How hip-hop storyteller Kendrick Lamar describes hometown Compton
by Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
Jan 23, 2018
2 minutes
Like the fictional Yoknapatawpha County where writer William Faulkner set many of his stories, the rapper and lyricist Kendrick Lamar, nominated for seven Grammy Awards including album of the year, has populated his hometown of Compton with stories, plots, images and recollections that map the contours of his city.
Mixing fact and fiction with rhythm and sound,
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