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Born and raised in Compton, Kendrick Lamar Hides a Poet's Soul Behind "Pussy & Patron"

Comments (0) By Rebecca Haithcoat Thursday, Jan 20 2011
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When Tupac pleaded, "Peace," he sounded like he'd already lost hope. Lamar struggles, too. But when he interjects that same refrain between strings of gang names in "Compton State of Mind," he first sounds insistent, then imperative.

These Compton streets was built not to win ...

Kendrick Lamar: A sane kid in a "mad city"
PHOTO BY KASEY STOKES
Kendrick Lamar: A sane kid in a "mad city"

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Standing just beyond the three-point line, Kendrick Lamar shoots the ball.

It arcs, then slips soundlessly through the hoop.

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