Kendrick Lamar Still Feels Anger & Hatred On 'The Blacker The Berry’ (Pt. 3) | MTV News 

you can tell kendrick's thoughts haunt him

I love how he takes the time to think about his answer, something as small as that is important in today's society

It takes a strong man to admit that he has the heart to kill a person, but it takes a stronger person to find ways to avoid it Good For You Kendrick

"Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice; I say the darker the flesh and the deeper the roots" -2pac, Keep ya head up

nice interviewer, good listener and asks the right questions

"We are so quick to tear down our leaders".

I really don't understand how someone so brilliant in self-expression can exist...

Damn I thought Kendrick was going to cry.

I look at him and I really just want to give him a hug.

Random, nerdy ass, communications major observation... Love the pauses! Rather than using constant fillers (um, like) he pauses and thinks about his words. For someone who is SO quick and lyrically talented, if he he's pausing to think? Its collective, concise and coming from somewhere deep.

I appreciate how honest and REAL he is.. definitely one of the best of our time! Hip hop has come back yall!

in my opinion, kendrick is already in the top 15 hip-hop artists of all time

if you really look at the guy interviewing kendrick, he looks like a mexican j cole

I love how Kendrick doesn't just give you random ass singles and call it an album ! He gives you a story and an experience!

Truthfully, when i first listened to this album i didn't get it....I thought it was all over the place, too much going on, not a straight and direct theme running through blah blah. Then after a few months T gave it another chance.... After sitting down and listening in depth, understanding the lyrics, the different themes, the FRIGGIN POEM TO 2PAC AT THE END!?? Now i question myself as to how i could be so stupid to only just realise the sheer importance and undeniable brilliance of this record. This will probably be one of the best albums i'll ever have the honour to experience in my lifetime. Just thank you Kendrick for wha you made, i'll shut up now.

Kendrick has a flashback to the fucked up shit he's witnessed at 4:38 realest nigga in the game right now

There's not a track on this album that I can say I dislike, it's a perfect album.

I hope all these people who were yelling "Coondrick" and all the azealia banks' can see this interview and realize that they jumped to conclusions & were wrong

I just hope and pray him and Cole don't go to soon like Pac and Biggie did because they're the best of the generation and without their music I don't know what I would do

You can see his heart bleeding on the floor and the tortured soul at 4:40 Pain

Kendrick is going to be immortal. He's the real deal

i feel like he is this generations 2pac

King kendrick

At 4:40 where he pauses.. wow. You can really tell he has seen some stuff. What a beautiful soul, a genuine man. Strong enough to admit his flaws and urges, responsible and reflective enough to hold back against them and work to better himself. Kind enough to want to help his community. What an amazing figure. Also, cheers to the interviewer. He is doing a really amazing job. He is knowledgeable about the album, topic, lyrics, artistry.. he responds to kdot's replies in very effective ways.. when he could tell there was a sensitive topic, he handled it appropriately and calmly.. great interviewer.

the blacker the berry slaps so hard the energy and hatred in these bars are one of a kind

We need a Kendrick Lamar biopic

I just want to give him a hug :( The look in his eyes when he talks about his friends back home just breaks my heart

An artist's perspective always adds another element of complexity to the music. I'm always excited to watch the interview, then I scroll down through the comments and get frustrated about how many Ppl missed the point. We have to do better and be more positive as a community our artists are giving us their heart on wax when they could be rapping garbage let's at lease be positive if you like the album or not.

I love that Kendrick is still sticking to why hip hop was made. Not selling out like the other artists.

From 4:30 to 4:50..Damn you can tell he's done a lot an seen a lot. Him an Cole the only artist you can feel their pain they music. Album was dope too..

I hope he never falls victim to the bulllshit pushed by labels. He is too gifted to be boxed in.

He's a smart guy, I appreciate that. Very well spoken

As a fellow Ethiopian woman who understands his message I approve this message. 'Negus' means King. And at this point this man is working himself to be a NEGUS.

Kendrick is amazing live. Saw him at bonnaroo and I was blown away. Wish he was on stage for longer, but I can't wait to see him again.

It Was Written is A classic though.

"ive been through a lot" hits me like a train

Kendrick should direct a movie, like boys n the hood 2

Kendrick and J Cole have that depressed feel to them like but there 2 of the best MCs in hiphop. True poets

This mans music will be played for generations

mr morale and the big steppers hits different when you see how hurt he was. it was already evident in his music that he was in a bad place mentally but these interviews show how vulnerable he was. i am so happy that he is in a better place now and he’s healed

Love how he being real with the interview questions, he ain't speaking no dumb shyt he speaking right out the mind and like expressing everything on he sees things and how he dealt with them , So truthful , keep doing what you doing Man King Kendrick

May 2024. After the beef, people watching Kendrick interviews from decade ago. yeah i'm one of dem.

9 years ago, we getting old damn

4:39 Kendrick was about to cry because my have killed someone and he's remembering when he killed that person that was the same skin color as him but not wearing the same colors as him and now he is regretting that decision he has made and that's why he made that song "The Blacker the Berry". its a song about how the black community is treated horribly but yet the black community are killing their own kind

As a latino Blacker The Berry hits hards in the feelings. I understand where he is coming from and also want answers on what to do about the ongoing issue at hand. Should we all leave together as dust, as we came, or do we fight until the hatred spreads into our soul...

this album made me cry dude, so much power in every song on it

Kendrick has my whole heart. I absolutely love this man and I love how vulnerable and transparent he is, and he's not afraid to say what's on his mind. This is beautiful on so many levels.

"I've did a lot to tear down my own community" That's powerful. I salute this man for being able to remain such an honest and sane soul while still trying to figure out the gift that he possesses.

I was so sad watching this i though kendrick was gonna burst into tears and the way he talks is just... I cant explain it people are going to look back at kendrick interviews they will get a vibe like they are watching pac interviews

who's here after they watched his performance at the 2016 Grammy

Damn he doesn't seem happy at all, like all his recent interviews have this depressing energy to them...

Is this interviewer J. Cole's long lost brother?

im balling my eyes out. this mans vibe is making me so emotional. i can’t believe ive never got to get into his music

Kendrick Lamar is brilliant. Hip Hip represents a form of narrative. It's primarily about speaking TRUTH to POWER. Let's keep this ball rolling

I see pain thoughtfulness love peace sorrow knowledge all wrapped up in one man God's blessing to you kendrick and your family and friends 🙏❤💯🙌💙

The Grammys gon' pay for snubbing Kendrick's GKMC back in 2014. To Pimp a Butterfly gon' win Best Rap Album, even Album Of The Year im sure of it.

He is one of the few artists in any genre that has the ability to both make great songs that also have important messages. This is what rap is supposed to be. I hope he keeps the thoughts and vision continuing in his career, he's brilliant.

This dude is going to be writing the best musicals soon

i personally think that everyone should support is thing because he inspire a lot of young artist. keep doing you thing man..

Best interviewer ever man fr

In my opinion Kendrick is more like Outkast than Nas. If you count Section 80 as his first album then that parallels well with Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik--an album that has a sound that's pretty specific to the places where the artists are from which displays their lyrical aptitude. ATLiens parallels well with Good Kid Maad City--a darker, more precise album than the first which really establishes the identity of the artists. Then Aquemini parallels well with TPAB--a much more ambitious record than the second album with nods to the history of black music (jazz, funk, rock, blues) while relaying important messages to black people. Could his next album be like a Stankonia? What do you guys think?

When they were talking about his bet performance of alright on fox news, saying that it was in inciting violence it made me so angry. how could they take a song that supposed to give hope and uplift people and turn it into something hateful? and the woman saying it doesn't turn her on, since when police brutality is supposed to turn you on? smh

“I am the community”

Kendrick looked at it from both angles. You can’t kill people you claim to have love for, and he’s also calling out the racial divide that still exists. He knows change starts from within, you can’t talk about others before making the change within yourself. Leading by example; a lot of us do a bunch of talking, and haven’t made a change within ourselves, dude was speaking from his own experiences, and just praying that will lead to change.

He's so real . Everything about him , his presentation , the way he speaks and conveys his message ..its real . I want to keep watching more just to hear him speak bc he's so believable. People who can be real like him and true to heart and open like him..those are leaders. Those are the guys or women you look up to . Idk about all the critisism in this song because when I first heard it , I fell in love .Automatically I felt those emotions raging through me and at the end I felt the same way. No I havent lived no hard life or been put in situations dealing with gang banging , killing etc ..but I often asked the same questions and fustration at the end of the song . Anyway , one of my fav songs on the album and my fav rapper :)

The interviewer is really great, has a genuine back and forth with Kendrick and really guides him to express himself in a concise way

Here after the Kendrick’s verse on Like That! Kendrick needs to be protected at all cost, we need him

no one in mainstream media these days is as honest as kendrick is and that says alot about famous artists today

Man you can see the struggle in his eyes talking about this stuff. I just wanna give him a hug.

I’ve watched this entire interview hundreds of times back when it was first released. It’s 2020 and his words are still if not more than ever, relevant with what’s going on in America

He's so beautiful. Good looking boy.

He is insanely intelligent. TPAB is a masterpiece and people who call it "trash" are just mad because there's no catchy radio hits.

Illmatic is one of the best records of all time and possibly the most impactful rap album from the golden age of Hip-Hop but "It Was Written" is Nas'es best album. I just felt that needed to be said.

Insight is damn valuable. Videos like these make me understand Kendrick's music so much more.

Watch from 4:33-4:50, you can see the pain in his eyez as he talks. He even almost tears up just from the memories 4:41-4:44.

One of my fav tracks on TPAB Dot saying hes still apart of his community even tho he doesnt live there. he was fortunate enought to make it out but he have friends and famiky thats not.

To hear that a lot of Lamar's work comes from real life conversations makes his music deeper.

Kendrick is here for the younger generation for sure. I love how he is Positively using his power!

The themes of Mr Morale and TPAB are very similar, except Mr Morale is more focused on therapy and self reflection. I’m glad Kendrick started going to therapy and he is one of the very few artists/rappers who openly admit to going to therapy. It takes a lot of balls to open up about past trauma and I’m glad he did that. Therapy is good. He’s one of a kind.

"I see things as scenes in movies when I write." Fucking hell, don't ever stop writing Kdot. 💪💯

Low key prophet

Kendrick is genius and well spoken love you Kendrick.

How have I never saw this

Kendrick seems like such a cool guy

hes so cute

I love this interview so much , Kendrick is so genuine with his content

"loving u is complicated, loving u is complicated"...

His eyes are real!! They speak sincerely.

This dude wearing his cap sideways like its 2009

Yo, Kendrick wasnt the first to talk about the word NEGUS, listen to Capital STEEZ (RIP) song it is so great but it isnt noticed. He put it out there first

i will love this man forever

He's eyes be speaking gang, somethin about them

It was the live version that made me fall in love with "I". I really wasn't feeling it in the studio version. I love how he set the stage for that song. This album really flows, he set them up perfectly!! This album is on serious rotation!!!

The blacker the berry.

I love his personality and his voice is so calm, you can see the wisdom trough it and the honesty❤️❤️❤️

Every time I watch one of his interviews I respect him even more.

Kendrick and j Cole are my idols they have saved hip hop straight up

What I got from blacker the berry was we are killing are own for what.

Damn Kendrick is just a person you want to be a very close friend person you can talk to and relate too👌🏽

someone who takes the time to think what his words sound like before he speaks them. SO much love and respect Kendrick. You are an example of true humanity. I cry tears of joy to see people as pure as you getting into the shitty parts of the world to try and leave this world better for our grandkids. Peace