Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry (Prod. by Boi-1da)

[Claudex]

You are a moron because you ignore everything I say, then bring up irrelevant shyt

news flash, GANGS HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED, GANGS WILL ALWAYS EXISTS, people will ALWAYS KILL EACH OTHER

Why does that have to do with the LAW allowing a man to kill an innocent BOY who was still in high school

when gang members murder they accept the consequence and take their sentence, justify is served

so what does that have to do with Trayvon who was let down by the system

also where are these ruthless gang members who all of sudden got righteous for Trayvon?

Also nine times out of time when it comes to gang violence they motherfukka had it coming, that's part of the streets when you deal in that lifestyle

Trayvon didn't take part of that lifestyle LIKE MOST BLACK PEOPLE

Gang culture is not rampant in the black community unless all you do is watch fukking TV

If you're not in Chicago, gang shyt isn't relevant to black people

and once again gang violence has nothing to do with the unjust legal system, it doesn't

I guess freeway ricky ross is on no grounds to talk about how the CIA brought the drugs into the country, because he sold them huh

did you see how stupid that shyt is

it's called SEMANTICS, it's a white man's game and Kendrick is the messenger behind it

Newsflash: Kendrick Lamar is from compton.​

YES gangs have always been a part of any society breh, but black gangs at some point have become the backbone (which in most societies never happens) of the black community IN COMPTON against the police and white society and now that purpose is corrupted! Yes, you may not know it, but black gangs once upon a time had the purpose of protecting the community IN COMPTON, up until the crack came through and the gangs turned on those they were to protect.

Gangs were so ingrained in the communities IN COMPTON that they became a defining part of what it means to be black IN COMPTON; a rebel. But against what? Against the system or against poverty? This is now the mantle of the black community IN COMPTON and it must be fought because as you said: Gang culture should not be rampant in the black community IN COMPTON anymore.

Moreover gangs may not be rampant in your black community, but to Kendrick's community (COMPTON) it still seems to be a problem. So I'm not gonna be the one to tell him to shut up about it. 'Cause dude's talking about and to the people he grew up with. You got a problem with that?

Moreover gang violence is in many ways related to the unjust legal system. Or do you think grimy nikkas don't know that killing blacks ain't the same as killing whites in this country in the judge's eyes?

Necessary edit: Also, gang violence is just a symptom much like PAWG obsessions and bedwenching because even if gang violence has decreased black people still lack SELF-LOVE. A Symptom of an unjust legal system AND unjust white society. You can see it everyday in this forum if you're paying enough attention.

And even doctors know that when it comes to a fatal disease BOTH THE SYMPTOMS and THE CAUSE of the disease must be fought. You can't just focus on the cause if the symptom can kill you before you even dent the cause. Dealing with the symptoms head on is just as important breh.

 

[DaChampIsHere]

that last line is somewhat different from the black on black crime fallacy. Anybody who suggest otherwise is stupid. He's talking in first person, if you never gang banged and kill people why would you have a problem with it?

I think EVERYONE gets. It's not really that hard.

I think some of us are trying to figure out why he thinks the motivation of a gang member and the motivation of George ZImmerman is the same for killing someone.

You think Zimmerman and gang members are both holistically led to kill for the same reason? Like, you think George ZImmerman felt so bleak about his life choices and opportunities due to a system of oppression that he became the housing association patrol cop and killed Trayvon?

Because that's the only way this could be hypocrisy to the imaginary weeping gang members Kendrick is talking about.

 

[TillWeDie]

damn amazing song, the last line did leave it kinda awkward (maybe his intention like a weird ending to a movie) since he was spazzing so hard.....great outro beat

 

[Kitsch]

http://stopbeingfamous.com/2015/02/...acker-berry-victims-often-blame/_3308199.html

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Have this on repeat...
"I'm black as the heart of a fukkin' Aryan"

 

[LegendOfSwagda]

I don't get why people are taking that last line so hard.

The first two verses is out racial discrimination and society and shyt. The last verse is that black on black crime is fukked up too. The whole message is that ALL THE VIOLENCE has to stop. nikka are really catching feelings over something that is fukking true..If you are a nikka out there in the streets that will kill another nikka over dumb shyt then NO you don't have the right to being calling for change when some cop fukk blows a kid away...you are by definition a hypocrite. That doesn't mean the cop is now right or that its okay for whites to be racist fukks...they are still in the wrong.

 

[FemiO]

Yep! His sentiment sounds like we're hypocrites because there's Black on Black crimes so how dare we get angry about Trayvon Martin. Weird philosophy by the doo-doo braid internet hero.

so when he mentioned gangbangers, you consider yourself to be under that umbrella?

 

[Kenny West]

This song is not gonna impact shyt, he said nothing

the fact you don't know that song, shows you don't know shyt about hip hop

you can't tell me one thing Kendrick said in this song that meant any goddamn thing, other than black people are hypocrites for being black and oppressed lmao because they do it to themselves

you got the ring woat banner already

that last line is somewhat different from the black on black crime fallacy. Anybody who suggest otherwise is stupid. He's talking in first person, if you never gang banged and kill people why would you have a problem with it?

we have to defend the thugs bruh god forbid someone calls out the thugs.

they are valued pillars of the community

I think EVERYONE gets. It's not really that hard.

I think some of us are trying to figure out why he thinks the motivation of a gang member and the motivation of George ZImmerman is the same for killing someone.

You think Zimmerman and gang members are both holistically led to kill for the same reason? Like, you think George ZImmerman felt so bleak about his life choices and opportunities due to a system of oppression that he became the housing association patrol cop and killed Trayvon?

Because that's the only way this could be hypocrisy to the imaginary weeping gang members Kendrick is talking about.

zimmerman killed and got away with it due to low value of black life

gang bangers have a low value of black life evident by killing over beef



you think nikkas out here shootin up clubs caused they depressed about the system of oppression imposed on them the intellectual dishonesty is reaching white ppl levels in this bytch

 

[Master Teacher]

Newsflash: Kendrick Lamar is from compton.​

YES gangs have always been a part of any society breh, but black gangs at some point have become the backbone (which in most societies never happens) of the black community IN COMPTON against the police and white society and now that purpose is corrupted! Yes, you may not know it, but black gangs once upon a time had the purpose of protecting the community IN COMPTON, up until the crack came through and the gangs turned on those they were to protect.

Gangs were so ingrained in the communities IN COMPTON that they became a defining part of what it means to be black IN COMPTON; a rebel. But against what? Against the system or against poverty? This is now the mantle of the black community IN COMPTON and it must be fought because as you said: Gang culture should not be rampant in the black community IN COMPTON anymore.

Moreover gangs may not be rampant in your black community, but to Kendrick's community (COMPTON) it still seems to be a problem. So I'm not gonna be the one to tell him to shut up about it. 'Cause dude's talking about and to the people he grew up with. You got a problem with that?

Moreover gang violence is in many ways related to the unjust legal system. Or do you think grimy nikkas don't know that killing blacks ain't the same as killing whites in this country in the judge's eyes?

Newsflash THIS ISN'T 1990, Compton is not even a black neighborhood today, and it was always a SMALL SUBURB OF LA

Black Gangs are not the back bone of the black community, you have to be a cac to say something that stupid

The only black city where gang culture thrives is fukking Chicago, because that's where gangs started

the Vice Lord was a CORPORATION, and it was a community operation, that's the origins of gangs in Chicago
how it is today it's not how he started, now that's another topic

Hood shyt will always be hood shyt, that doesn't equate to fukking gang violence

I've never member in my life and lived in the hood in Detroit and Philly

Also what does Gang Violence have to do with Travyon Martin, NOTHING

Absolutely nothing, so your point is mute

 

[Master Teacher]

you got the ring woat banner already




we have to defend the thugs bruh god forbid someone calls out the thugs.

they are valued pillars of the community


zimmerman killed and got away with it due to low value of black life

gang bangers have a low value of black life evident by killing over beef



you think nikkas out here shootin up clubs caused they depressed about the system of oppression imposed on them the intellectual dishonesty is reaching white ppl levels in this bytch

Got come with any valid points so you have to talk to the banner

you notice all the c00ns and trolls got high rep on this site

All I say is real shyt and I'm the WOAT

supremacy 101, the white man's c00ns know no end

Kendrick is smart enough to speak on any social matters, and it's evident in his generic ass lyrics

 

[JMurder]

he could have left that shyt out, because Trayvon wasn't a gang banger, so that wouldn't make him a hypocrite

2 pages in and I can tell that line went over heads

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Not bad
Its all content tho, which is fine

Hes daring to uplift his ppl

 

[Master Teacher]

2 pages in and I can tell that line went over heads

shut the fukk up, it didn't go over anybody's head it he made crystal clear statement

black on black crime is at all time low, he talking this bullshyt

 

[DaChampIsHere]

zimmerman killed and got away with it due to low value of black life

gang bangers have a low value of black life evident by killing over beef



you think nikkas out here shootin up clubs caused they depressed about the system of oppression imposed on them the intellectual dishonesty is reaching white ppl levels in this bytch

You probably think killing for self defense/manslaughter is on par with cold blooded murder huh?

You don't even need to look at context, history, reason. All killing is the same and has the same motivation?

Everyone turns out to be a killer for the same reason "rah rah rah, I was mad and I killed", right?

A person doesn't turn to crime because they've been incessantly knocked down through out life. No. That's not why they do it. They don't stay on that road because it's a hard road to get out of. They don't get hopeless. Hopelessness in people doesn't lead to recklessness and lack of care for other people. No. Not at all. Not a chance!

You are right. That (black) gang member killed that other gang member because black people are scary to him. It's def all hypocrisy. All the same.

 

[Matt504]

http://stopbeingfamous.com/2015/02/...acker-berry-victims-often-blame/_3308199.html

Shoutout to Ferrari

Kendrick Lamar’s comments about Ferguson last month caused a stir in the black community, particularly among those who felt Lamar’s comments were deeply embedded in white supremacist ideals of which behaviors and cultural identifiers are respectable. A great number of Lamar’s fans felt his stinging comments came at a time when the black community needed support, not additional criticism. What exactly did Lamar say to cause such an uproar? When asked about protests following the shooting of Michael Brown and national conversations around police brutality, Lamar told Billboard, “when we [black people] don’t have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us?”

Although Lamar’s criticism of the black community echoes the opinions of many prominent African-Americans, such as Pharrell Williams, Don Lemon and Bill Cosby, many fans were shocked they came from him, an emcee who seems to have a rapport with marginalized groups.

Listen to ‘The Blacker The Berry”

Last night, Lamar won a Grammy award for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “i”. Today, Kendrick Lamar has shared a new song, “The Blacker the Berry”. The track was produced by Boi-1da with additional production contributed by Terrace Martin. On the new track, Lamar seems to expand on his Ferguson comments, as well as embrace, in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, racial stereotypes of black people. “I’m a proud monkey,” Lamar proclaims. The Compton emcee goes on to highlight what he views as hypocrisy of black people’s outrage in response to killings of blacks by law enforcement and vigilantes. “Why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the streets when gang-banging make me kill a nikka blacker than me? Hypocrite.”

Lamar seems to be asserting that black on black violence is unique, and that somehow, issues in the black community justify abuses, unpunished killings, racial profiling and systemic racism. Lamar is likely unaware that according to FBI statistics, whites commit violence against against other whites at roughly the same percentage as other groups. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 84% of white victims were killed by whites, while 93% of black victims were killed by blacks. One explanation for this phenomenon is that crime is relative to proximity and access. People tend to commit crimes against those who are accessible to them.

While the rate of violent crimes are higher among blacks than whites, Lamar might explore the root causes of such occurrences, rather than lash out at those most affected by them. The foundation, economically speaking, of the United States of America, is built on slave labor and violence against people of color. That violence expands beyond whites being the sole distributors of it. Historically, the official and unofficial stance of the US government, in reference to violence against those of African descent, has been one of promotion, instigation, infiltration and subterfuge.

Kendrick Lamar’s social commentary, as it pertains to the black community, should be viewed with a critical lens, but also analyzed like a victim’s statement. A victim whose delusions cause him to believe that crabs somehow place themselves in barrels, or that tribalism and sectarian violence in a region invites colonialism and genocide. Lamar’s lyrics on “The Blacker the Berry” obviously come from a place of passion, frustration, concern, and anger. In which direction those emotions are aimed is the most pressing concern.

If I could give Kendrick Lamar a piece of advice, it would be to aggregate his rage in the right direction.

Ferrari Sheppard is Editor-in-Chief of Stop Being Famous