Kendrick Lamar and Birdman

Today was the day we celebrated the Grammys! For those of you who don't know, the Grammys is an award show in which the best and brightest of music in the past year, are honored on you behalf. This first Grammy winning artist is  a very interesting one because he likes to speak about politics. Kendrick Lamar is someone who is genuinely in it for the music. However, he also loves to point out social injustices and wrongdoings. By doing this kind of work and having that time to breathe, it is not easy having to wake up and get to work even though the last night was crazy. Now Kendrick Lamar is one of those rare artists who writes very controversial lyrics on controversial topics. Because we as a society have not done much in terms of making change and speaking out, Kendrick Lamar started with him being able to create this sense of well being. Each one of Kendrick Lamar's sounds has a sound of 100 men taking charge of the situation it is believe in. Every word chosen, every rhyme made. They are all inspirations and carefully picked sounds because of the power words have. Kendrick Lamar is someone who knows how to create language and be able to test it. He can create his own rhymes and rhythms effortlessly, and has written nothing short of a stroke of genius. Sometimes it feels like he walks the line between madness and genius, but he is headed in the right direction. Kendrick Lamar's music is something generations will look back on and see how right he was, how he figured out all the puzzles and made symbol against humanity, showing that there is more to us than what we see. Kendrick Lamar is a little bit cold shouldered, but then again, it takes a sense of loneliness and isolation to really let those darker emotions out. But anyway, this is the song of the day! Today's instrumental song is a Grammy winning score, from the movie Birdman. I have not seen the movie, but everyone keeps talking about it, so I may have to stop. I am glad you got to meet Dom and  I am equally as happy that we listened to some movie scores. This is a wonderful score actually, and I know that you will be romantic but harsh and brittle. That is hoe Kendrick is. I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!


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