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Dissect

S1E17 – You Ain’t Gotta Lie (Momma Said) by Kendrick Lamar

Dissect

Cole Cuchna

Music, Society & Culture, Arts

4.910.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

We continue our serialized analysis of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly by dissecting "You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)." Follow Dissect on social media @dissectpodcast. Purchase Dissect merch at dissectpodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.0

Welcome to Dissect, long-form musical analysis broken into short digestible episodes.

1:05.0

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

1:21.6

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

1:24.8

we've titled The Butterfly Sheds Light. After an encounter with God at a gas station in South Africa

1:30.4

and how much a dollar cost, Kendrick embraced his leadership role and began speaking

1:35.2

on issues that directly affect his community. On complexion, Kendrick spoke about negating

1:40.3

the complexities of colorism through self-love and positivity.

1:44.6

On the Black or the Berry, he addressed self-hate, frustration, and anxiety and an ambitious

1:49.2

think-piece on the complexities of modern race relations. Kendrick will continue his communal

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