Songwriter: Kendrick Lamar

[Kendrick Lamar & Random Guy]
Yo like I was sayin' though, I pull up to the chick house
Nigga be like straight cartoon characters (What?)
No doubt, tasmanian devil

[Random Guy & Kendrick Lamar]
Aye, aye, aye man, aye
You that dude K. Dot, man? (Yo)
Yeah, yeah man, I heard you from like Compton (Yeah)
Like CPT, like deep in there, like in the streets

[Kendrick Lamar]
Hol' up, hol' up, who is y'all?

[Random Guy]
Man, I'm Johnny Goodfor, and I'm from Wisconsin
But my man here, he spit that hot fire, you need to hear this, he got that piff

[Kendrick Lamar]
Where you from?

[Random Guy]
That's that piff

[Random Rapper]
I'm Deran, nigga, D3 is from the east coast, homie

[Kendrick Lamar]
What part of the east coast?

[Random Rapper]
Nigga I'm from Maine

[Kendrick Lamar]
Maine?

[Random Rapper & Random Guy]
Yeah, east coast
(From Maine? Don't let it fool you man)
From the east coast

[Kendrick Lamar]
What, y'all spit or somethin'?

[Random Rapper]
Yeah, he make the beats, and I do the Parappin' the rappin'

[Kendrick Lamar]
You the hype man?

[Random Guy]
I make the beats man

[Kendrick Lamar]
Spit somethin'

[Random Rapper]
He's the fuckin' Jay- Jazzy Pha of this my nigga, nigga do it

[Random Guy]
Hey, let's get away

[Random Rapper]
Man, imma get these cars, get these cars
Imma spit these bars, spit these bars

[Kendrick Lamar]
Wait, hol' up, is you serious?

[Random Guy}
Man, I ain't playin', this nigga's real, man

{Random Guy & Random Rapper}
(Hushed murmuring)

[Random Rapper]
I'm the truth!

[Random Guy]
Yes there's rappers in Maine, they been in Maine, we originated from Maine, that's the [?]

[Random Rapper]
Tell these- tell these fools

[Random Guy]
I'm tellin' 'em

[Random Rapper]
These Cali ass niggas

[Random Guy]
Cali, Bali
We go to valleys

[Kendrick Lamar]
Damn industry niggas

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter from Compton, CA.

He first gained major attention after the release of his 2010 mixtape O(verly) D(edicated). In 2011, his album Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes, instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip-hop releases of the year. In 2012, he crossed over to mainstream audiences with his major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, which was widely regarded as an instant classic. In 2015, he released To Pimp a Butterfly to widespread acclaim. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The following year, untitled unmastered. was released by surprise. In April of 2017, Kendrick released DAMN. on Good Friday.

Known for his storytelling, imagery, wordplay, passion and varied song structures, Kendrick brings hard-hitting lyricism with narratives to the West Coast, not traditionally known for its lyricists.