Kendrick Lamar Breaks Down ‘Mortal Man’ & His Connection To 2Pac (Pt. 4) | MTV News 

Kendrick Lamar wasn't born to be the next 2pac. He's the 1st and only Kendrick Lamar. Let artists be artists. None can or will be duplicated.

A lot of interviewers are suck ups. This guy, you can see the respect.

He is going to be in the top five of all-time when all is said and done.

I feel like Kendrick is smarter than college poetry professors

One of the most important artist of our time. Humility, integrity and genius. A very powerful combination.

Amazing interview. Kendrick really is the realest negus alive

In 15 years some new rapper is gonna credit kendrick with inspiring him

Like Tupac once said. "A letter to my unborn child".

2:42 kendrick is one of a few people on planet earth, who are actually thinking before they speak

I respect a man who takes a moment before answering a question. A man who pauses to think while trying to express an idea. You respond. You don't react.

this is the closest we'll ever get to a Cole x Kendrick collab

"I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world." -2PAC SN: With that being said Kendrick is definitely one of those brains.... #givethanks

Thanks for doing this MTV. Kendrick didn't make an album for the mainstream, but it's good to see the mainstream giving him coverage. Respect.

Props to the interviewer. Obviously a guy who loves artists and music and feels deeply. Really excellent work as both a journalist and a person. Made all these segments that much more watchable. Respect.

Just watched all 4 parts of this interview. Straight up, I did not get the hype on Kendrick after GKMC, and I didnt like his voice, flow, any of that. Only really heard him on collab songs. After TPAB was getting incredible reviews, again I didnt understand why. I listened to it, and it won me over. Im a huge funk/soul fan, so the beats true me in right away. But since then, his style, stories, etc won me over. Now Im listening to all of his albums, realizing I've been sleeping on a dude who has such an idea, message, and delivery in his music. So much more to it than just music. A true artist.

BRUH Kendrick was one of those kids that watch Tupac shoot videos a decade ago...look at him now, he's the new Tupac. So one of those kids in the crowd with evolve into the Kendrick/Tupac line of succession...if you think about it, this shit is never going to die. Kendrick and Tupac will live on far longer than any others out right now. I believe it

Kendrick Lamar saved my life

I remember you was conflicted... I have no words to describe what Pimp a Butterfly is, but one thing I'm pretty sure is that, I'm one lucky motherfucker to live in the same time that Kendrick is begining this new era, the greatest artist I've seen so far until I was born.

Kendrick Lamar, by far, realest NEGUS alive

i love how the interviewer ends it "the same care that you put into recording it, we gonna put the care into listening, rewinding, breaking it down"

If Pac was alive, kendrick would definately be on an album with him through their links through DRE, would be absolutely insane

fun fact: Kendricks birthday is one day after Pacs birthday

I would love to meet Kendrick, even if it's for two minutes he is such an interesting guy

Legit, I get chills every time this man opens up about things. You have no choice, but to believe that what he is telling you is true. The deepness in his eyes doesn't lie one bit. This interview was great man. I enjoy this album, and I haven't been able to go a day without listening to the whole thing, or at least a handful of songs from it. Appreciate the fact he did what he wanted with this album, and tried to do something with it that is much bigger than him. Bigger than any of us really. All praises due to the most high. Keep it up Kendrick. The world is listening more than you can even fathom.

The guy interviewing Kendrick has so much love & respect for him. Watching these four interviews made me love Kendrick Lamar even more & respect him 100x more as an artist. I caught wind of the energy, Kendrick's energy as well throughout all four. I saw something even when he smiled in his eyes. He looks like he's been in deep thought & emotionally drained.

If you guys are wondering why kendrick has a little stutter problem it's because when he was a little kid he saw his uncle get shot and he had a stutter problem after that.

Best Kendrick interview I have ever seen!

Mortal man is def one of the most urgent songs of all time. The message is so deep

Thank you and Rest In Peace to Mother Shakur for allowing Kendrick to use Pac's vocals

I haven't seen an interviewer so sharp in a very long time. Other interviewers ask the most annoying questions... "So you from Compton right?" "Oh it's real rough out there huh?" "Is it true your parents are from Chicago?" 😐 but this brother right here... Got to give respect where it is due. 👌🏽💪🏽💯

Mortal Man is my favorite track on the album. I also appreciate how humble & real this guy is. He is definitely not letting the fame change him & is trying to convey a real message.

He admits that hes follows 2pac steps even he says that he had a vision with 2pac i love 2pac and i dont think theres never be another like him but kendrick is one of the realest rappers today so im not saying kendrick is the next 2pac but hes the only one the speak the truth and messages through his music like 2pac did so i see 2pac roots growing in the concrete...

This made me wanna go back and listen to the album. This is a very important album not just for the black community but for LIFE. I hope Kendrick makes a movie out of this or something.

Blows my mind that K-DOT is actually saying he takes responsibility for guiding the youth. Keep thinking about this Pac quote at 1:06 I Will Spark The Brain That Will Change The World - Tupac: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uijBebYpoto.html

Love how he takes his time to think then reply. Enough people don't do that these days and find themselves saying things they don't mean. Also enough people also don't give you the time to think about your response. It's almost like a sign of weakness that you can't come up with something to say in less than 2 seconds.

I love the interviewer! He actually listens to what Kendrick says and keeps building on that, but not too long. Better than some ''I ask you a question, you answer, next one''- interviewers.

Now look! 8-9 years later & he did it! He’s now up there with the greats he projected & grew

This man is different. Protect him at all cost

This interviewer shits on the Breakfast Club

4:21 Kendrick speaks truth.

"How many leaders you said you needed and left them for dead?" That line struck me.

I'm wondering if anyone else thought of it like this. To me Section 80 played like a book, Good Kid Maad City played like a movie and then To Pimp A Butterfly plays out like poetry. Since to me I can't honestly listen to just one specific song from either album I always bang out from the start till the end without skipping a track. That's just how good Kendricks music is

The interview I've been looking for. I didn't know I was looking for it but I just kept watching kendrick lamar interviews until I came across this one. All the others were just preludes to this. This whole Interview made me take a step back and truly look at kendrick lamar for who he is. This man is doing God's work, even if he doesn't truly see the magnitude of it. Keep going.

When your album has a multi-part breakdown, you just gotta know its something serious. Kendrick is by no means the second coming of Pac but we are experiencing a legend. This dude has my up most respect!

This was so deep I could see Adele rolling in it...

Watched this after listening TPAB for the first time. And never been more hyped for a new record than for Kendrick's. Only 4 days left! This man deserves all the praise from the critics, his peers and his fans. Lots of love from Germany!!!

I love how he takes the time in between questions to come up with a real deep answer

"I'll make a album that'll put a smile on Malcom/Make Martin Luther tell God im the future for heavens talent" - Kendrick

I was born a little while after pacs death and I started listening to him early on in my childhood, I loved him and I feel the same way about K dot. He is defiantly following in his footsteps I think. Some of the best.

2pac and kendrick interview on mortal man is insane true talent a new legend is born king kendrick! keeping the best rapper ever legacy alive 2PAC!!

Respect, tears while listening to his track with pac.

When he said he went back to the “California Love” shoot from 2Pac’s video and hit the roof to shoot Kunta, only to have his friend tell him “These kids are watching you like you watched Pac that day from the shoot”, that is God working. Incredible and I could see it in my head from his view. Best rapper of his time coming full circle. Blew his mind he said lol. King Kendrick. 💯

I love Kendrick Lamar's voice

This interviewer need more props this is great!

Kendrick was the kid that loved listening tupac and wished he could be him now he is in the same position as he once was. the voice of a generation ,A leader, A real negus

Just finished this series of interview videos and for some reason I found tears in my eyes at the end. Kendricks struggle was pouring out so heavily despite his composure.. soul searching stuff. I'm so grateful for Kendrick

Tupac said HE WILL SPARK THE BRAIN THAT will change the world.

Inspiring

Crazy thing is that these four pieces made me feel like I was the one having a conversation with Kendrick. Shout out to the interviewer, definitely questions we wanted to hear being asked.

kendrick is todays 2pac

He thinks about what he says before he says it. None of it is gut instinct, but each phrase is carefully designed before he says it. Genius.

BEST INTERVIEW EVER DONE WITH KENDRICK..FINALLY SOMEONE ASKING REAL QUESTIONS AND NOT DUMBSHIT LIKE WHEN HIS NEXT ALBUM GONNA DROP AND BULLSHIT GOSSIP! SALUTE !

What starks me is he’s humility and integrity. Such a great man.

One thing I've noticed and love about Kendrick is how you can really tell that he thinks about what he wants to say before he says it. In a world where everyone speaks so quickly just so they can get their word in, I have a lot of respect for a man who does the opposite.

Just like those kids, I believe that his music saved my life amongst other things, and I'm not old enough to remember pac alive, but I'm sure as hell that I'm happy to grow up with kendricks music. K.

Great interview, tbh i felt like the album was a lot deeper than what was explained in the interview though, but that might just be how i interpreted it, and that's Art.

That dap at the end was true beauty. Nothing but love from both sides man.

I love how he pauses after each question is answered and really thinks about how he can answer and include all the intricate details that he wants to bring across. An amazing and engaging interview. Kendrick Lamar is just ahead of the pack and really shows the passion that he puts into his music. An incredible soul and forever one of the greats

I've been listening to "To Pimp A Butterfly" for about a year now and it still hasn't lost it's powerfulness. I'm still learning shit, and picking up new stuff from it. And this "Untitled Unmastered" EP he just put out, I think it adds to that "To Pimp A Butterfly" experience. It helps you understand the headspace he was in while working on the album.

So emotionally honest, really love him for that

6:25 GOT THE MOST CHILLS OF MY LIFE

This was such a beautiful interview. So much emotion

Kendrick Lamar is going to be the greatest of all time when it's all said and done. Never have I been so proud of this generation of hip-hop . Much love for this guy...

Never really happened before with music but I got kinda emotional when I heard that Michael Jackson line from Mortal Man

Classic interview shout out to you kDot love brother 🫡💯🤎👊

I love how he puts so much thought into each answer you can tell it's genuine

It's just a true blessing living in the same time has Kendrick, he has the gift to reach everything!! 👑👑

Props to MTV for getting this interview and allowing him to talk about some great stories and add some insight to a great album. You can tell the guy doing the interview was a friend and showed great respect. Really enjoyed all 4 parts.

This was a wonderful interview. And I appreciate this interviewer he asked a lot of good questions the questions a lot of us had and to be able to get this from Kendrick was pretty amazing.

So real and humble. Love to pick Kendrick's brain

This album is timeless, probably his deepest album ever!

2020 and am still pimping this interview

I got chills at 6:50 when he talks about relating to what Pac did! Long Live K.Dot

I like Kendrick being so humble towards the interviewer

This fucking guy ! Kendrick you the man. Also, props to Rob Markman. That is the smoothest interview in the history.

I love the way he always reflect before saying something. when will kanye

I love the way he takes his pauses to think about his next words. Everything he says truly means something and he chooses his words carefully. Kendrick is going to be one of the greatest when it's all said and done.

This album is on replay for me. I love the vibe and everything this albums come with. Thank goodness for kendrick.

Great interview!

Damn this gives me chills

Amen to everything Kendrick is about!! Mad respect for Kendrick! To the guy interviewing, amazing work man!!! Loved everything about this interview im in the underground music scene in Chicago but way different genre i can relate. Much love Kendrick God bless.

Bruh..im Speechless.This Entire interview was Amazing..Alot ov Wisdom N Relatable Topics..God Bless yuh kendrick !

Best rapper out there today!

People always tryna be the next pac or the next whoever, what you need to do is be the next you.

True Inspiration, he reminds me of myself except what I write just ages in my journal...

I love 2Pac and Kendrick Lamar Salute to the both of them. #LEGENDARY

My question to kendrick is, what's his relationship with god?

I was disgusted by the oklahoma university frat video and made me ashamed to be white... smh it's 2015 people...

I love Kendrick Lamar so much he's so humble and down to earth

The interview at the end of immortal man gave me chills real dope album