Tagged: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Anyone who listens to rap music knows of certain perils that exist in the ‘hood, such as rampant crime and being subject to an unfair criminal justice system. But there are other things that happen...
You may notice that on the cover to the “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” album, Kendrick Lamar is rockin’ a “crown of thorns”. This is of course is a plot device, if you will, derived...
Oddly enough, Kodak Black’s lyrics on “Silent Hill” are actually more exquisite than those of Kendrick Lamar. That’s not to say that what he’s putting forth is more pertinent though. Instead, Kodak’s offering can also...
In reality, “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” is two albums in one, thus the “and” in the title. And “Count Me Out” serves as the introductory track to “the Big Steppers” half of the project. So it can be taken...
First of all concerning the title (“Worldwide Steppers”), the second verse in particular centers on Kendrick’s sexual exploits with White women. One of these sexual exploits happened “out in Copenhagen”, which is the capital...
As illustrated most pointedly by the chorus of “Purple Hearts” and Ghostface’s verse, this is intended to be a love song as relayed, so to speak, on the behalf of the Most High. That is...
Kendrick Lamar is in fact wealthy, a fact that he makes known a couple of times during the earlier parts of this song (“Rich Spirit”). But notice that the name of this track is actually...
This piece (“Die Hard”) can be taken as a love song, considering that the addressee is referred to as “baby” in the outro. But the song isn’t necessarily what one would classify as being romantic in nature. What...
For a conscious artist, the truth of the matter is that Kendrick can be confrontational. He occasionally touts his superiority over other, less-successful rappers and sometimes even gets into direct beef on song. Well in “Father Time”, he...
The fact that African-American couples face challenges in terms of perpetuating romantic relationships is a fact that has been well documented by both the entertainment industry and Black academia. And with “We Cry Together”, what...