In the meantime, let's sit down and listen to Young Pope Lamar preach about being humble. As with anything he does, it takes a while to dissect the symbolism. View Alright by Kendrick Lamar.docx from ENGLISH ENGLISH CO at Harvard University. The only thing comparable in recent years is Beyonce's Lemonade, but that visual album doesn't seem like a good comparison to a single video. While the tone here isn't as weighty as his best-known video, he still uses his own brilliantly twisted take on the classic hip-hop video formula. Right in time for my schoolies experience so it was obviously bumped quite a bit and is probably going to be an album I remember for life. "Humble" was directed by music video master Dave Meyers and The Little Homies, the later of which have produced several Top Dawg Entertainment videos, including "Alright." And this one plays to some of Lamar's biggest strengths-it's smart, it's funny, it's inventive. Kendrick Lamar first came into my radar in 2012 with his album good kid, m.A.A.d city which was released in October 2012. At one point he raps, "I'm so fuckin' sick and tired of the Photoshop / Show me somethin' natural like afro on Richard Pryor / Show me somethin' natural like ass with some stretchmarks / Still will take you down right on your mama's couch in Polo socks, ayy." Then Lamar cuts the screen in half to show him next to a woman wearing no makeup, which many have already applauded as another rare sight in music videos. Purpose Show a positive understanding of life to his audience, even when someone has hard times. The theme of staying calm during times of distress in Kendrick Lamar s song is pronounced by the author s use of diction, symbolism, and allusion.One of Lamar s strategies is to begin his song hinting at the struggles black people went through. After a bad thing, there must come a good one. Kendrick Lamar uses diction, symbolism, and allusion to uplift the audience.
This all takes place over a sparse, heavy Mike WiLL Made-It beat that calls back to the Good Kid, M.A.A.D City-era Lamar. Alright by Kendrick Lamar Best Life by Cardi B Everything is Everything by Lauryn Hill Thesis/Argument/Main Point America, Government vs.
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