Kendrick Lamar
13 songs weighed against Scripture.
- 1 Edifying
- 2 Worth Weighing
- 5 Strained
- 5 At Odds
Each reading weighs one song’s words, not the person who wrote them or where they stand with God.
EuphoriaKendrick LamarMasterful wordplay in service of pride, insult, and threatened violence.Strained
LOVE. (feat. Zacari)DAMN.A tender love song that never looks beyond human affection for security.Worth Weighing
LOYALTY. (FEAT. RIHANNA.)DAMN. COLLECTORS EDITION.A hedonistic flex track that keeps interrupting itself with a real question about loyalty.Strained
Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version]good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version)A turn-up chant hiding a sober warning about drowning in drink.Strained
AlrightTo Pimp a ButterflyRaw lament and real pain resolving into hard-won, God-anchored hope.Worth Weighing- Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock)good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version)Unflinching street autobiography that exposes a trap more than it glamorizes it.Strained
DNA.DAMN.A raw self-autopsy of inherited darkness and unanswered longing for grace.Strained- HUMBLE.DAMN.Demands humility while performing the opposite of it.At Odds
peekaboo (feat. AZ Chike)GNXSwagger and threats wrapped in sharp bars, aimed at domination, not truth.At Odds- squabble upGNXSwagger and aggression dressed as self-assurance, with little reaching beyond itself.At Odds
- tv off (feat. Lefty Gunplay)GNXA self-crowned victory lap heavy on threat and ego, light on reflection.At Odds
Not Like UsNot Like Us - SingleRighteous anger curdled into explicit, degrading vengeance.At Odds
lutherGNXA tender love song dreaming up a world of generosity and devotion.