Kendrick Lamar is makes his plans for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards clear in the latest issue of Billboard.
The 28-year-old, who leads all nominees with 11, opens up about this yearâs show, his meeting with President Obama, and shares his thoughts on being snubbed in 2014 in favor of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.Â
Check out excerpts from the interview and see the photo gallery below.
On winning at the GRAMMYS:Â
âThe album just had a deeper impact than I expected, because it touched so many homes, and not just in my own community. I guess Iâm just speaking words that need to be heard in these times. I want to win them all.
âItâs bigger than me. When we think about the Grammys, only Lauryn Hill andOutkast have won album of the year. This would be big for hip-hop culture at large.â
On losing to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in 2014:
â[The Grammy defeats] would have been upsetting to me if Iâd known that was my best work, if I had nothing new to offer,â he says. âGood Kid, M.A.A.D City is great work, but itâs not my best work. To Pimp a Butterfly is great. Iâm talking about the connection the record made. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City made a connection. But To Pimp a Butterfly made a bigger connection.â
Meeting President Obama:Â
âThe way people look at me these days â thatâs the same way I looked at President Obama before I met him. We tend to forget that people whoâve attained a certain position are human. When [the president] said to my face what his favorite record was â I understood that, no matter how high-ranking you get in this world, youâre human.â
âNo matter how high the pedestal you reach, we all still like a beat,â he says. âEven the president has got to hear that snare drum.â
Read the full interview here.
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