Kendrick Lamar Covers ‘RollingStone’

Braid My Hair.

Kendrick Lamar wears his hair in a twist on the cover of RollingStone. Issue hits newsstands this Friday. An excerpt is available to read here. Below, he gives an explanation behind the title of the album.

Lamar is vague about what specifically the title To Pimp a Butterfly means (“That will be taught in college courses someday,” he says). But he describes the album as “honest, fearful and unapologetic.” “You take a black kid out of Compton and put him in the limelight, and you find answers about yourself you never knew you were searching for,” he said. “There’s some stuff in there, man. It’s a roller coaster. It builds.”

In addition to “The Blacker the Berry”, another confirmed track is “King Kunta”.

The songs range from the intensely personal to the swaggeringly aggressive – like “King Kunta,” which could be the theme song from a Seventies blaxploitation flick. When Pharrell Williams first heard the track, he praised it by calling it “unapologetically black.” “It’s just him expressing how he’s feeling at the moment,” says Lamar’s longtime producer Mark “Sounwave” Spears. “And right now, he’s mad.”

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  1. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

    COME ON BAMAS HURRY UP AND PRAY TO YOUR RAP GOD SMH FK BOIS!!
    FK YO FEELINGS!! #OVERRATED

    1. Skeety says:

      Damn!…U Still Mad Lil Boi…KING OF BOTH COASTS.

      1. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

        Delusional fk boi you worship a weirdo bama that wad a high school nerd lmao…that mofo never bust a grape in his life not even a lunch room food fight…fk yo feelings!! #bankneehighsocks

        1. Mylo says:

          And you did? We’ve seen your pic… Mark my word that Any nerd and I do mean Any Nerd from Cpt would beat you black (which I’m sure you want) and blue…

          1. mikey the greek! fk u bama's! says:

            I thought i ethered you fk boi…lmao u back for more punishment you fkn hardback poser..fk yo feelings bama!!!

          2. Mike Markidis says:

            Mike Markidis is his name and he had 6 facebook friends. Now he upgraded and has 7 friends.

    2. FREE SUGE says:

      u need to see a psychiatrist

  2. B.THOT says:

    Who is more full of themselves as a genius Kendrick lamar or Chip Kelly?

  3. TimeChange says:

    white girls braiding his hair… no wonder he lookin crazy

    1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      i was wondering if she were Caucasian…not that there’s anything wrong with that.

      1. oneloveonebeing says:

        thas his girl.. seen it on twitter which means nah she lightskinndeded

      2. Dennis says:

        WHO THE HELL CARES????!!!!
        Yall with yall fucking race discussions.
        IT JUST DOESNT MATTER, IT JUST DOESNT MATTER
        Learn to live together damn on some real shit

    2. Megamind says:

      She could be a light skinned Black female, Latina or Bi-racial…if she is white WTF does it matter?? Do you see her face??

      The irony if she’s white it almost fits the narrative of the project…but that’s for you to figure out on your own time.

      Megamind

      1. B.THOT says:

        A white girl cant learn to braid hair. Only black people braid hair? Then you wanna be upset over the SAE shit like white people are the only ones that think they are better because of skin color

        1. TimeChange says:

          A chinese girl can learn to braid hair,but i definitely wouldnt test that theory out on my head.
          and saying white girls cant braid hair isnt exactly the same as saying you can hang black people from trees,you’re reaching.

        2. Megamind says:

          Is that a question or a statement? And was it posed in anger or jest? I’m not sure how the blatant racism of SAE being caught singing a “nigger” song compares to KL getting his hair braided by a women WHO could/could not be white, latin, mixed or a light skinned Black…fill me in pimpin’!

          And did you say white women CAN’T braid hair?…ok LOL

          Let’s not get off topic…that project will be dope, TIMELY and needed bc this generation needs a shot to the arm and wake up call by the way of real narratives, lyrics and presentation. The scales needs to be balanced in HipHop…too much bullshit, empty rhetoric and recycled music.

          Megamind

          1. Starpoint feat Renee Diggs says:

            Megamind! Well Said!

      2. TimeChange says:

        it matters if you dont want your hair looking crazy like his.
        Yea,if fits the narrative,rolling stone have a white girl have you looking wild like a rolling stone.
        I live in reality not politically correct land.

        1. Megamind says:

          You not making ANY sense my G. What point are you trying to convey or get me to understand…bc I’m seriously not following your flow or train of thought. If you don’t see that KL has PURPOSELY branded himself as the “anti” Rap star…or what America considers that to be…then I don’t know what to tell you. I feel like I just did HALF the knowledge for you. I’m not saying it’s SUPER original (see: Method Man)….but this definitely fits the narrative from EVERY songs he’s released/performed from this project to date.

          So I’ll ask again…what’s NOT reality or not politically correct about the image and/or model in the pic with him?

          Thanks
          Megamind

          1. TimeChange says:

            my point is your narrative is nonsense,like my rolling stone talk was nonsense.
            the anti rap star means you have white people braiding your hair? is that the knowledge your giving me? being the anti rap star means what? you become what? how does a white girl (even if she isnt white) braiding a black means hair tie into being the anti rap star?
            so he becomes the rock N roll heavy metal rapper?
            your narrative idea is nonsense.

            i didnt say the pic is not reality or not politically correct.
            i said politically correct regarding your statement ‘what does it matter it she is white’
            and as i originally stated,it matter if you want your hair coming out right,but as pointed out she is probably light skinned.

          2. Megamind says:

            Your thoughts are not complete and all over the place so think i’ll disengage this convo at this point. You’re posing questions about shit that don’t have ANYTHING to do with the topic at hand LOL….

            Bottom line is IF she’s white…then what??
            But no need to reply because you’re convoluting your own statements.

            Peace
            Megamind

          3. TimeChange says:

            Your anti rap narrative is false,you were talking nonsense.
            I will reply to you talking and not able to back up your talk.
            Bottom line,if she was white,she wouldnt be touching my hair.
            The real bottom line: your anti-narrative talk was nonsense and false
            Next time dont talk if you have to run and make excuses for yourself.

            Please dont respond if you wont address your anti rap narrative which was utter nonsense.

            Peace

          4. Megamind says:

            I’m sorry you don’t understand or comprehend what I’m saying…that’s a YOU problem. But I’ll give you a LITTLE help….my G, if you don’t under that Kendrick has positioned himself and been positioned as the “ANTI-RAPPER STAR”…that’s a cognitive thinking issue. Let’s play a game…in the eyes of the public what THEY think rappers LOOK like, SOUND like, WEAR and MOSTLY talk about?? Answer those questions and tell me how KL fit into that paradigm.

            Also, you don’t have to worry about a white women braiding your hair on the cover or RS…you haven’t done anything of note that WE know about to warrant such treatment.

            At the root of what you’re saying is a tinge of racism…my point is WHO CARE…listen to the music or don’t. That was a lot of back & forth for something a 5th grader could have COGNITIVELY deduced from my initial statement.

            I’m a BIG advocate for cognitive thinking and reading because when you’re not digesting what you’re reading and taking it..it leads to confusion.

            Thanks again,
            Megamind

          5. TimeChange says:

            You are the one confused
            #1 Your the one stating your opinion about Kendrick’s positioning, that’s not a fact,it’s your opinion.
            #2 You can write so many paragraphs but still havent said what the white girl braiding his hair has to do with Your opinion of kendrick positioning himself as the anti-rap rapper.
            #3 I never said i would be on the cover of RS with a white girl braiding my hair,i said i wouldnt let a white girl braid my hair.
            #4 so what if there is a tinge of racism in what i say? that has nothing to do with you explaining how the white girl fits into your idea of his positioning.
            #5 Your fraudulent attempts at being a mega mind doesnt fool anyone,you’re like the jail convict from in living color using words that he doesnt understand.

            Im sure you might write 10 paragraphs on how im confused and still not answer the main point but it’s ok ,i get it,you have no answer so you skirt around it.

            Maybe you’ll have luck on someone else, Keep trying,dont give up.

          6. Megamind says:

            Ahhhh you’re mad that you’re dumb! LOLOL
            Ol’ project hallway philosopher ass bum nigga!! LOL!!! Learn to write, UNDERSTAND what you read and punctuate and THEN get back to me!

            This nigga attacking my internet name LOLOL…
            Megamind, the moniker made you feel some type of way huh?? LOLOLOL!!!

            Megamind

          7. TimeChange says:

            yea as i thought ,you had no real answer.
            You expose yourself with all your “LOLOLOL” like a little kid.
            Your Exposed. No “LOL” will save you from that.
            I guess your Mega Mind never showed you how to win an argument,only to name call and “lol” like a kid.

            Megamind – The Internet Fraud.

      3. BlacRose says:

        Looks white too me.

  4. McGlock says:

    if you watch the video you can see that she is light skinned

    1. BlacRose says:

      She is white bro let them white girls win.

  5. el jim chapo guzman says:

    The bitch bad.. she need a real nigga like me.

    1. FREE SUGE says:

      hopefully she’s turned on by bad spelling

      1. Starpoint feat Renee Diggs says:

        LOL!

        1. el jim chapo guzman says:

          Fuck you too nigga

          1. Starpoint feat Renee Diggs says:

            I ain’t your nigga, CHICO!

          2. el jim chapo guzman says:

            You ain’t shit nigga.

      2. el jim chapo guzman says:

        FUCK YOU NIGGA.

      3. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

        Hahaha. You just killed Gonzalez.
        #ORAL MAKES YOUR DAY BUT ANAL MAKES YOUR WHOLE WEAK. LAUGH OR GTFO.

        1. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

          *HOLE*

    2. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

      Is she turned by bad spelling and grammatical errors?
      ORAL MAKES YOUR DAY BUT ANAL MAKES YOUR HOLE WEAK. LAUGH OR GTFO!

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        Kill yourself faggot.

  6. brza says:

    Haven’t been this excited for an album since “GKMC” and I could care less about album sales etc I’m just glad we still have artists like Kendrick carrying the torch

    1. BlacRose says:

      Damn so MDBTF,2014FHD, NWTS, Tetsuo & Youth & Cadillactica come on my G. Those albums didn’t get you hype when they were announce tho.

      1. ascas says:

        MBDTF came out before GKMC

        1. BlacRose says:

          Does it matter, dude was extra hype I had to wonder was he excited about any other cd besides K.Dot I like Dot but got damn.

          1. brza says:

            Kendrick is a favorite of mine. Nothing wrong with being excited about an artists’ release date

  7. BlacRose says:

    Got a white Nubian Queen braiding his hair tho…. Kendrick Won.

  8. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

    @ B.Dot

    brian b.dot™ miller@bdotTM · 5h 5 hours ago

    @mclovin028 I actually did the best Kendrick Lamar interview ever two years ago. his words, not mine. need another.

    ^

    IS THIS SOME KIND OF FUCKIN’ JOKE??!!! CHOKE ON SOME HUMBLE PIE!!!! YOU FUCKIN’ DELUSIONAL EGOMANIAC!!!!

    ………….HA!!!! WAITING ON THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE REAL PROFESSIONALS LIKE THE BREAKFAST CLUB AND EBRO!!!!

    SIDEBAR: THIS ALBUM IS GONNA BE SOMETHIN’ SERIOUS!!!!

    #BENSON

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  9. bottom side inc says:

    White women can’t braid!

  10. Trife says:

    i heard Iggy braiding his hair. True?

  11. MJeezy says:

    i have high hopes for this album! can’t wait!

  12. @SkiYewNiverCity says:

    Kendrick is about to go so left on everybody its gonna be a wtf moment and im talking about literally saying wtf is this shit lol

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