Kendrick Lamar is getting candid.
He is now revealing the reason that his album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ almost didn’t see the light of day.
Full story below…
Speaking to W Magazine, he shared the conflicting feelings he had when putting out his most recent album.
“When I got to completion and I said, ‘I may or may not put this out; I’m not going to put this out; it’s way too much,’ I thought about my children,” he said. “I thought about when they turn 21, or they’re older in life, and when I got grandchildren, or if I’m long gone—this can be a prerequisite of how to cope. That’s the beauty of it for me.”
“I’m a private person; it was tough for me. The reason why I had to make that decision, whether they was for or against it, I just didn’t want the influence. I could have cut corners and got flashy with it and worded my words a certain way—nah, I had to be in the rawest, truest form I could possibly be in order for it to be freeing for me, in order for me to have a different outlook and the perspective on people I’m talking to. I had to reap whatever consequences came behind that, and also be compassionate and show empathy if they were hurt by it,” he continued.
Later in the interview, he said this record was not about scoring GRAMMY wins or any other prizes, but rather it was for “humanity.”
His decision to release the record turned out to be a good one, not only was the album loved by critics, but it also scored Lamar his third album to top the coveted Billboard 200 chart.
Your thoughts?
The post Kendrick Lamar Reveals Why He Almost Didn’t Release ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. – Thirsty?.