Credited on the record as K-Dot.
Still Hustlin'
2009 · Top Dawg · Compton, California
- Artist
- Kendrick Lamar
- Credited on the record as
- K-Dot
- Title
- Still Hustlin'
- Release
- C4
- Year
- 2009
- Label
- Top Dawg
- Format
- Mixtape
- Language
- English
- Country
- Compton, California, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · West Coast Hip Hop · Conscious Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
Kendrick Lamar, also known K-Dot, associated with West Coast Hip Hop / Conscious Hip Hop, born on 17 June 1987 in Compton, California, USA - commercial successful, and influential artist, with many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Music for 2018. Songs referencing the Vietnam War include: "G’z and Hustlers" (2005) (with Jay Rock), "Still Hustlin’" (2009) (with Ab-Soul and Jay Rock), "2DopeBoyz Freestyle" (2009), "Control" (2013) (with Big Sean and Jay Electronica), and "Before I commit suicide" (2019). Kendrick Lamar song "Still Hustlin’" (Top Dawg Entertainment), released under the name K Dot, featuring Ab-Soul and Jay Rock), used Vietnam and Iraq as a reference point for conflict: "bombs in my peak hold, bombs over Baghdad... run you nigga like a marathon, this is when Vietnam meets the Babylon".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: "Welcome to the C4, you see one, you see four / Bombs in my peak hold, bombs over Baghdad / Son you niggas, you can never say I was a bad dad / Run you nigga like a marathon / This is when Vietnam meets the Babylon / Bring it to yo front porch, tanks on your grass lines / I'm Mike Jordan in his prime, jumpin' from the foul line / In order to see the king, you gotta swim through the ponds / Started out hustlin' (and I'm still hustlin')"
Notes
Released under the name K Dot.
About the artist
Kendrick Lamar, also known K-Dot, associated with West Coast Hip Hop / Conscious Hip Hop, born on 17 June 1987 in Compton, California, USA - commercial successful, and influential artist, with many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Music for 2018. Songs referencing the Vietnam War include: "G’z and Hustlers" (2005) (with Jay Rock ), "Still Hustlin’" (2009) (with Ab-Soul and Jay Rock ), "2Do.