Alright

Kendrick Lamar

About Alright

"Alright" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, taken from his third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). Lyrically a festive song about hope, it features uncredited vocals from the song's co-producer Pharrell Williams during the chorus. "Alright" was released to radio stations as the album's fourth single on June 30, 2015. Most music publications considered it among the best songs and videos of the year, highlighting their message in the social context of the time. "Alright" received four nominations at the 58th Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, winning the latter two. The song was associated with Black Lives Matter after several youth-led protests were heard chanting the chorus, with some publications calling "Alright" the "unifying soundtrack" of the movement. In 2019, it was named the best song of the 2010s by Pitchfork. 


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2016
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Alls my life I has to fight, n***a
Alls my life I
Hard times like God
Bad trips like "God!"
Nazareth, I'm f****d up, homie, you f****d up
But if God got us we then gon' be alright

N***a, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
We gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
Huh, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright

Uh, and when I wake up
I recognize you're lookin' at me for the pay cut
Behind my side we lookin' at you from the face down
What Mac-11 even boom with the bass down
Schemin' and let me tell you bout my life
Painkillers only put me in the twilight
What pretty p***y and Benjamin is the highlight
Now tell my mama I love her but this what I like
Lord knows, twenty of 'em in my Chevy
Tell 'em all to come and get me, reapin' everything I sow
So my karma come and Heaven no preliminary hearing
So my record and my motherf*****g gang stand in silence for the record, uh
Tell the world I know it's too late
Boys and girls, I think I gone cray
Try and decide my vices all day
Won't you please believe when I say

When you know, we been hurt, been down before, n***a
When my pride was low, lookin' at the world like, where do we go, n***a?
And we hate Popo, wanna kill us dead in the street for sure, n***a
I'm at the preacher's door
My knees gettin' weak and my gun might blow but we gon' be alright

N***a, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
We gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
Huh, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright

What you want, your house, your car
Forty acres and a mule, a piano, a guitar?
Anything, see my name is Lucy, I'm your dog
Motherf****r you can live at the mall
I can see the evil, I can tell it, I know when it's illegal
I don't think about it, I deposit every other zero
Thinkin' of my partner put the candy, paint it on the regal
Diggin' in my pocket ain't a profit, big enough to feed you
Everyday my logic, get another dollar just to keep you
In the presence of your chico, ah
I don't talk about it, be about it, everyday I see cool
If I got it then you know you got it, Heaven, I can reach you
Pet dog, pet dog, pet dog, my dog that's all
Pick back and chat I shut the back for y'all
I rap, I'm black, on track so rest assured
My rights, my wrongs are right till I'm right with God

When you know, we been hurt, been down before, n***a
When my pride was low, lookin' at the world like, where do we go, n***a?
And we hate Popo, wanna kill us dead in the street for sure, n***a
I'm at the preacher's door
My knees gettin' weak and my gun might blow but we gon' be alright

N***a, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
We gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
Huh, we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon' be alright

I keep my head up high
I cross my heart and hope to die
Lovin' me is complicated
Too afraid, a lot of changes
I'm alright and you're a favorite
Dark nights in my prayers

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Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987), simply known as Kendrick Lamar, is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California, currently signed to Top Dawg, Aftermath, and Interscope. Lamar is a member of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, along with fellow West Coast rappers and label mates Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. He first gained major attention after the release of his fourth mixtape, Overly Dedicated, in 2010. In 2011 he released his first independent album to critical acclaim, Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes and instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip hop releases of the year. Early in his career, before releasing his major label debut, Lamar amassed a large Internet following, and had already worked with D… more »

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Written by: Mark Anthony Spears, Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Kawan Prather

Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

About Album
"Alright" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, taken from his third album, "To Pimp a Butterfly" (2015).
Song's Theme
The song addresses the racial and social injustices faced by the African-American community and carries a message of hope and resilience.
Awards and Recognitions
It won "Best Rap Performance" and "Best Rap Song" at the 58th Grammy Awards.
Cultural Impact
During Black Lives Matter rallies throughout 2015 and 2016, “Alright” became the unofficial anthem for the movement, representing the struggle and the hope upheld by many African-Americans.
Collaboration
The track features Thundercat on bass, musicians Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper on keyboards, and Bilal and Anna Wise on additional vocals, highlighting the jazz influence in the song.
Reception
Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Alright" at number six on its year-end list of best songs of 2015, and Pitchfork Media named it the best track of 2015.
Music Video
The music video for "Alright," directed by Colin Tilley and The Little Homies, received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year and Best Male Video.
Song Production
Pharrell Williams, who co-produced the track along with Sounwave, provides additional vocals to the song.
Chart Performance
"Alright" debuted and peaked at number 83 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA.
Sampling and Influence
The song incorporates various samples, including a sample of Thundercat's "We're Going Down," demonstrating Kendrick's artistic reach across genres.

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