{"id":444910,"date":"2022-05-10T23:35:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kendrick-lamars-the-heart-part-5-is-a-masterclass-in-non-preachy-urgency\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T23:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:35:12","slug":"kendrick-lamars-the-heart-part-5-is-a-masterclass-in-non-preachy-urgency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamars-the-heart-part-5-is-a-masterclass-in-non-preachy-urgency\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cThe Heart Part 5\u201d is a masterclass in non-preachy urgency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3378655cefb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3378655cefb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamars-the-heart-part-5-is-a-masterclass-in-non-preachy-urgency\/#%E2%80%9CKendrick_Lamars_%E2%80%9CThe_Heart_Part_5%E2%80%9D_is_a_masterclass_in_non-preachy_urgency%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cThe Heart Part 5\u201d is a masterclass in non-preachy urgency&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamars-the-heart-part-5-is-a-masterclass-in-non-preachy-urgency\/#In_the_lead-up_to_his_album_Mr_Morale_The_Big_Steppers_we_got_an_unexpected_reminder_of_why_Lamar_remains_an_essential_voice\" >In the lead-up to his album Mr. Morale &amp; The Big Steppers, we got an unexpected reminder of why Lamar remains an essential voice.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKendrick_Lamars_%E2%80%9CThe_Heart_Part_5%E2%80%9D_is_a_masterclass_in_non-preachy_urgency%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cThe Heart Part 5\u201d is a masterclass in non-preachy urgency&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_lead-up_to_his_album_Mr_Morale_The_Big_Steppers_we_got_an_unexpected_reminder_of_why_Lamar_remains_an_essential_voice\"><\/span>In the lead-up to his album <i>Mr. Morale &amp; The Big Steppers<\/i>, we got an unexpected reminder of why Lamar remains an essential voice.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-232722\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2022-05-08_at_8.26.45_PM_sv2hyb\/the-heart-part-5-video-by-dave-free-and-kendrick-lamar.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cThe Heart Part 5\u201d is a masterclass in non-preachy urgency\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      &#8220;The Heart Part 5&#8221; video by Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-232721\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Kendrick Lamar isn\u2019t like other rappers. Let every other artist competing for rap\u2019s throne jockey for position via <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> campaigns, mixtapes, cheap co-branding, and market-tested singles: King Kunta floats above it all like a hip-hop mystic, descending from his mountain a couple of times a decade to bless the masses with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ure. It\u2019s not that he won\u2019t tie a single to the NBA Finals or drop a quick EP of leftovers to keep the fans fed \u2014 it\u2019s that even these pragmatic moves have a weight to them. The man can try to bring \u2018top of the morning\u2019 back into popular parlance, rap in a Hulk Hogan voice, and midwife an entire Baby Keem project, but cultural commentators will <i>still<\/i> dissect every bar for hidden meanings and impact on the discourse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            \u201cThe Heart Part 5,\u201d the latest entry in Kendrick\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of pre-album, state-of-the-union mission statements, leans into the near messianic fervor that surrounds his music, while subtly deconstructing it. Built on a sleek, modern reconstruction of Marvin Gaye\u2019s \u201cI Want You\u201d by duo Beach Noise, the track is, above all, red meat for rap fans \u2014 a torrent of rapid-fire rhyming meant to remind everyone from Black Twitter to academia to hoods worldwide that Kendrick is the best rapper alive. It\u2019s also an indictment of the toxicity fueling contemporary culture, and a letter from one great Angelo rapper to another. None of this is new territory for Kendrick, but it remains an extremely potent brew, as no other artist, from the deepest underground emcee to the flightiest major label plant, has been able to match his combination of fiery bars, meaningful commentary, and spiritual energy. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-232723\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left video\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAPUkgeiFVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('232723');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-232724\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            The Marvin Gaye connection is key, tying Kendrick\u2019s music to that of previous generational talents that once anointed themselves as voices of the people. Like Marvin, Stevie, or Prince, the name Kendrick is now a shorthand for Black excellence, a responsibility that once threatened to derail him as he made To Pimp A Butterfly, but one that he now carries with humility and grace. Few rappers have done well when burdened with such expectations: Nas ran away from them after <i>Illmatic<\/i>, 2Pac was murdered living up to them, and Jay-Z cannily channeled them towards lucrative ends while losing popular support. Kendrick avoids these pitfalls by making himself scarce, with a release schedule closer to fellow left-of-center icons like Q-Tip or Andr\u00e9 3000. But whereas their minimalist output over the past two decades implies a lack of urgency, Kendrick\u2019s feels like a dedication to craft. If we have to wait a half-decade between albums, well, that\u2019s the time classics take. <\/p>\n<p>            None of which makes \u201cThe Heart Part 5\u201d an obvious move. It\u2019s one thing to sample a beloved soul staple like \u201cI Want You\u201d; it\u2019s another thing entirely to lift the song\u2019s groove and hook to then use them for an extended meditation on Black culture and one\u2019s position within it. A record collection of boomer classics and a desire to say something do not an icon make. At first glance, on paper, \u201cThe Heart\u2026\u201d might even read as preachy, with Kendrick\u2019s attacks on the culture smelling faintly of the moralism that occasionally turns the odd detractor off from his music. Put it all together, however \u2014 the beat, the words, Kendrick\u2019s cadence, and intonation \u2014 and the song quickly becomes more than the sum of its parts, a scathing indictment of the systems and mechanisms that keep America\u2019s Black population at the mercy of circumstance. Infidelity, incarceration, gun violence, poverty \u2013 Kendrick refuses to accept these facets of life as an inevitable part of the culture, all without blaming people he knows are victims of forces beyond their control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-232726\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p>\u201cThe Heart Part 5\u201d was meant to create a buzz, and it accomplishes this mission flawlessly, inviting commentary and analysis from rap nerds, pop culture prognosticators, and credentialed eggheads in equal measure.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-232725\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            By \u201cThe Heart\u201d\u2019s second and third verses, Kendrick\u2019s true subject comes into focus, and the song reveals itself to be a letter to the late great Nipsey Hussle, one of a cohort of Black artists senselessly murdered over the past several years. This shift towards the personal, first as words directed towards Nipsey and then as a missive spit from his perspective in the afterlife, instantly ups the ante. No longer criticism from an aloof superstar, Kendrick\u2019s worry, grief, and regret take center stage as he works through the difficult reality that Nipsey passed away from gun violence giving back to his hometown, while Kendrick himself was thousands of miles away performing in Argentina. Suddenly, Kendrick rapping once every four years while keeping out of the public eye seems less like the eccentric quirk of a rarified artist, and more of a defense mechanism against a culture that would see him dead, no matter how beloved he might be. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            If the song serves as a virtuoso display of verbal gymnastics and self-reflection, the video\u2026 doesn\u2019t quite stick the landing. A single shot performance against a burgundy backdrop, the visual uses deepfake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to morph Kendrick\u2019s features into approximations of O.J. Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, and finally Nipsey Hussle. It\u2019s a neat trick, but it only serves to cheapen Kendrick\u2019s words by tethering them to the plights of Black celebrity and the disposable, fly-by-night <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> cycle. \u201cHurt people hurt people\u201d has a certain Zen profundity, but it loses that depth once you tie it to Will Smith\u2019s Oscar slap. Granted, \u201cThe Heart\u201d series has never been about long-term staying power, with every song serving as a snapshot of Kendrick\u2019s mind state in the current moment ahead of albums the artist knows will be scrutinized for decades to come, but it does call into question whether the rapper\u2019s post-TDE venture, the cryptic media firm pgLang, can serve as more than a vehicle for future Kendrick albums.<\/p>\n<p>            Not that it matters: \u201cThe Heart Part 5\u201d was meant to create a buzz, and it accomplishes this mission flawlessly, inviting commentary and analysis from rap nerds, pop culture prognosticators, and credentialed eggheads in equal measure. In an era when hip-hop is simultaneously a subculture, Black culture writ large, and mass pop culture, Kendrick Lamar is the sole emcee who commands the attention of all listeners, a nearly impossible feat in the era of Twitter teardowns and the problematic fave. 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