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"Kendrick Lamar proved his greatness last year with his breakout album&amp;#xA0;good kid, m.A.A.d city, but he&amp;apos;s already pondering his legacy &amp;quot;when the lights shut off.&amp;quot; In the first part (there&amp;apos;s two installments!)&amp;#xA0;of the new video for&amp;#xA0;good kid track &amp;quot;Sing About Me, I&amp;apos;m Dying of Thirst&amp;quot; the rapper reflects on that very topic with visual artist Eddie Peake, who creates a mixed-media art installation using lyrics from Lamar&amp;apos;s haunting track.\r\nThe 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of All Time\r\n&amp;quot;When the lights shut off, an artist&amp;apos;s dream is that their work will stand the test of time,&amp;quot; reads the video&amp;apos;s opening text. &amp;quot;The ones that influence our culture are the ones we most remember.&amp;quot; Lamar and Peake want to &amp;quot;elevate the status quo and lay ground to their legacy,&amp;quot; and director Darren Romanell matches their lofty ambitions with moody, cinematic black-and-white visuals. It&amp;apos;s a bleak juxtaposition of lyrical fragments and Lamar walking around his hometown of Compton, California.\r\nThe video&amp;apos;s next installment arrives in January, which will&amp;#xA0;be an eventful month for the rapper: He&amp;apos;s nominated for seven Grammy awards&amp;#xA0;including Best New Artist and Album of the Year. He&amp;apos;ll perform along with artists like Pink,&amp;#xA0;Merle Haggard and Daft Punk.\r\n&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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