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Kendrick Lamar Talks Faith and Politics

Kendrick Lamar. Photo via OzFutura / Flickr
Kendrick Lamar. Photo via OzFutura / Flickr

In his interview with Ebony the Grammy winner spoke candidly about his spiritual life and the political resemblance his music has to "1970s concept albums like Sly Stone's There's A Riot Going On." After discussing how his mother shaped his faith in God, Lamar also tried to explain the "something that you can only feel in the air" that characterizes this cultural moment for black Americans.

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