S1E14 – Complexion (A Zulu Love) by Kendrick Lamar

We continue our season long analysis of To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar with the album’s twelfth track “Complexion (A Zulu Love).”

After battling depression, survival’s guilt, temptation, selfishness, and suicidal thoughts, Kendrick was humbled by an encounter with god on the album’s previous track “How Much a Dollar Cost?” Kendrick will now embrace his leadership role, and become an advocate for the Compton’s of the world. His first order of business will be to address colorism and black beauty on “Complexion (A Zulu Love).” 

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