Cyrus Langhorne
West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar recently discussed his run in the entertainment industry and detailed how much stress he's dealt with courtesy of factors like wealth, fortune and success.
Instead of holding back, K. Dot talked about the uphill battles he’s experienced.
“[Things] facing my life not only then but even now, in these recent years of being in the limelight and trying to deal with and balance your personal life with the music. There comes a lot of turmoil when you talking about money, fame, fortune and success. There’s a lot of things you got to handle and balance, and that brings a whole lot of depression. I’ve spoken with artists that have done it before me, and they said they’ve been through the same phases, too.” (93.7 The Beat)
Check out Kendrick Lamar’s interview right here…
Recently, Lamar said the art of putting together a quality project encouraged him to not force out a new album.
“The hold up is inspiration really, I don’t get in the studio just to rap. I’m in a space now where I got to actually have something that moves me. Going around experiencing different people and meeting different people and having my own issues in life in general, that inspires me to get in the studio and do what I got to do and say something where the people can connect again just as they did with good kid.” (“The Breakfast Club”)
This week, K. Dot said he relied on a few key producers with his music.
“Everything’s really in-house,” K. Dot said when asked about the album. “Of course Dre but I really stick with four producers I’ve been working with since day one. I don’t really go outside of that box. Sounwave, Thundercat, Rocky, Tae Beast, you know, these the cats I’ve been developing with since I was a teen, you feel me? So I always keep it like that and keep my sound as organic as possible.” (Hot 97)
Music industry celebrity Scott Verner recently dished on a new Lamar track on social media last week.
If we can’t get @kendricklamar a Grammy lets get him an Oscar #KingKunta
— scott vener (@brokemogul) October 30, 2014
. @kendricklamar x @SounwaveTDE got a new song called “King Kunta” #Compton
— scott vener (@brokemogul) October 30, 2014
After @Pharrell heard it. The first thing he said “that song is so unapologetically black and AMAZING” #KingKunta
— scott vener (@brokemogul) October 30, 2014
After @Pharrell heard it, he said “those chord changes though. I can’t wait for @QtipTheAbstract to hear this” #KingKunta
— scott vener (@brokemogul) October 30, 2014
