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* During this performance of Savior, Kendrick locked eyes with a fan in the front row that was rapping along with him and decided to give him his full attention for the rest of the verse before giving him his props for not missing a single word. [[https://youtube.com/shorts/wgEPHjg3Zic?si=3N3hL5BfTW3zsXBW Here's a clip.]]

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* During this performance of Savior, Kendrick locked eyes with a fan in the front row that was rapping along with him and decided to give him his full attention for the rest of the verse before giving him his props for not missing a single word. [[https://youtube.com/shorts/wgEPHjg3Zic?si=3N3hL5BfTW3zsXBW Here's a clip.]]]]
* On the Metro Boomin/Music/{{Future}} collab album "WE DON'T TRUST YOU", the song "Like That", Kendrick disses both Music/JCole and Music/{{Drake}}'s song "First Person Shooter". Cole responded with a diss track that [[CreatorBacklash he immediately]] [[VerbalBackspace went back on,]] while Drake responded by making his own diss track with a feature from an AI-generated Music/{{Tupac}} that caused Tupac's family [[https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/24/drake-ai-tupac-shakur-estate-cease-and-desist/73446213007/ to file a Cease and Desist against the artist.]] Kendrick's response? A ''scathing'' musical TheReasonYouSuckSpeech called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAqa1ozCuj8 "Euphoria"]].
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--> ''[[WhamLine But only if you let a white girl say 'Nigga']]''

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--> ''[[WhamLine But only if you let a white girl say 'Nigga']]'''Nigga']]''
* During this performance of Savior, Kendrick locked eyes with a fan in the front row that was rapping along with him and decided to give him his full attention for the rest of the verse before giving him his props for not missing a single word. [[https://youtube.com/shorts/wgEPHjg3Zic?si=3N3hL5BfTW3zsXBW Here's a clip.]]
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** I guess you could say he was...[[IncrediblyLamePun humbled.]]

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** I guess you could say he was...[[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} humbled.]]
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* His scene-stealing, name-taking, bar-raising verse on Big Sean's "Control".

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* His scene-stealing, name-taking, bar-raising verse on Big Sean's Music/BigSean's "Control".
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw This video]] where the audience sings Humble. As in [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw This video]] where the audience sings Humble. As in [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] people. Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.
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* If you haven't seen his performance at the Grammys, a medley of some ''DAMN.'' tracks and the latter half of Kings Dead, [[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/watch-kendrick-lamar-u2-dave-chappelle-open-2018-grammys-grammy-rewind please do.]]

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* If you haven't seen his performance at the Grammys, a medley of some ''DAMN.'' tracks and the latter half of Kings Dead, [[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/watch-kendrick-lamar-u2-dave-chappelle-open-2018-grammys-grammy-rewind please do.]]]]
* "Auntie Diaries" off of ''Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers'' features Kendrick discusses someone seeing their cousin and aunt becoming a trans and how they slowly began to accept it despite being so confused by it at first. A very strong message, especially in hip-hop where being LGBT is at times frowned upon.
** Kendrick also approaches a third view on the song, pointing out some saying homophobic slurs sometime genuinely do not know, but states it's an unfortunate side effect of ignorance.
** The final verse, which just can leave the idea of homophobia in hip-hop as dead within the scene:
--> ''To truly understand love, switch position''
--> '''Faggot, faggot, faggot,' we can say it together''
--> ''[[WhamLine But only if you let a white girl say 'Nigga']]''
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* After accepting the Pulitzer, Lamar has added a new segment to his live show: [[https://twitter.com/TopDawgEnt/status/992830151225327616 A screen reading, simply, "PULITZER KENNY"]].

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* After accepting the Pulitzer, Lamar has added a new segment to his live show: [[https://twitter.com/TopDawgEnt/status/992830151225327616 A screen reading, simply, "PULITZER KENNY"]].KENNY"]].
* If you haven't seen his performance at the Grammys, a medley of some ''DAMN.'' tracks and the latter half of Kings Dead, [[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/watch-kendrick-lamar-u2-dave-chappelle-open-2018-grammys-grammy-rewind please do.]]
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* The fact that, throughout his career, he's worked with just about every rapper that's ever inspired him. If he hasn't, they've given him praise and accolades. Certainly one of the most amazing cases of AscendedFanboy in hip-hop.
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* The ending of "Mortal Man", just the fact that with [[spoiler: impressive editing]], we hear [[spoiler: Kendrick talk to no other than '''Music/TupacShakur''' in regards to political awareness, their influence one's career (in regards to this case, Kendrick and his influence in music) and the perspective of African Americans in the present time makes it more perfect]].
** It also also be considered Kendrick [[spoiler: talking to someone he looks up to, despite Pac being dead for years]].

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* The ending of "Mortal Man", just the fact that with [[spoiler: impressive editing]], editing, we hear [[spoiler: Kendrick talk to no other than '''Music/TupacShakur''' in regards to political awareness, their influence one's career (in regards to this case, Kendrick and his influence in music) and the perspective of African Americans in the present time makes it more perfect]].perfect.
** It also also be considered Kendrick [[spoiler: talking to someone he looks up to, despite Pac being dead for years]].years.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw This video]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw This video]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] in [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.
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** And then there's TheReveal:
--> ''So don't matter how much I say I like to preach with the Panthers''
--> ''Or tell Georgia State "Marcus Garvey got all the answers"''
--> ''Or try to celebrate February like it's my B-Day''
--> ''Or eat watermelon, chicken, and Kool-Aid on weekdays''
--> ''Or jump high enough to get Michael Jordan endorsements''
--> ''Or watch BET 'cause urban support is important''
--> ''[[WhamLine So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street]]''
--> '''''When gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me?!'''''
--> '''''{{Hypocrite}}!'''''
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* His performance with ImagineDragons at the Grammys. Better than it sounds incarnate.

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* His performance with ImagineDragons Music/ImagineDragons at the Grammys. Better than it sounds incarnate.
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* All of 'Compton', the last song on good kid, m.A.A.d city. Kendrick trades bars with Music/DrDre, which represents a passing of the torch from Dre to Kendrick.

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* All of 'Compton', the last song on good ''good kid, m.A.A.d city.city''. Kendrick trades bars with Music/DrDre, which represents a passing of the torch from Dre to Kendrick.



* How many musicians under 30 can say that ''they'' influenced Music/DavidBowie instead of the other way around? [[https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/david-bowies-new-album-was-inspired-by-kendrick-lamar-features-james-murphy/ Kendrick can]]. Moreover, Lamar was genuinely touched to hear that Bowie had loved ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' and that it had inspired him to make ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'', and wrote a [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686593741168050176 two-tweet]] [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686594223005515777 tribute]] to him after he died in January 2016.

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* How many musicians under 30 can say that ''they'' influenced Music/DavidBowie instead of the other way around? [[https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/david-bowies-new-album-was-inspired-by-kendrick-lamar-features-james-murphy/ Kendrick can]]. Moreover, Lamar was genuinely touched to hear that Bowie had loved ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' and that it had inspired him to make ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'', ''Music/BlackstarAlbum'', and wrote a [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686593741168050176 two-tweet]] [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686594223005515777 tribute]] to him after he died in January 2016.
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** How epic you ask? Who else would you expect to be in it other than Don frickin' Cheadle (a.k.a. War Machine)

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** How epic you ask? Who else would you expect to be in it other than Don frickin' Cheadle (a.k.a. War Machine)Machine)(a.k.a. the ORIGINAL Kung Fu Kenny)
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** I guess you could say he was...[[IncrediblyLamePun humbled.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw This video]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw This video]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.
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* The ending of "Mortal Man", just the fact that with [[spoiler: impressive editing]], we hear [[spoiler: Kendrick talk to no other than '''Music/TupackShakur''' in regards to political awareness, their influence one's career (in regards to this case, Kendrick and his influence in music) and the perspective of African Americans in the present time makes it more perfect]].

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* The ending of "Mortal Man", just the fact that with [[spoiler: impressive editing]], we hear [[spoiler: Kendrick talk to no other than '''Music/TupackShakur''' '''Music/TupacShakur''' in regards to political awareness, their influence one's career (in regards to this case, Kendrick and his influence in music) and the perspective of African Americans in the present time makes it more perfect]].
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* The ending of "Mortal Man", just the fact that with [[spoiler: impressive editing]], we hear [[spoiler: Kendrick talk to no other than '''Music/TupackShakur''' in regards to political awareness, their influence one's career (in regards to this case, Kendrick and his influence in music) and the perspective of African Americans in the present time makes it more perfect]].
** It also also be considered Kendrick [[spoiler: talking to someone he looks up to, despite Pac being dead for years]].

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* This video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.
* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] ''DAMN'' becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.

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* This video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw]] com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw This video]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.
* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] ''DAMN'' becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.so.
* After accepting the Pulitzer, Lamar has added a new segment to his live show: [[https://twitter.com/TopDawgEnt/status/992830151225327616 A screen reading, simply, "PULITZER KENNY"]].

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* How many musicians under 30 can say that ''they'' influenced Music/DavidBowie instead of the other way around? [[https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/david-bowies-new-album-was-inspired-by-kendrick-lamar-features-james-murphy/ Kendrick can]]. Moreover, Lamar was genuinely touched to hear that Bowie had loved ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' and that it had inspired him to make ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'', and wrote a [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686593741168050176 two-tweet]] [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686594223005515777 tribute]] to him after he died in January 2016.



* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] ''DAMN'' becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.
* How many musicians under 30 can say that ''they'' influenced Music/DavidBowie instead of the other way around? [[https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/david-bowies-new-album-was-inspired-by-kendrick-lamar-features-james-murphy/ Kendrick can]]. Moreover, Lamar was genuinely touched to hear that Bowie had loved ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' and that it had inspired him to make ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'', and wrote a [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686593741168050176 two-tweet]] [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686594223005515777 tribute]] to him after he died in January 2016.

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* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] ''DAMN'' becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.
* How many musicians under 30 can say that ''they'' influenced Music/DavidBowie instead of the other way around? [[https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/david-bowies-new-album-was-inspired-by-kendrick-lamar-features-james-murphy/ Kendrick can]]. Moreover, Lamar was genuinely touched to hear that Bowie had loved ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' and that it had inspired him to make ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'', and wrote a [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686593741168050176 two-tweet]] [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686594223005515777 tribute]] to him after he died in January 2016.
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* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] ''DAMN'' becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.

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* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] ''DAMN'' becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.so.
* How many musicians under 30 can say that ''they'' influenced Music/DavidBowie instead of the other way around? [[https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/11/david-bowies-new-album-was-inspired-by-kendrick-lamar-features-james-murphy/ Kendrick can]]. Moreover, Lamar was genuinely touched to hear that Bowie had loved ''To Pimp a Butterfly'' and that it had inspired him to make ''Music/{{Blackstar}}'', and wrote a [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686593741168050176 two-tweet]] [[https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/686594223005515777 tribute]] to him after he died in January 2016.
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* "Alright" is a song that is largely about hope, and stands as the HopeSpot on Kendrick's otherwise very dark and introspective album ''To Pimp a Butterfly''. The song's lyrical refrain ("We gon' be alright!") was used as a [[CrowdChant protest chant]] at Black Lives Matter protests when protesters were harassed by police officers.
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* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.

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* In April 2018, Lamar [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, ]] ''DAMN'' becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.
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* In April 2018, Lamar [[won the Pulitzer Prize for music, https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816]] becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.

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* In April 2018, Lamar [[won [[https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816 won the Pulitzer Prize for music, https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816]] ]] becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.
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* This video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.

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* This video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself]] and continue his performance.performance.
* In April 2018, Lamar [[won the Pulitzer Prize for music, https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/985958652656930816]] becoming the first non-classical/jazz album to do so.
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* This video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself.]]

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* This video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a moment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself.]]himself]] and continue his performance.
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** How epic you ask? Who else would you expect to be in it other than Don frickin' Cheadle (a.k.a. War Machine)

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** How epic you ask? Who else would you expect to be in it other than Don frickin' Cheadle (a.k.a. War Machine)Machine)
* This video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTteUVIGjw]] where the audience sings Humble. [[HolyShitQuotient As in]] [[UpToEleven an entire stadium full of people.]] Even Kendrick is [[StunnedSilence stunned]] and needs to take a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to recompose himself.]]
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* All of 'Compton', the last song on good kid, m.A.A.d city. Kendrick trades bars with Dr. Dre, which represents a passing of the torch from Dre to Kendrick.

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* All of 'Compton', the last song on good kid, m.A.A.d city. Kendrick trades bars with Dr. Dre, Music/DrDre, which represents a passing of the torch from Dre to Kendrick.
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* "HUMBLE." debuting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, later rising to #1 after the album dropped, becoming both his highest-charting single and his first top 10 (and later #1) hit as a lead artist. It really shows how high his star has risen since GKMC came out 5 years before.

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* "HUMBLE." debuting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, later rising to #1 after the album dropped, becoming both his highest-charting single and his first top 10 (and later #1) hit as a lead artist. It really shows how high his star has risen since GKMC came out 5 years before.before.
* "DNA" an epic song with an equally epic music video
** How epic you ask? Who else would you expect to be in it other than Don frickin' Cheadle (a.k.a. War Machine)
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* "HUMBLE." debuting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, later rising to #1 after the album dropped, becoming both his highest-charting single and his first top 10 hit as a lead artist. It really shows how high his star has risen since GKMC came out 5 years before.

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* "HUMBLE." debuting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, later rising to #1 after the album dropped, becoming both his highest-charting single and his first top 10 (and later #1) hit as a lead artist. It really shows how high his star has risen since GKMC came out 5 years before.

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