Feb 6, 2016

u&i together

 

Jan 31, 2016

“Loving you is complicated.”

That’s how Kendrick Lamar describes the struggle to love himself in the face of ghetto strife on “u.” The tag line for “i,” by comparison, is “I love myself” and it’s called out so strongly and so often that it uplifts all the other fiery emotions stuffed inside the song. “u” is the dark twin to “i”, the GRAMMY Award winner and ode to positive thinking. Even with dual tones set this far apart, both sides of the spectrum promote love and hope as the real cures for our self-doubt. They’re close in name for that reason too.

Kendrick chose these songs as each other’s complement on To p---- A Butterfly because “i” is the welcoming pop decoy, contrasting profound personal faith with warring police mobs just down the street. It drums along to the rhythm of a Top 40 anthem while carrying heavier themes in the trunk. “u” is a low-key prayer, an earnest attempt at forgiving his many sins by revealing them out loud. The bare blues that shape the somber tone in “u” mingle with its voice of forgiveness and vulnerability.

We all get how they work together in their own way to express feelings, but which one do you prefer?

Personally, i prefer the message of i, but the raw emotion of u


source: http://uproxx.com/smokingsection/how-to-unlock-kendrick-lamars-inspiring-message-on-u-and-i/

 

Feb 2, 2016

been listening to i a lot lately

 

Jan 31, 2016

v

 

Jan 31, 2016

literally the only article i could quickly find comparing the two

in the face of ghetto strife tho

 

Jan 31, 2016

"in the face of ghetto strife"

how has it almost been a year and people are still awful at writing about tpab