Before I commit suicide
2019 · Not On Label · Compton, California
- Artist
- Kendrick Lamar
- Title
- Before I commit suicide
- Release
- Before I Commit Suicide
- Year
- 2019
- Label
- Not On Label
- Format
- Digital · Bootleg / Unauthorized
- Language
- English
- Country
- Compton, California, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · West Coast Hip Hop · Conscious Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
"Before I commit suicide" Yo, yo / Before I commit suicide / I see to it that a million MCs die, lyrical homicide / Walk up on 'em, circle the block / Hit 'em again less than 5 minutes exact, then fleeing the spot / This is Armageddon, two weapons, two palms / Guns drawn, bang! Motherfucker, bang! / One man Vietnam / .45 popper, rhyme like the 9-5 big poppa / On a seven deck yacht, eat lobster with my comrades
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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). Another track from Kendrick Lamar, the song "Before I commit suicide" used Vietnam as a metaphor for violence: "guns drawn, bang motherfucker, bang, one man Vietnam".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
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.