I (Explicit) - Kendrick Lamar

Is this mic on

Hey hey hey turn the mic up c'mon c'mon

Is the mic on or not I want the mic

We're bringing up nobody nobody

Nobody but the number one rapper in the world

He done traveled all over the world

He came back just to give you some game

All of the little boys and girls come up here

One two one two what's happening fool

This is for you come on up

I done been through a whole lot

Trial tribulation but I know God

The Devil wanna put me in a bow tie

Pray that the holy water don't go dry

As I look around me

So many motherf**kers wanna down me

But an enemigo never drown me

In front of a dirty double mirror they found me

And I love myself

When you lookin' at me tell me what do you see

I love myself

Ahh I put a bullet in the back of the back

Of the hand of the bully

I love myself

Illuminated by the hand of God boy don't seem shy

I love myself

One day at a time uhh

They wanna say it's a war outside bomb in the street

G*n in the hood mob of police

Rock on the corner with a line for the fiend

And a bottle full of lean and a model on the scheme uh

These days of frustration keep y'all on tuck and rotation come to the front

I duck these cold faces post up fifiefofum basis

Dreams of reality's peace

Blow steam in the face of the beast

Sky could fall down wind could cry now

Look at me motherf**ker I smile

And I love myself

When you lookin' at me tell me what do you see

I love myself

Ahh I put a bullet in the back of the back

Of the hand of the bully

I love myself

Crazy

What you gon' do

Lift up your head and keep moving keep moving turn the mic up

Haunt you

Peace to fashion police I wear my heart

On my sleeve let the runway start

You know the miserable do love company

What do you want from me and my scars

Everybody lack confidence everybody lack confidence

How many times my potential was anonymous

How many times the city making me promises

So I promise this ni**a

And I love myself

When you lookin' at me tell me what do you see

I love myself

Ahh I put a bullet in the back of the back

Of the hand of the bully

I love myself

Illuminated by the hand of God boy don't seem shy

I love myself

Huh walk my bare feet huh walk my bare feet

Huh down down valley deep huh down down valley deep

I love myself huh fifiefofum huh fifiefofum

I love myself huh my heart undone one two three

I went to war last night

With an automatic weapon don't nobody call a medic

I'mma do it till I get it right

I went to war last night night night night night night

I've been dealing with depression ever since an adolescent

Duckin' every other blessin' I can never see the message

I could never take the lead I could never bob and weave

From a negative and letting them annihilate me

And it's evident I'm moving at a meteor speed

Finna run into a building lay my body

Not on my time k**l the music

Not on my time

We could save that sh*t for the streets

We could save that sh*t this for the kids bro

2015 n***as tired of playin' victim dog

N***as ain't trying to play vic tutu how many n***as we done lost

Yanyan how many we done lost

No for real answer the question how many n***as we done lost bro

This this year alone

Exactly so we ain't got time to waste time my ni**a

N***as gotta make time bro

The judge make time you know that the judge make time right

The judge make time so it ain't sh*t

It shouldn't be sh*t for us to come out here

And appreciate the little bit of life we got left dawg

On the dead homies Charlie P you know that bro

You know that

It's mando right it's mando

And I say this because I love you n***as man

I love all my n***as bro

Exac enough said enough said

We gon' get back to the show and move on

Because that sh*t petty my ni**a

Mic check mic check mic check mic check mic check

We gon' do some acapella sh*t before we get back to

All my n***as listen

Listen to this

I promised Dave I'd never use the phrase f**k ni**a

He said think about what you saying f**k n***as

No better than Samuel on Django

No better than a white man with slave boats

Sound like I needed some soul searching

My Pops gave me some game in real person

Retraced my steps on what they never taught me

Did my homework fast before government caught me

So I'ma dedicate this one verse to Oprah

On how the infamous sensitive Nword control us

So many artists gave her an explanation to hold us

Well this is my explanation straight from Ethiopia

NEGUS definition royalty king royalty wait listen

NEGUS description black emperor king ruler now let me finish

The history books overlook the word and hide it

America tried to make it to a house divided

The homies don't recognize we been using it wrong

So I'ma break it down and put my game in a song

NEGUS say it with me

Or say no more black stars can come and get me

Take it from Oprah Winfrey tell her she right on time

Kendrick Lamar by far realest Negus alive