Kendrick Lamar talks Not Smoking Weed, Tupac, Compton, K.Dot

www.hardknock.tv In part 3 of this interview,Kendrick talks about his previous alias "K. Dot", how the subculture of Compton is now versus when he was growing up, Tupac and his influence on the game, and his decision to not smoke weed. Make sure to subscribe to / hardknocktv to get our latest videos and don't forget to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this interview!
Textbook Stuff by XV ft. Kendrick Lamar
H.O.C.
The Heart Part 2
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[@PickedFirst4Kickball]

This man is a legend in the making. I guarantee it. In 10 years, he'll still be relevant

[@danettem.6208]

It's been 9 years but with his new album, he's undoubtedly still relevant!

[@maxwellpatterson862]

Wow

[@Seisups]

you got it

[@gangstalkingsimulation1319]

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[@JUNOtheArtist]

You were right

[@Artyushka]

Usually Im drug free but shit Im with the homies

[@dkatomski]

That is called peer pressure.

[@dkatomski]

Alabama-Man I know, the song is called The Art of Peer Pressure.

[@Jordan-vf6sn]

Lol haha

[@brandontadday6288]

You

[@elansings]

Smokin' on the finest dope, ay-ay-ay-ah
Drank until I can't no mo', ay-ay-ay-ah
Really I'm a sober soul
But I'm with the homies right now

[@abdu47137]

Little did you know, 12 years later, this man would be destroying Drake

[@exzavierescobedo1902]

The greatest destroying the most basic industry persona. It’s perfect

[@Graymeechtrius]

yes i do know what you mean kendrick

[@Yassin299]

+KadianTwins share i tbed pl0x

[@Huumf]

'nah'mean?

[@anthonypeters1797]

Lmao u must not hear that everyday..

[@wavycrew7337]

444 likes

[@JDSUMNUT]

'Yahhh'Mean'

[@kakashi9009]

i feel like kendrick is gonna be my "golden era" music that i show my kids.

[@CelticsDude22]

7 years later you right

[@saint.laurentdon6436]

Fasho

[@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422]

Oh most definitely

[@berg8985]

So true my kids definitely going to know Kendrick

[@samuel2pac72]

Kendrick basically dropped 3 classic albums in a row between 2012 and 2017.

[@Studmuffin_]

"In high school my teachers thought I was smokin stress they didn't know my eyes low cuz of genetic defects"... Hard.

[@Silenced_by_nazi_youtube]

Forreal bro

[@wavycrew7337]

333 likes

[@Studmuffin_]

@@wavycrew7337 I made a wish

[@DrBrownish]

...I stimulate my mind everyTIME I think about the end of TIME, creation of man, AND columbine.

[@indo3000]

So so dope

[@anthonyadams3138]

Mad respect for Kendrick. I'm 25 now and have been sober for about 6 months, but I still support and advocate the psychedelic culture. From the age of 18 to 24 I've experimented with all types of drugs(with the exception of "hard drugs"), and was a social drinker...but one day I just had the feeling that it wasn't doing anything for me anymore. I never had a bad trip, but I just decided to stop. I respect my friends that want to smoke, drink, or whatever but I decided it was no longer how I want to spend my downtime.

[@lilbricks8037]

same thing with me. been over an month smoking

[@Feelx013]

+Anthony Adams Good job bro ! I'm 25 too and I stopped few months ago. Not because it is a "bad" thing, but because I think my life can be even better without this.

[@anthonyadams3138]

+Feelx013 it's all about contentment and what you find joy in. Me its reading and listening to music. I've moved to Germany, and I will now drink A beer from time to time...never to get drunk though. Cheers to you brother, keep doing you.

[@grigogrg]

+Anthony Adams congratulations! Its a year long from when you quit, its everything alright yet? why Germany? :) I wanna quit too. 2 weeks yet with smoke and alcohol. I'm in germany too, since 5 yers (26). I'm romanian.

[@anthonyadams3138]

Grigoras Buse hey brother. I know man! Its been a year!! Ever since Ive moved to germany I will have a beer here or there cause...well its germany xD, but no more drugs. No weed, no kratom, nothing...just living life with my wonderful wife. I moved to Germany because of my wife's job. Im not gonna lie, Its pretty nice up here. The weather can take some getting used to though. If you really wanna do it man, you can. Its all the mindset. You just gotta think "life is enjoyable sober" after a while those thoughts become an attitude and that attitude becomes a mindset. You got it bro

[@peggyakin1]

Proud of Kendrick. He's a good guy that had a lot to overcome and he's done it. Great Rapper.

[@bobbybiggs9201]

Lol! He's still gang affiliated

[@peggyakin1]

+Bobby Biggs I don't believe it now. I'm 85 years old and Caucasian. My Grandson performed with Kendrick four years ago here in Dallas at Southfork. We got to know him and he and my grandson kept up by texting until Kendrick became too famous and busy. That's my Grandson's picture not mine. I raised him and he's very talented like Kendrick. He has an Album being released in February that he's recording at Def Jam in Los Angeles right now. Watch for it. It's Hip Hop too. His name is Ryan Akin. Hopefully he'll be the new Eminen as Ryan's just 20 years old. And by the way, Ryan battle rapped Kendrick and his two Homies and beat all three. I was there and heard it. They were in the Performance Holding room. Ask Kendrick if that isn't true. Peggy Akin

[@TheTheslink]

+Peggy Akin what the fuck

[@peggyakin1]

+Sam Lincoln People can change and I believe in Kendrrick now. A good example for kids from Compton now.

[@268snake]

+Peggy Akin Was the battle rap recorded?

[@dvl973]

His eyes have the same glow that kids have I feel like many adults lost that glow in their eyes and their souls

[@levikalombo1630]

Pssst quick secret. . 98 percent of people masturbate that's why they ain't got that spark.

[@danielade8915]

@@levikalombo1630 woke brother

[@Itsunclegabby]

This one. This is the comment I've been looking for.

[@withjermaine]

gotta take care of yourself. love yourself.

[@lucalagalot]

Aight i smoke lots of weed but i totally understand why he doesn't want to. Because it really changes the way you think about things. And it can make you slower in some ways.

[@KraftiOCE]

@DorianPlayZ You have no idea what you're talking about. Go back to making Minecraft let's plays.

[@KraftiOCE]

DorianPlayZ Not true at all. check your google+ page.

[@SkinnyDeanTV]

rekt!!

[@phoenixzappa7366]

ooooh shit boy got so smashd and rekt he changed his name

[@pplcantuseyouifyoureuseles6705]

Reason why he don’t smoke is because someone laced him one time when he first started after that he dubbed it that’s why he made the song ADHD

[@Vivrant__Thang]

Kendrick’s ascension was in gods plan. It’s amazing about manifestation. It truly does work.❤

[@nnajilight8008]

Hearing him speak about all these years before he made any studio album is mind blowing This man had plans already to make good kid maad city, tpab, even mr morale This man has given us his life in his song Winning the drake beef has solidified him as one of the all time greats

[@TheProfecktion]

This kid gets it. I believe Pac would be smiling in regards to him.

[@isabellaaoliviaa8812]

Ive got mad respect for Kendrick. He's been one of the only rappers I listen too these days cause he's not on that bullshit..

[@fappendevlinder69]

What about Hopsin?

[@legofsh819]

+Lkkrsnoepen no one is full of more shit than hopsin

[@mxewris2355]

+legofsh819 Yeah but thats why he is so good

[@DubstepOverdose]

interview with asap rocky also surprising. pretty well spoken dude with a clear vision

[@Type1Tony91]

YEA BUT WHAT ABOUT LIL DICKY?!?!?!?

[@puppyxe2011]

This nigga say Yao Ming 1 more time

[@puppyxe2011]

BRUH WHAT THE FUCK BRUH

[@raoul256]

+neyney2723 ded

[@thicknbeautiful09]

+Gamemaster Gary Hiii Power off Section 80

[@ninjaturtleruby4206]

+Gamemaster Gary Hii power, j.cole made beat

[@YOGERTV]

W

[@shake1494]

Kendrick Lamar is genuine! He is straight up and down to earth, he tells the people what they need to hear! Love & Respect.

[@tejasjadhav962]

Man I swear I've never seen so much LOVE in the comment section , this Guy Special bruh

[@garenhudson5305]

Coming back to this video right after Mr. Morale dropped. Watching him talk about his progression down the road here, and having experienced it over the last 10 years is so cool. What a genius

[@MercedesJordy]

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City only dropped 16 months after this video. Kendrick already knew what he was finna do next

[@elryck94]

Seeing this outro in 2024 fill me with tears Truly legendary

[@HazenB101]

I think its fucked up how people who blaze look down upon people who don't. Just because you smoke weed doesn't mean everyone else has to and this is comming from someone who does blaze. It's becoming more and more like some sort of cult lmao. Remember people everything in moderation stop smoking weed everyday you'll notice a drastic improvement in your thought process , and your energy level. Well at least for me

[@concordlmao]

he's not just a great artist, he's such an amazing, down to earth person.

[@MrPhukYu]

Why does he keep saying Yao Ming? Is that guy still in the NBA?

[@heraldgrant7519]

raghunat hes joking atupid

[@adashofgame]

LOL

[@tyrelhornesbyth]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@phoenixzappa7366]

Ford Dork ur so tough

[@markchanggz1]

LMAO LMAO LMAO

[@arielcasas7547]

This is my favorite kendrick interview. I watch this shit too much, I have to stop. I just like that he doesn't like smoking weed or drinking. #respect

[@dubem6671]

nya meen count = 1,293

[@RealKBizzy]

I believe it

[@fedoramcclaren4294]

Heh heh...

[@nigga9766]

Nahmean bro fytb, nahmsayn

[@upperclassmen]

Yao Ming... Yao Ming... Yao Ming

[@cartercochrane8522]

FamilyFriendly I was thinking this the whole video😂😂😂

[@cartercochrane8522]

FamilyFriendly I was thinking this the whole video😂😂😂

[@Twentywulf]

That’s that Kung Fu Kenny

[@buckledkiller]

Stay sober if you want people, im not but that's okay too, it's about fredom people. 

[@buckledkiller]

***** nope , never said that. Not making me much worse either. What more would you like to persecute me about?

[@buckledkiller]

***** Point taken man i'll be sure think things over next time ; )

[@buckledkiller]

All this time I thought it was totally nutritious!

[@AnAverageBoss]

Fishy Frank lmao fishy frank I agree just do whatever the fuck you want, if your not stupid weed (im assuming thats your drug of choice) will NOT fuck you up, unless you get in trouble with the law. i stopped smoking and im glad that i did, i reccomend you do the same but you probobably wont listen to me so.. toke up :)

[@program8873]

Yes, go drink some alcohol which is legal and act like an idiot, or smoke and feel great with no side effects hmm..

[@JonnyZye]

Much respect...especially trying to clean up the streets.

[@grizzkhaleafa]

As a stoner, and a rapper, i can say that weed does not make you any better. It just gives a different creativity and a different state of mind where for me, I just think my fuckin ass off which can be good and bad and its not the easiest for me to be social with people i dont know well when im high. So i feel like if i were to have a show or a moment in the spotlight, it would definitely want to be sober despite my tendancies

[@jaytee695]

everybody's different

[@KennySpace]

You still smoking or did you quit?

[@xdMaC3o3]

Yaa mean???

[@puppyxe2011]

BRUH EXACTLY 😂😂😂😂

[@iwrath2196]

DMX always said it.

[@georgeroberts7462]

GOD BLESS THIS YOUNG MAN. AMEN

[@zshakur]

I really appreciate this brother's energy, maturity, and skill.

[@loudorchen9897]

I can relate to having a name

[@HakuzaPK]

louis dorchin that’s not the point. The point was having a new identity. Just a regular telling his story

[@ninjaturtleruby4206]

the Evils of lucy was all around me

[@mikellegraham]

So I went running for answers

[@jairrodshannon8742]

+Mikelle Graham suddenly i found myself in a hotel room

[@saulossl27]

+Mikelle Graham until I came home

[@belindawamushiyi4576]

but that didn't stop survivors guilt

[@EdgardoSalas]

@@belindawamushiyi4576 Going back and forth trying to convince myself the stripes I earned

[@Two-jx3cm]

Kendrick Lamar is almost a realization fore me he almost made me depressed because I was able to be happy and put all my struggles behind cause I don't have the greatest life rn and listening to Kendrick Lamar made me like not realize but put energy towards it

[@FCBayernRW]

Kendrick Lamar is the best rapper of our time and one of the best rappers ever

[@musicprodigy3837]

Amen

[@FCBayernRW]

@Jaiden Sims damn right, that's loyalty 😂

[@jennyneon]

@@FCBayernRW loyalty inside our DNA

[@Cre8iveStudios]

I have a lot of respect for people who dont totally change their name for their music.

[@riahbee323]

to see him now! one of the greatest lyricists of all time :)

[@NoiseThatLaughs]

I’m watching this in 2022 waiting for the next album. Crazy how far homie has come since this interview.

[@Tiger_InThe_Rye]

2022 and this is still great

[@KierraLovesHipsters]

Agreed, I feel he could make a strong influence on hip hop in the long run if he stays on the path he's at.

[@eastonclark]

Good call

[@Vivrant__Thang]

He did. He’s at the top of the hill.❤

[@DonThrilla]

True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments.

[@narutoshuuppeeden]

People wonder why he doesn't smoke weed. His first blunt was laced and had him foaming out of the mouth. Some weed dealer went too far and tried to get a new cocaine customer. If that ever happened to me, personally, weed would've been out of my life.

[@buckledkiller]

I watched my friend smoke a PCP laced blunt holy shit am I glad to have decided not to smoke on that specific blunt that night it was insane. Out of nowhere he just starting humming really fucking loud with his hands over his chest repeating "I FEEL MY SOUL I FEEL MY SOUL AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" hahahaha crazy. Later that day the dude a admitted he sold my friend the wrong weed hahaha awful to laugh at but crazy. Always trust your source, especially MDMA.

[@360woodz3]

M.a.a.d. City

[@kingfatah7476]

..

[@yellostone4973]

Same shit happened to me but it was great no bad trip at first i didnt know it was pcp in the blunt that shit was drippin green i was like wtf am i smokin my mans was like oh yeah forgot to tell ya theres angel dust in the blunt, felt like the hulk every step sounded like a stomp lost track of where i parked my car couldnt remember all the houses and cars started looking the same i was in a trance ended up meeting two sluts i was so high i just threw my arms around the two unknown females and started talking to em like i knew em telling them i was on pcp and i couldnt find my car they thought i was funny af and we ended up becoming real friends everything worked out called a sober friend for help he found my car and drove it home for me never touched that shit ever again 1 time is a good experience never again tho you feel me like you feel like u can fucking fly on that shit i felt so confident i could fly off the balcony, didnt try it tho brain was like listen asshole you cannot fly stay off the balcomy, those small self talks help in those situations lmfao

[@dafoojordan734]

Where did you hear that

[@psomas13]

First time i ever saw Kendrick was this video. went to listen to OD straight after and its amazing where he is now.

[@NubiOlori]

Smile, matches his spirit.

[@isabellaaoliviaa8812]

Talk shit about Kendrick one more time, and see how much it means. Cause he's gonna keep rhymin', all you do is give him the leads

[@jaytee695]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Prodidawana]

This aged well.

[@bal20]

This guy is special

[@aussieman23]

like Ziggy Marley, once said, "weed is not for everyone". and their nothing wrong with that.

[@THR33ZER]

love his acknowledgement of his pops! not too many can say proudly they have an active father. BIGG UPS

[@durden91tyler]

im tryna quit smoking and knowing my favorite artist doesnt smoke has made this so much easier.

[@9nomejro9]

you did it?

[@zaydagoat6952]

Same

[@GreenMr00]

Not only is Kendrick one of the best artists out there, he's also just real and really down to earth. He belongs in my top 3 rappers for sure!

[@kennan10101]

wooo shouting out Kid Cudi. He always seemed like an outcast among rappers so it's cool to see the king himself show him some love.

[@TheSmlaxer]

Around three minutes the guy mentions that kendrick used "good kid mad city" in one of his songs anyone know what song this is? So awesome how this idea developed into an amazing album

[@Fleezy81]

Celebration - The Kendrick Lamar EP

[@danielade8915]

@@Fleezy81 nice spot out!

[@hyypersonic]

He needs to do an AMA on Reddit!

[@KamiloAhHing]

I just got inspired even more thanx uce #KingKendrick

[@willjahmalary5445]

Ya nah mean?

[@prometheuszero9]

I love how he says that yeah, some of his boys or other people he knows tell him he should smoke weed and his shit would be even more lit, and luckily he knows that he's already good as fuck without it. And here we are almost ten years later and Kendrick is the only dude from his crew who is a known rapper and is making millions from his rhymes.

[@NoLurp]

You don’t listen to schoolboy, ab-soul, or Jay Rock? They definitely are known. Kendrick definitely way more well known though I understand that.

[@zaydagoat6952]

To a casual listeners they wouldn’t know them rappers…

[@GalacticSloth6]

Kendrick and Immortal Technique or Nas Need to Make a song together.!

[@OuterWrld]

Positive Vibes 🌊

[@DejaMiru]

crazy to see kendrick grow from then to now.

[@RubenSelassie]

kendrink love the part about the weed i do not smoke it no more

[@FilipeMageski]

Some people are born with what marijuana stimulates.

[@drew3976]

Well everyone has cb1 and cb2 receptors....

[@LILREMAlNS]

weed just makes the receptors work on overdrive haha

[@seanheffron8444]

Marijuana effects peoples brainstream differently. Some people react well to it some dont. My dad who was Irish seemed to get more done when he drank his beer. Its knowing yourself. Being smart about it and moderation.

[@kincamell2]

LOVE

[@SableCreates]

Nice interview. He really speaking on some real stuff. Great answers

[@Chrisdrau]

6:28 he must've been talking about keem...

[@98jaytilinfinity12]

7:32 references Element. From Damn.

[@stealthyterd]

2021 and he’s now one of the greatest rappers of this generation

[@shhhkapowww]

loooooooove you Kendrick!!!

[@ProductP]

If Lamar started smokin he would start sounding all this other BS out here. Dont let them dumb you down Kendrick.

[@deedeekreep9139]

Uhhh... no.

[@kingbeastley9834]

So ur saying Nas, someone who referenced weed alot in his first album/Rap classic, is stupid

[@lucyfur7268]

ignorant as fuck

[@beazethadream2769]

Tell that shit to Killer Mike

[@tonycarmichael287]

I swear pot smokers are the most defensive people. You say anything negative about weed and they will write you an essay on its benefits, how it makes you live on another level, how it's bullshit that it's illegal, say it cures cancer, was smoked in ancient times......CALM DOWWWWN. Nobody is telling you to stop smoking. We're just saying it's not for everybody.

[@angeliquemakil3685]

King Kendrick Lamar ♥

[@TheDiguy]

GOOD to know!! peace bruh

[@Zmoneeey]

Also props to HardKnock TV who actually filmed this in 2011 WOW!!!! Hope Kendrick stay focused and keeps making the dope music he making

[@19Carlo97]

What song is he performing at 2:30?

[@imhere8910]

The real sports fans heard "Yao Ming"

[@Mon31992]

Loveeee him.

[@shmakity]

Textbook stuff - XV hell yea

[@iLiRiAn1996]

Does anyone now what song the beat at the beginning of the video is from?

[@amv9615]

Sing About Me I'm Dying of Thirst- Kendrick

[@adityaroy6901]

Hii power

[@twocows2403]

Kendrick uses "you know what I mean" as a conversation filler almost as much as Pac did

[@RysMarOfficial]

Everyone do it WHAT u talking about LMAO

[@lisac7191]

I love this kid & I say that with fondness. I am a 49 year old woman who loves old skool rap exactly the people looks up to but even older groups to public enemy jungle brothers etc.... I love him cos he takes u on a journey thruogh his mind. Xxx

[@cookinwite3284]

To deliver the message and to spit the knowledge on every track he rapped. I knew before he mentioned it he doesn’t smoke weed. The music that’s out now. I can’t relate. I love lyrics and beats, and Kendrick is all that. Proud of you 👏🏾 Real Hip Hop

[@kwl6251]

This interview's a lot like 2Pac's interview snippets on To Pimp a Butterfly. If 2Pac had created To Pimp a Butterfly and that was Kendrick in the drive by shooting, this would be the interview on the album.

[@murishere]

1 of 1

[@qsmooth7805]

This is way before Kendrick blew up and become the huge superstar that he is today

[@0xd34dx0]

Ahhh all these new fans!! I knew it'll come one day Kendrick!

[@TheIntel2323]

kendrick lamar is lyrical a.f he one of the most realist rappers right now

[@mdptg1990]

Watching his old interviews prior to GKMC, it really seems as if K-Dot tries to hide his past with the ignorant peer pressure life and how affiliated he was with the gangbanging culture. He woke up from all that bullshit, and at this point in time he seems embarrassed to have been apart of it. Whereas from GKMC onwards he's just so honest and truthful about his own hypocrisy, his own actions, the people he hurt during this time. Really interesting

[@xiomaramoya9824]

Very mature and focused way of thinking about the youth

[@NorCalibrator]

Whats the outro song? dude spitting bars

[@averoog]

Song at 4:30??

[@MrElementYT]

he said ya mean 39 times lol

[@pokemagic578]

There isn’t slot of rappers these days this dedicated to their craft like him n it fr shows

[@wormsali]

good lookinout hktv

[@lylebehrends4037]

Kendrick lamar is the best

[@antonrihoux5873]

This makes me want to meet his dad, must be a very wise person...

[@sebastianotranto8852]

Tremenda entrevista metiste hermano, saludos desde Argentina!.

[@hardknocktv]

🙏🏽🧉

[@mamibear33]

I love you Kenny.

[@princeofsouthsideatl]

WHAT IS THE SONG AT 2:39

[@princeofsouthsideatl]

NEVERMIND I FOUND IT XV FT. KENDRICK LAMAR- TEXTBOOK STUFF

[@JahJahBruh]

Even tough I use allot of stuff regularly, Kendrick is stil one of the few straight edge kids I dig. Not saying not using drugs makes u anything less of a man.

[@dkatomski]

Yeah, long as you have respect and loyalty it does not matter whether or not you do drugs.

[@DistantLights]

2:34, talks about this on Father Time

[@royalty2k14]

Kendrick lamar got lyrics fa years!!!!♥♥♥