"You grow up inside these neighborhoods and these communities, and you have friends, friends that you love, friends that you grew up with since elementary. And you have their trust, and you have their loyalty. So it brings influence. So no matter how much of a leader I thought I was, I was always under the influence, period."

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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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