Sorotan Kendrick Lamar di Super Bowl 2025: Sindiran Halus untuk Drake yang Kembali Panaskan Rivalitas

Nigga, we gon' be alright
Nigga, we gon' be alright
We gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gon' be alright
Nigga, we gon' be alright
Huh? We gon' be alright
Nigga, we gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gon' be alright

Bagian berikutnya menyoroti pergulatan material dan godaan yang dihadapi.

What you want you, a house? You, a car?
Forty acres and a mule? A piano, a guitar?
Anything, see my name is Lucy, I'm your dog
Motherfucker, you can live at the mall
I can see the evil, I can tell it, I know it's illegal
I don't think about it, I deposit every other zero
Thinkin' of my partner, put the candy paintin' on the Regal
Diggin' in my pocket, ain't a profit big enough to feed you
Every day, my logic get another dollar just to keep you
In the presence of your chico, ah
I don't talk about it, be about it, every day, I sequel
If I got it, then you know you got it, Heaven, I can reach you
Pat Dawg, Pat Dawg, Pat Dawg, my dog, that's all
Bick back and Chad, I trap the bag for y'all
I rap, I black on track, so rest assured
My rights, my wrongs, I write 'til I'm right with God

Narasi tentang perjuangan dan ketahanan kembali mengemuka sebelum lagu menutup dengan chorus yang sama powerful-nya.

Wouldn't you know
We been hurt, been down before, nigga
When our pride was low
Lookin' at the world like, "Where do we go?" Nigga
And we hate po-po
Wanna kill us dead in the street for sure, nigga
I'm at the preacher's door
My knees gettin' weak, and my gun might blow
But we gon' be alright

Nigga, we gon' be alright
Nigga, we gon' be alright
We gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gon' be alright
Nigga, we gon' be alright
Huh? We gon' be alright
Nigga, we gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gon' be alright

Di bagian akhir, ada semacam epilog yang lebih personal dan reflektif.

I keep my head up high
I cross my heart and hope to die
Lovin' me is complicated
Too afraid of a lot of changes
I'm alright, and you're a favorite
Dark nights in my prayers

Penutup lagu ini seperti monolog batin yang dalam, mengungkap konflik internal yang dialami.

I remembered you was conflicted
Misusing your influence, sometimes I did the same
Abusing my power, full of resentment
Resentment that turned into a deep depression
Found myself screamin' in the hotel room
I didn't wanna self-destruct
The evils of Lucy was all around me
So I went runnin' for answers

Kendrick Lamar dan Sorotan Terbaru

Belum lama ini, Kendrick Lamar kembali jadi buah bibir karena penampilannya di Super Bowl Halftime Show 2025. Kabarnya, dia menyelipkan sindiran halus terhadap sesama rapper, Drake, dalam penampilannya itu. Hal ini tentu saja menambah daftar panjang rivalitas kedua musisi yang sudah jadi perbincangan publik.