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Welcome to Dissect, Long Form Musical analysis broken into short digestible episodes.

I'm your host Cole Kishna. Today we continue our serialized examination of Tepipa Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar.

We're currently in the midst of the album's fourth act, which we've

titled The Butterfly Sheds Light. After an encounter with God in South Africa on how much a dollar

cost, Kendrick embraced his leadership role.

On our last episode, we explored complexion, a song in which Kendrick speaks directly to his

community on the complexities of colorism.

Complexion concludes with Rhapsody's reference to Bloods and Cripps,

followed by a cryptic soliloquy performed by Kendrick himself. the same team blues and paroos us that don't play fair. Should I get out the car?

I don't see Compton I see something much worse the land of the landmines the

hell that's on earth

remember the song's mama how much a Dollar Cost and Complex showcase Kendrick's experiences

and lessons learned in South Africa. The soliloquy at the end of

complexion represents his narrative return to the states. Having gained a broader perspective in Africa, he's seeing

Compton and perhaps all the inner cities like Compton in a new light. He paints a grim portrait of

barefoot babies and teenage gun totters that navigate the land of the landmines, the hell that's on earth.

Kendrick's choice of using barefoot babies seems to be a calculated representation of innocence.

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