Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar lives in the middle ground — 31 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 4 quiet anchors and 22 songs where they let go completely.

6.9
Avg Intensity
57
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories

The songs that hit hardest

Backseat Freestyle intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2012
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst intense
complex texture · mild changes · DR 9 · 2012
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2012
For Free? (Interlude) intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2015
Institutionalized intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2015
The Blacker the Berry intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 2015
Freedom intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2016
DNA. intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 2017
ELEMENT. intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
FEEL. intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
XXX. intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
Father Time intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2022
Mother I Sober intense
layered texture · extreme changes · DR 9 · 2022
Mr. Morale intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2022
N95 intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2022
United in Grief intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2022
We Cry Together intense
layered texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 2022
Euphoria intense
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 2024
Not Like Us intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2024
Squabble Up intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2024
TV Off intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2024
wacced out murals intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2024

The controlled burn

A.D.H.D moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2011
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2012
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2012
Money Trees moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2012
Poetic Justice moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2012
Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2012
Swimming Pools (Drank) moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2012
The Art of Peer Pressure moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2012
i moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2014
Alright moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2015
How Much a Dollar Cost moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2015
King Kunta moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2015
Mortal Man moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2015
These Walls moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2015
Wesley's Theory moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2015
Sidewalks moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2016
DUCKWORTH. moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Fear. moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2017
GOD. moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2017
HUMBLE. moderate
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2017
LOYALTY. moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2017
LUST. moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 2017
The Heart Part 4 moderate
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2017
Auntie Diaries moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022
Count Me Out moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022
Crown moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022
Purple Hearts moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022
Rich Spirit moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022
Savior moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2022
Silent Hill moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2022
Heart Pt. 6 moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2024

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