki Minaj | NWA | Post Malone | Snoop Dogg | Travis ScottĢ0. Until then, coast through some of the best Kendrick Lamar songs, as Billboard compiles 20 of his most outstanding tracks. Jimmy Buffett's 20 Best Songs: Critic's Picks
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