HUMBLE.
Kendrick Lamar * Track #8 On DAMN.
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HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar
Release Date
Performed by
Kendrick LamarProduced by
Pluss & Mike WiLL Made-ItAbout
On the ironically braggadocious track “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar challenges his competition. It was released a week after the first promotional single, “The Heart Part 4,” with a music video directed by Dave Meyers and The Little Homies. It features religious imagery mixed with urban life, such as Ken...
HUMBLE. Lyrics
[Intro]
Nobody pray for me
It been that day for me
Way (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 1]
Ayy, I remember syrup sandwiches and crime allowances
Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin’ this
Parmesan where my accountant lives, in fact, I'm downin' this
D’USSÉ with my boo bae, tastes like Kool-Aid for the analysts
Girl, I can buy your ass the world with my paystub
Ooh, that pussy good, won't you sit it on my taste bloods?
I get way too petty once you let me do the extras
Pull up on your block, then break it down: we playin' Tetris
AM to the PM, PM to the AM, funk
Piss out your per diem, you just gotta hate 'em, funk
If I quit your BM, I still ride Mercedes, funk
If I quit this season, I still be the greatest, funk
My left stroke just went viral
Right stroke put lil' baby in a spiral
Soprano C, we like to keep it on a high note
It's levels to it, you and I know
[Chorus]
Bitch, be humble (Hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, lil’, hol’ up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol’ up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, sit down, lil', sit down, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol’ up, hol' up)
Bitch, sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Lil' bitch, hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, hol' up, hol' up)
Be humble (Hol' up, hol' up)
Sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, lil', hol' up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, sit down, lil', sit down, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol' up, hol' up)
Bitch, sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Lil' bitch, hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, hol' up, hol' up)
[Verse 2]
Who that nigga thinkin' that he frontin' on Man-Man? (Man-Man)
Get the fuck off my stage, I'm the Sandman (Sandman)
Get the fuck off my dick, that ain't right
I make a play fucking up your whole life
I'm so fuckin' sick and tired of the Photoshop
Show me somethin' natural like afro on Richard Pryor
Show me somethin' natural like ass with some stretch marks
Still I take you down right on your mama couch in Polo socks
Ayy, this shit way too crazy, ayy, you do not amaze me, ayy
I blew cool from AC, ayy, Obama just paged me, ayy
I don't fabricate it, ayy, most of y'all be fakin', ayy
I stay modest 'bout it, ayy, she elaborate it, ayy
This that Grey Poupon, that Evian, that TED Talk, ayy
Watch my soul speak, you let the meds talk, ayy
If I kill a nigga, it won't be the alcohol, ayy
I'm the realest nigga after all
[Chorus]
Bitch, be humble (Hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, lil', hol' up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, sit down, lil', sit down, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol' up, hol' up)
Bitch, sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Lil' bitch, hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, hol' up, hol' up)
Be humble (Hol' up, hol' up)
Sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, lil', hol' up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, sit down, lil', sit down, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Hol' up, hol' up)
Bitch, sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, lil' bitch)
Be humble (Lil' bitch, hol' up, bitch)
Sit down (Hol' up, hol' up, hol' up, hol' up)
HUMBLE. Q&A
Who wrote HUMBLE.'s ?
HUMBLE. was written by Top Dawg & Pluss & Mike WiLL Made-It & Kendrick Lamar.
Who produced HUMBLE.'s ?
HUMBLE. was produced by Pluss & Mike WiLL Made-It.
When did Kendrick Lamar release HUMBLE.?
Kendrick Lamar released HUMBLE. on Thu Mar 30 2017.
What did Kendrick Lamar say about "HUMBLE."?
About a month after the song’s release, producer Mike WiLL Made-It spoke with NPR about working with Kendrick and how the song came to be, amongst other things:
With “HUMBLE.,” I knew that beat was going to capture a moment. It just felt real urgent. I made that beat [last year] when Gucci Mane was...
Have Kendrick Lamar and Mike WiLL Made It collaborated before?
A week prior to the release of “HUMBLE.” they collaborated on “Perfect Pint,” and back in 2014 they joined forces on “Buy The World.”
Does this song sample RICK ROSS & Skrillex's Purple Lamborghini ?
No, its based around a minimalist but super-catchy piano sample. You can find more info here.
Has Kendrick ever used the phrase "taste bloods" before?
In the God Is Gangsta extended music video, there is a frame that displays the words, “My taste bloods is expensive.”
Has Kendrick Lamar admitted to subliminal disses?
No word from Kendrick but shortly after the music video was released, Dave Free—the president of Kendrick’s record label TDE—posted a tweet that read:
Free can be simply letting the press know he’s unavailable to discuss the video he co-directed. He can be also making a reference to Big Sean’s “No...
Where was the music video filmed?
The music video was filmed at The McArthur hotel in Los Angeles.
Who is the girl in the video?
Her name is Carter Kim and her instagram is instagram.com/nattybrat
What does the fire on their heads in the music video represent?
Could reference the burning of heretics. With Kendrick front and centre in a white hoodie with ‘Dreamer’ in the top left, he may be presenting himself at the leader of the nonconformist movement in hip-hop. This idea is in a way corroborated by, corroborates, and, in a more general sense strengthens...
How did this song start?
It was the beat first, actually. [Producer] Mike Will sent the beat over. All I could think of was [Marley Marl’s] “The Symphony” and the earliest moments of hip-hop, where it’s complex simplicity, but it’s also somebody making moves. That beat feels like my generation, right now. The first thing th...
Who is sitting with Kendrick in the Last Supper representation?
Ret One (TDE General Manager) – Mackwop (TDE in-house DJ)– Jay Rock (Black Hippy rapper) – Kendrick Lamar – Blue (TDE in-house producer, a.k.a. King Blue) – MixedByAli (TDE in-house recording/mixing engineer) – Sounwave (TDE in-house producer)
Has this song won any awards?
Yes, it has been nominated so far for 19 awards and has won 12 of them.
At the MTV Video Awards in 2017, it won a total of 7 awards which includes: Video of the Year, Best Direction, and Best Choreography.
It has also been nominated for 4 awards at the 2018 Grammy Awards and has won 3 of them. The...
What is the BPM of the song?
This song has a tempo of 150 beats per minute.
Has this track received any certifications?
“HUMBLE.” was certified 7x platinum by the RIAA on May 25, 2018.