About “​untitled 02 | 06.23.2014.”

This track is about Kendrick’s confliction between his life at home in Compton and his life as a global superstar.

In 2014, he was prophesying the success of To Pimp a Butterfly which scooped five Grammy awards in early 2016. Yet at the same time, he was troubled by the bloodshed and incarceration of his peers still trapped in the ghettos of Compton.

While he is separated and distracted by the fruits of his labour: the women, money, and fame, he realises the only way he can find a balance between the industry and the Compton homies he left behind is through TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment). His team has become his solace, and he’ll ride for them, the same as he would for those back home.