11、Real
歌曲开始时的一段:
I do what I wanna do, I say what I wanna sayWhen I feel, and I..look in the mirror and know I'm thereWith my hands in the air, I'm proud to say yeahI'm real, I'm real, I'm really really real
他摒弃了peer pressure(令他酗酒,吸毒,加入帮会等),而开始real life。中间一段他爸的留言:
"Kenny I ain't trippin' off that Dominos anymore, just calling, sorry to hear what happen to yAnnotateour homeboy, but don't learn the hard way like I did homie". "Any nigga can kill a man, that don't make you a real nigga". "Real is responsibility, real is taking care of your motherfucking family, real is god, nigga"
可以说也是Kendrick这张砖想要表达的意思吧。之后是一段他妈妈的留言,说邻居已经告诉他Dave的事情,然后提到TDE希望他和Dave去录制歌曲,他妈妈希望Kendrick认真对待自己的音乐事业(或许是逃离Compton的好方法)。
最后还有一段留言,我觉得这段要贴出来分析一下:
"If I don't hear from you, by tomorrow... I hope you come back, and learn from your mistakes. Come back a man, tell your story to these black and brown kids in Compton. Let 'em know you was just like them, but you still rose from that dark place of violence, becoming a positive person. But when you do make it, give back, with your words of encouragement, and that's the best way to give back. To your city... And I love you Kendrick, if I don't hear you knocking on the door you know where I usually leave the key. Alright? talk to you later, bye."
有两点,一是他妈妈很害怕不好的事情发生在Kendrick身上,从第一句的犹豫可以多少感觉到。第二就是现在看来Kendrick做到了rose from that dark place of violence和give back。他妈妈的这段话或许就是Kendrick努力做音乐的动力?
最后伴随一段倒带声,如前文所说,这段改变Kendrick一生的故事告一段落。