Kendrick Lamar teams up with Irish rock legends U2 on this world-weary track. Both acts have a history of socially conscious lyrics spiced with Christian allusions, so despite representing two completely genres of music, the pair have a lot in common.
Lamar raps the first verse, in which he spits about life on the streets and the lack of normal career paths for black youths. He then recalls a conversation with a friend whose son was killed over "insufficient funds." Devastated, the man seeks the Compton MC's advice. Though he wants to pray and move on, the generally peaceful K-Dot pushes him to take murderous revenge. Ain't no black power when your baby killed by a coward. I can't even keep the peace, don't you f--k with one of ours
The second verse provides the worldly context for this violence, as Lamar laments about the political state of America and continues his criticism of the USA's treatment of the black community. Meanwhile, during the chorus U2's Bono sings about the loss of the American dream.
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