"I went to South Africa - Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg - and those were definitely the "I've arrived" shows. Outside of the money, the success, the accolades ... This is a place that we, in urban communities, never dream of. We never dream of Africa. Like, "Damn, this is the motherland." You feel it as soon as you touch down. That moment changed my whole perspective on how to convey my art."

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Kendrick Lamar

Rapper, Songwriter

Kendrick Lamar is a Grammy-winning rapper known for his profound lyrics that explore themes of struggle, identity, and social justice, particularly in his album 'To Pimp a Butterfly.'

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"Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich. Look inside of your soul and you can find out it never exists."

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