Listen to this when
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You can be winning on the outside and still be losing to the voice inside. Talk about it. 🖤
Who it's for
The track voices the harsh inner critic in a raw, unpolished way, and for men especially, hearing a respected artist admit self-loathing can break the isolation of thinking no one else feels this way.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"u" is a track from Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, produced by Taz Arnold, Whoarei and Sounwave, with saxophone from Kamasi Washington among others. A dark counterpart to the album's more upbeat "i", it turns inward to examine Lamar's own insecurities, selfishness and sense of having let people down, and how fame left him feeling hollow.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Heads up: Suicidal thoughts and self-hatred.
Age: Adult (18+)
Out, damned spot! out, I say!William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1
