Kendrick Lamar Talks About 2Pac’s Song “Dear Mama”

Kendrick Lamar shares the details of how Tupac's "Dear Mama" has influenced him as an artist.

During his On The Record segment with Rhapsody, Kendrick spoke on how he’s been influenced by Tupac and the rapper’s Me Against The World record “Dear Mama.”

“The record I’m gonna talk about today is ‘Dear Mama’ by Tupac. The reason why this record inspired me, me being an artist today I can really go back and appreciate the value of vulnerability and being able to express yourself and not being scared to express yourself,” Kendrick revealed. “Tupac was one of them people that did that. Letting people into his world, talking about his mother, saying even though she was a crack fiend she was always a black queen in his eyes. And that’s something that I learned to appreciate in my music.”

On top of speaking on the way in which “Dear Mama” has played a part in his music, the good kid, m.A.A.d city rapper also spoke on how the song affected his relationship with his own mother.