![]() ![]() US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ( Billboard) The song was performed for the public for the first time on January 7, 2016, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Both stories dissolve into his own, as he ends the album questioning what exactly we're owed by the universe for existing, and how hard we need to fight for what we're not." Musically, critics compared the song with " King Kunta", for its hydraulic-pumping synthesized bass thump and Lamar's slangy flow. USA Today described the narrative: "one of a young woman struggling with her come-up, the other an impoverished voice lashing out at Kendrick’s own accounts of his struggles. The lyrics show little optimism, though Lamar cushions his anger and disappointment with "irresistibly" feel-good vibes, suggesting there may be hope after all. Lyrically, the track discusses the futility of hopelessness in the face of adversity (mashed up with 'untitled 2' for Kendrick's Fallon performance in January). ![]()
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