Alright
Kendrick Lamar
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Alls my life I has to fight, n***a Alls my life I Hard times like God Bad trips like "God!" Nazareth, I'm f****d up, homie, you f****d up But if God got us we then gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright We gon' be alright Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright Huh, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright Uh, and when I wake up I recognize you're lookin' at me for the pay cut Behind my side we lookin' at you from the face down What Mac-11 even boom with the bass down Schemin' and let me tell you bout my life Painkillers only put me in the twilight What pretty p***y and Benjamin is the highlight Now tell my mama I love her but this what I like Lord knows, twenty of 'em in my Chevy Tell 'em all to come and get me, reapin' everything I sow So my karma come and Heaven no preliminary hearing So my record and my motherf*****g gang stand in silence for the record, uh Tell the world I know it's too late Boys and girls, I think I gone cray Try and decide my vices all day Won't you please believe when I say When you know, we been hurt, been down before, n***a When my pride was low, lookin' at the world like, where do we go, n***a? And we hate Popo, wanna kill us dead in the street for sure, n***a I'm at the preacher's door My knees gettin' weak and my gun might blow but we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright We gon' be alright Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright Huh, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright What you want, your house, your car Forty acres and a mule, a piano, a guitar? Anything, see my name is Lucy, I'm your dog Motherf****r you can live at the mall I can see the evil, I can tell it, I know when it's illegal I don't think about it, I deposit every other zero Thinkin' of my partner put the candy, paint it on the regal Diggin' in my pocket ain't a profit, big enough to feed you Everyday my logic, get another dollar just to keep you In the presence of your chico, ah I don't talk about it, be about it, everyday I see cool If I got it then you know you got it, Heaven, I can reach you Pet dog, pet dog, pet dog, my dog that's all Pick back and chat I shut the back for y'all I rap, I'm black, on track so rest assured My rights, my wrongs are right till I'm right with God When you know, we been hurt, been down before, n***a When my pride was low, lookin' at the world like, where do we go, n***a? And we hate Popo, wanna kill us dead in the street for sure, n***a I'm at the preacher's door My knees gettin' weak and my gun might blow but we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright We gon' be alright Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright Huh, we gon' be alright N***a, we gon' be alright Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright I keep my head up high I cross my heart and hope to die Lovin' me is complicated Too afraid, a lot of changes I'm alright and you're a favorite Dark nights in my prayers
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Written by: Mark Anthony Spears, Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Kawan Prather
Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
About Album"Alright" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, taken from his third album, "To Pimp a Butterfly" (2015).
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Song's ThemeThe song addresses the racial and social injustices faced by the African-American community and carries a message of hope and resilience.
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Awards and RecognitionsIt won "Best Rap Performance" and "Best Rap Song" at the 58th Grammy Awards.
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Cultural ImpactDuring Black Lives Matter rallies throughout 2015 and 2016, “Alright” became the unofficial anthem for the movement, representing the struggle and the hope upheld by many African-Americans.
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CollaborationThe track features Thundercat on bass, musicians Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper on keyboards, and Bilal and Anna Wise on additional vocals, highlighting the jazz influence in the song.
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ReceptionRolling Stone magazine ranked "Alright" at number six on its year-end list of best songs of 2015, and Pitchfork Media named it the best track of 2015.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Alright," directed by Colin Tilley and The Little Homies, received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year and Best Male Video.
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Song ProductionPharrell Williams, who co-produced the track along with Sounwave, provides additional vocals to the song.
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Chart Performance"Alright" debuted and peaked at number 83 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA.
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Sampling and InfluenceThe song incorporates various samples, including a sample of Thundercat's "We're Going Down," demonstrating Kendrick's artistic reach across genres.
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