God please protect this man.

Real Kendrick fans understand the setback this rap beef with drake is causing him mentally and although he's winning the battle I pray he also wins the war. He has worked so hard for peace of mind and happiness.

"I can either pimp the situation or I can fall victim to it" -Kendrick Lamar

Great interviewer, he genuinely cares about the artist

The only difference between kendrick and PAC is maturity. Tupac was smart but immature. Kendrick is smart and mature, he's basically what PAC would've been if he never died.

It 's so calming and almost therapeutic to hear Kendrick talk. He's so wise..I could listen to him talk for hours about his passions, his thoughts, his music, and never tire of it.

I appreciate Kendrick for being so real about his life.

I’m here in 2024. As a black mother raising two black sons in S. Los Angeles I want to say how much I appreciate Kendrick for being a good voice of reason and shedding light on our people and our struggles. He is truly humble and spiritual person and I pray he remains this way. Great interview.

I regret not going to see Kendrick when he came to my home town of Durban, South Africa. Come back soon Kendrick

It's crazy how on the Album Kendrick interacts with the devil through a hot girl. Someone he might want to or is expected to engage with, but when he's presented with a homeless man (someone he doesn't want to or isn't expected to engage with) it's God.

He seems so anxious and emotional and some what intimate yet detached. Like he wants to share but he doesn't want to feel these things all over again.

His eyes are so.....idk. makes me cry 😢

Amazing, you can tell these two are really friends. Kendrick opened up alot.

How Much A Dollar Cost is one of the realest rap records I've ever heard

Kendrick has such sad eyes, you can tell he's seen terrible things.

kendrick hears god speak to him through homeless person and we hear god speak through him I have chills man this guy is fucking real incredibly dope persona

I fell in love with "u" the second I heard it, so intense

Kendrick is so genuine, def in my top 5.

Kendrick isn't 2 Pac. He could be the "brain"that Pac said he would "spark", but these are 2 different individuals on a different mission.

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. - Ecclesiastes 1:18

This man is a fucking genius! He makes you think unlike people like Lil Wayne and Drake ! Keep doing you King Kendrick

I think he's making a difference just by opening up about all of this stuff on and off the record. Not that that's all he needs to do or will be happy doing, but he's made me look at a lot of stuff in a different perspective at least.

Kendrick Lamar by far the realest Negus alive.

He's so self-aware. You can see it in his eyes, too. He's been through things, he's doubted himself, he's been used, he's been tempted, he's achieved things and perhaps not felt the elation that is expected when you reach certain milestones. He's gained power and felt powerless at the same time. I saw him back in 2016 and the energy in the stadium was electric. I will never forget it. TPAB is one of my favourite albums of all time. As an artist and as a person of influence, Kendrick exists on an entirely different level. This may sound pretentious as hell but he's like the Bob Dylan of rap. He's a poet.

Kendrick is mad humble!

I've stayed away from rap and hip-hop for most of my life. I always used to think the music consisted of simplified and uninspired rhythm backing up hateful and violent vocals only aiming to gain popularity from shock value. To Pimp a Butterfly was the first rap/hip-hop album I have ever heard, and holy crap was I ever ignorant on the genre. I don't think I have ever heard a more personal and intimate record. The flow of the album is just sublime. Each track, each idea, flows effortlessly into each other painting a mosiac of different experiences. I freakin' love this album. This is the last time I judge a book by it's cover.

I'm not a psychologist (though I'm studying it) and don't know much about Kendrick Lamar, but the way he looks around when he speaks, and then looks intensely in the eyes of the interviewer, shows that he speaks from an honest, intellectual standpoint yet you can see that he himself has seen many things that broke him and made him wiser, and stronger.

I have been going through depression since my brother got killed by a train in 1989, You can only help your self or talk to someone that has gone through the same thing. I live by this, you have to fight the fight, don't let the devil take you down. Fight the fight. Life is like a deck of cards, you never know what your going to get, but when you get that hand play it right. Hang in there life is all about ups and downs. pimp it Kendrick and stay strong.

Kendrick is so humble and so real. He is the only one to touch on such sensitive topics and problems in society. Realizing and then soaking all these bits and pieces and converting them to picture drawing songs. Truly inspiring!

Anybody who has been through life changing events more than once knows that look in his eyes and energy. If you know you know...

When he talk it sound like he rapping I love Kendrick so much

Love Kendrick Lamar he is so genuine and so authentic..❤

This is who Drake thought he could play with… KING KENDRICK LAMAR!

Kendrick is the man, opening up about his life and explaining his art so well and so it all makes sense, lyrical genius

GOD WHY CANT I EVER MEET A MAN LIKE THIS😭😭😭😭 I DONT EVEN CARE THAT HE'S SHORT, I WANT HIS MIND!

This guy is one of the good guys. A very rare breed indeed these days

This was an amazing interview, shout out to the interviewer, all of these questions are great, he's so attentive and they made this so real and beautiful to me! I love Kendrick ten times more dude

I was in such a bad position in my life, then I heard things like u and how much a dollar cost, sing about me, maad city, keisha's song and especially his pain. This mans music saved me and gave me the energy to find a purpose to my life and I want to meet him one day, and just thank him

Listening to kendrick talk, is like listening to a war vet.

Years later and his music is very relevant especially during this pandemic of young people having depression

Man, "How Much a Dollar Cost" is one of my favorites on this album. It blew and opened my mind. Ever since then I've given two homeless people extra change/money, without thinking what they're going to spend it on, and honestly feel like a better person.

He seems so close to tears

3:03 - 4:56 You can tell he has *a lot* of pain inside of him he still has surpressed despite how therapeutic music is for him. I saw his interview about losing his homies back in Compton on VICE news.

I can listen to him talk all day .💯

The "Lucy" reference really made me think about the character "Damien" from DMX's albums, specifically "It's Dark and Hell is Hot". I know Kendrick is a big fan of that album and DMX....

I'm watching on a king in the making

Kendrick is so down to earth it's simply eyeopening. Someone with his success, someone with his intellectuality, its amazing to see he's still right here with us and not flying off into the space of fame and money. I find so many similarities between me and him beneath the skin. I hope one day I'll be able to be in his position in a different way, and pimp the butterfly for good.

He's a chosen one. He's very spiritual.Not religious and he understands and knows the real.❤

You can tell by the way Kendrick speaks that he's straightforward and real with you and not just bullshiting anything he states. What really got me was when he mentioned how his close friends died in the streets and how he felt survivors guilt on tour when it happened in the summer as he was overseas. He's really down to earth and honest.

The thing that strikes me about Kendrick Lamar in these interviews is his HUMILITY. He's so HUMBLE...so UNASSUMING....so DOWN TO EARTH! It's incredible that this humble man created the hip hop masterpiece that is To Pimp A Butterfly....

Hearing Kendrick's voice is honestly therapeuthic, really helping... Peace

I love this interview, you could really sense some realness & authenticity from this. I love it -- so realll...

TPAB isn't a mainstream album ya know? People who are calling the album "shit" aren't listening to it. They just jump to that because they're too lazy to listen and dissect and understand the full meaning behind the lyrics. And even the poems that is just straight spoken in the album. You can learn some real shit from Kendrick and especially this album and it's a damn shame when someone's ignorance keeps them from that

this guy is a for real genius. This album is one of the best and most complex works of human expression ever made.

A celebrity that actually cares about how he influences his fans...fuck the money.

I am struggling so much with deep sadness I am not sure if it's sadness or depression. I am going through deep grief and wish I had more people in my life who were real and understood me. Listening to Kendrick brings me so much comfort it's bittersweet I wish I had someone in my life that wise and emotional but don't. It's lonely I appreciate his music so much wish I could meet more people like him

PIMP PIMP

Kendrick & Nas are gifts, they transcend the genre

"I can either pimp this situation or I can fall a victim to it" - that's deep and inspiring

bruh this host looks like a mix of J.Cole and Macklemore.

love that he was so open about this! "Mental Illness" is real and too many of us are sweeping this under the rug.

Seems more like two friends talking. LOVE THIS

damn I need to appreciate this man so much more before he dies cause there ain't too many like him left in this game.

His voice is sexy and relaxing at the same time strange

I'm just gonna say it. Very few people in hip hop are as down to earth, clever and as ground-breaking as Kendrick.

The silence and lack of background music is greatly appreciated. The central focus is very serious and calls for that same silence.

South Africa 🇿🇦 is proud of u Kendrick

his voice is so beautiful and recognizable

"How Much a Dollar Cost" is the best song I heard since K-Rino's "Solitary Confinement" ...Deep songs

I literally have my moments when I'm chillin with my friend or my brother and I suddenly just think about summin from TPAB or GKMC or any of Kendrick's albums, and we literally sit for hours and talk about his lyrics and meaning and deeper meanings within songs and their titles themselves. Rare to come across not just a rapper than you can do this with but an artist in general. Find it fun as hell haha, and besides from his music being so good, it's one of the main factors why Kendrick is my favorite artist

Big up my brother Kendrick, you're an old soul and we are privileged to witness your talent. It's beautiful to know that your experience in South Africa contributed to your growth. We love you bro!

Both of them have such a calming presence.

I loved reading these comments. Kendrick is all about spreading love and respect.

Glad to see that J cole is interviewing Kendrick !

Kendrick forever. He's just the definition of love and a great human being. OMG I love this man soooooo much.

Lyrical genius who changed hip hop forever there’s none like him

One of my favorite MC's of all time

"How is it that I can reach people around the world and not reach the ones closet to me" That is "real talk" Honesty is the most Admirable trait in Humankind

I genuinely love this man. So real. DANG!

Kendrick is truly transforming into a prophet, a new voice of some God

He's so real and humble. Much love to him

THE greatest not just Rap artist but artist in general to ever walk this earth.

The goat 🐐

such a multi-layered man with an amazing talent. A genuine role model for the kids in his city keep up the great kendrick

There's so much charisma in Kendrick. The way he talks and his expression

Finally MTV is actually backing real music..it's been 20 years.

i love kendrick he so real, man 😭

I love Kendrick, he’s so real and so raw 😫😍

man just look at Kendricks eyes

Love Kendrick....There's something so sincere about his words, and his eyes....

Props to the guy interviewing really really dope interview. Kendrick is just way ahead of the curve so much wisdom and a very high intellectual human being I love his music

Can't wait for the new album. We've missed you Kenny!

I wish that this interview could've some how been attached to Kendrick's new album so you had to hear this before the album, because it explains alot. When i first listened to Kendrick's new album, I didnt like it because I felt like everything he was saying was just all a confusing bottle of emotions put with a beat, but from this interview, I now see that he had real experiences behind it. He went through some things, and the tracks are meant to be listened to, not just the beat blasting while your driving somewhere. This is why I appreciate Kendrick's style so much, he makes his music with a substance and a purpose, not just for fame.

He's so thoughtful and intelligent. what an amazing artist

this album took me out of depression and this interview opened my eyes about my life. Wish I could just thank him.

man kdot is so wise and intelligent I could listen to him speak for hours he's so genuine it's cats like Cole and kdot who don't fall victim to women,money,drugs etc.

Regardless of what Kendrick thinks this album is already a classic, screw record sales...

Kendrick is king

God is infinity keep on asking he will get you

“u” is my all-time favourite song by Kendrick, with “untitled 05 | 09.21.2014.” very closely following behind. That passion. That rawness. That soulful nakedness that most are afraid to bear. A reason for living. A reason for believing something…