One could go on for days talking about what Kendrick said in this album but to keep this column from turning into a novel I’m only going to hit some of the main points. From the jump Kendrick gave us bars, dropping knowledge on how we learned everything but how to manage money in school. He highlights the struggles of Wesley Snipes but those struggles could be applied to many people of color’s downfall from athletes, musicians, to businessmen. Kendrick also informs us that you don’t have to be in the prison system to become institutionalized. Many people in the hood get so caught up in the daily routine that the hood provides they don’t seek to leave their comfort zone making it easy to get trapped inside these walls. In the song “u” Kendrick addresses mental health and stability. The pressures of balancing his new found success and the struggles of looking out for those back home were taking a toll on him pushing him toward attempting suicide. What’s so dope is that the very next song, he reminds us that as along as God is in control “We Gon Be Alright.” On Hood Politics we get an interesting comparison. Kendrick equates democrats and republicans beefing like crips and bloods i.e. Demo-Crips and Re-Blood-icans. While doing that he reminisces back to when Control dropped and shook up the game. Kendrick also reminds us about the importance of self love on I, which stood out because it was live recording interrupted by a fight then KDot proceeds to drop some knowledge on self worth. Lastly, we get an intimate interview with Tupac that shows us that even though times have changed we still face the same problems.