![]() try to bring something a bit more mystical. But well do this song as a segment before the video even starts. 'Hes like, Im gonna write this song and well send it to you tonight. Im totally hearing something completely different for this right now,' Tilley continued. 30) to great praise. 'But the crazy part is, when were sitting there, all of a sudden, Kendrick was like, Hold on, man. Note that his single 'Alright' is considered by many to be one of the anthems of the Black Lives Matter movement, with his lyric 'we gonna be alright' a popular chant during marches. “I wanted to do something that felt like it was in that vein but that just was a little bit more colorful, and add Rhodes and instruments that are not usually used in that style of music. Kendrick Lamars 'Alright' music video arrived Tuesday (Jun. The Compton, California native is the reigning prince of hip hop and the Wizard of Woke (if you dont know what 'woke' means, Google it). “One of my assistants really likes trap music,” he said. Pharrell Williams produced the track and told reporters (via OkayPlayer) a month ago that he wanted to explore some new textures on the track. The song is Kendrick Lamar’s Alright, from his sprawling, topical masterpiece To Pimp a Butterfly, and I’m surprised it took this long for it to be used during a protest.(Or at least. Video director Colin Tilley, whose credits include clips by Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and Lil Wayne, helmed the video with team of Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment president Dave Free, the latter two being billed as the Little Homies. Rap-Up reported that the video was shot in Treasure Island, near San Francisco, and that 100 extras had been instructed to “go dumb” for a scene. In late May, Lamar was spotted doing stunts for the video, standing atop a stoplight with wires attached to him. ![]() ![]() Cops carry Kendrick Lamar and his friends in a car, people dance on a police cruiser and the rapper flies in the video for his jazzy, powerful To Pimp a Butterfly track “Alright.” Between lyrics about hating police and the tune’s hook, “We gonna be alright,” Lamar balances atop a lamppost, hovering, before it all ends surreally, like a dream, after a showdown with a policeman.
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