LL3 (Sorry it is late, my Macbook’s entire keyboard and trackpad are frozen and in the shop, had to buy an entirely new laptop.)
Mortal Man by Kendrick Lamar
- 3 phrases that struck me
“Is your smile on permanent? Is your vow on lifetime?”
“Would you know where the sermon is If I died in this next line?”
“If I’m tried in the court of law, if the industry cut me off.”
I find it interesting how Kendrick questions his fan’s loyalty by pointing out the potential adversity he may face and then challenging his fans to think if this were to happen, would they still be fans?
2. 3 Repetitions
“When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?
“Do you believe in me? How much you believe in her?”
“You wanna love like Nelson, you wanna be like Nelson.”
This shows more emphasis on the questioning of loyalty and the potential prophetic being he’s portraying Nelson Mandela to be and comparing himself to Nelson.
3. The only change in this song is when Kendrick includes an excerpt of Tupac talking live on a show and including his own audio and questions in a mock interview which I found extraordinarily cool.
