Lu Parker recently did a piece at Huffington Post highlighting the up-and-coming artist and life growing up in Compton, CA a city made famous by rampant gang activity and the creative minds it fueled.
Eminem’s manager, Paul Rosenberg, first took notice of Lamar late last year. Rosenberg tipped off rapper Dr. Dre, who gave Lamar a shout-out while on a Los Angeles radio station. Now things are moving fast.
I got a chance to spend the day with the young man who is, by the way, very charming. He and I walked the streets of Compton, visiting the Social Services building where he and his family collected welfare back in the day. We drove by his family’s first apartment, a building where he says he saw drug deals go down on a daily basis. We even stopped by his high school, a place he admits he “actually misses.” I also wanted to see Lamar in the studio. When we arrived, we found a small dark disheveled room in the back of a small house. It has been his place to record for years, and while it is not perfect by any means, sort of like the city of Compton, Kendrick Lamar hopes to help change that with his music.
- Kano
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My FAVORITE rapper ever. I love you Kendrick. Keep doing your thing. I hope to one day be half the artist you are now.
Been listening to the TDE fam along time now, never disappoint me, good shit, good luck, and can it wait to hear the new projects man