Kendrick Lamar’s Most Influential Bars

Kendrick made his official debut with his mixtape Young Head Nigga In Charge back in 2003 when he was still in high school. After his next mixtape, he got signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and was later signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath. Now, a full year after his major label album debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, we look through his entire career to find his most influential bars

The First BarGreetings people
You're now rockin' with the bestThis bar is off of "Hova Song", the intro from the first track of his debut mixtape. This is influential in the aspect of it being Kendrick's first bar -- It's how he introduced himself to the world. This is the first recorded bar that the world can find of Kendrick, (back then known as K. Dot), and boy, it's like he almost knew what was gonna happen in his career. Now, Kendrick is regarded as one of the top rappers in the game and even some fans say he might be one of the best rappers of all time. At this point, Kendrick has delivered bars for over 10 years and influenced the game as only the best have done

HiiiPower: The MovementEverybody put three fingers in the air
The sky Is falling, the wind is calling
Stand for something or die in the morning
Section 80, HiiiPowerKendrick said these bars in the last track on his majorly successful mixtape Section.80 back on July 2nd, 2011. Kendrick started a movement with HiiiPower, and he defines it's meaning in this interview. Kendrick has never stopped following that motto throughout the course of his career. Many people still respect this track and realize it's deep meaning to this day

IgnoranceCause ignorance is bliss
Kendrick made a very passionate track on his street life and the incidents he has seen in Compton. This kind of storytelling and realness has pushed Kendrick into the spotlight and it has gained him millions of fans and respect. It is also a little known fact that the song and the music video for it got noticed by Dr.Dre

ControlI'm usually homeboys with the same niggas I'm rhymin' with
But this is hip-hop and them niggas should know what time it is
And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big KRIT, Wale
Pusha T, Meek Millz, A$AP Rocky, Drake
Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller
I got love for you all but I'm tryna murder you niggas
Trying to make sure your core fans never heard of you niggas
They don't wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you niggasThis line is easily the most influential set of lyrics in 2013. Kendrick basically called out every rapper in the game and told them to step. It. UP. Many tweets came from fans, but plenty of rappers also tweeted about the track as well. Not only that, many rappers came out with their own responses to the verse, including the likes of Joell Ortiz, B.o.B., Papoose, Meek Mill, Los, and many more. Kendrick spoke on this verse and bars

The Last Bar (So Far)Shook, you're scared to death, you're scared to look
In the mirror when Kendrick is near you
King, KendrickThe most recent bar heard from Kendrick, (on this date, October 22nd, 2013), is off of TDE's BET Cypher, which he wasn't even supposed to be a part of! What's to come next from the honorable King Kendrick?

Post in the comments some the most memorable Kendrick bars you have heard and why they were memorable to you!