Savior

Here, Kendrick Lamar explores the tendency of African-Americans to view certain public figures as saviors.

Lamar sets the tone on the intro by insisting he's only human and not a savior. Moreover, Black popular culture's leading figures, such as rappers J. Cole, Future, and basketball star LeBron James, aren't saviors either.

In the first verse, Lamar addresses various racial issues. He criticizes the pointless divisions created by those who judge others but do not live up to what they believe to be true Black ideology. Two times center codefendant judging my life Back pedaler, what they say? You do the cha-cha I'ma stand on it, 6'5" from 5'5" Lamar's willingness to speak his mind raises his metaphorical height a full 12 inches higher than his actual height of 5 feet 5 inches.