"What happened to [Michael Brown] should've never happened. Never. But when we don't have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us? It starts from within. Don't start with just a rally, don't start from looting - it starts from within."

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Source: Billboard Cover: Kendrick Lamar on Ferguson, Leaving Iggy Azalea Alone and Why 'We're in the Last Days' by Gavin Edwards, edit.billboard.com. January 9, 2015.

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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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