Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Album: HUMBLE. (Single), DAMN., DAMN. COLLECTORS EDITION.

Track Info: On the ironically braggadocious track “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar challenges his competition. It was released a week after the first promotional single, “The Heart Part 4,” with a music video directed by Dave Meyers and The Little Homies. It features religious imagery mixed with urban life, such as Kendrick in priest’s robes and a moving re-enactment of Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting The Last Supper—juxtaposing this with the concept of humility in the chorus.

On a religious note, the song could also be a reference to the verse James 4:7.

“So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."”

—Thus linking to April 7th, the date Kendrick told the industry to have their shit together.

Mike WiLL Made-It produced the beat. It features a deep piano riff and a banging 808 bass line. This style of production is a departure from the sound of Kendrick’s previous jazz-influenced project, To Pimp a Butterfly. It seems to reference the character Deebo’s theme song from the popular comedy movie Friday (1995). Kendrick is also shown riding through the neighborhood on a bicycle in the music video, similar to Deebo in Friday.

The song debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 22, 2017, making it not only the highest charting song for Kendrick, but also one of the highest debuting hip-hop singles since “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem. The song later hit No. 1 on the chart on June 5, 2017, making it Lamar’s first solo No. 1 song and second No. 1 song overall on the charts.

Producer: Pluss, Mike WiLL Made-It
Writers: Kendrick Lamar, Pluss, Mike WiLL Made-It, Top Dawg
Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi
Mixing Engineer: Mixed by Ali, Tyler Page, Ya Boy N.O.I.S.
Guitar: Matt Schaeffer
Co-Producer: Pluss
Video Director: The Little Homies, Dave Meyers
Video Producer: Jamie Rabineau, Jason Baum, Nathan Scherrer, Dave Free, Top Dawg
Performance Rights: BMI, ASCAP, SongView
Publisher: New World Music, Warner Music Group, Canadiana Music, Warner/Chappell, Top Dawg Entertainment, Ear Drummers, Hard Working Black Folks Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Kobalt Music
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records, Aftermath Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright ©: Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records, Aftermath Entertainment
Copyright ©: Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records, Aftermath Entertainment

Samples:
BAKLVN & STEPAN BENDER - HUMB. (FREESTYLE)
Adams & Fleisner - Pulsar City Alarm

Sampled in:
P T K - HUMBLE freestyle
Ke'Aundre Pinkney - Beware
DxBoon - Bennedict
DxBoon - I HATE FETUS
DxBoon - Go Get My Money
DxBoon - Coochie Eater Anthem
Pluffaduff - Meme Rewind 2018
Pluffaduff - Mashup Battle!
YamiNoBahamut - 2000-2019 mashup | 200 songs from the last 20 years
Maniac Pop - NEW MEME TIME MEGAMIX V: EVERYONE'S FINAL SOUNDCLOWN MASHUP
Kanskaart - Sit down, Wii humble
Benji & Mike - Mixtape
Lotto Streetz - Remix
DaymanOurSavior & Maniac Pop - MEME MUSIC SLIDE
Kythre - Intro
Cracker Lite - Me Tucker
Duki - Freestyle Rio Gallegos Primera Parte (HUMBLE. beat)
Kig V2 - Cinch
BuDouble - Be Humble
YUNG LIXO - Os Boy da Boca
Bonson - Naomi
Mordor Muzik - Joshi
SODA LUV - LAMALAMA
YouTube - YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017
Soup Shïva - What happens to earth
McPhillip Ramon - Ayy, Ayy
McPhillip Ramon - Counterfeit
KeneddyTheDon - HUMBLE. (Remix)

Interpolated by:
Johnyboy - WAGMI
Michael D. - I
Money Boy - Mutombo
Lil Fletcher & Sa Vich - Green Light
Little Simz - Speed
Jasiah - WORLD $TAR
PRNY & NOSFE - HYBRID 2
Zhekandos - C-K-D
‎אביתר בנאי - רחמים
Phaserzz - SUS DRIP! (Remix)
Azerzz - HUMBLE. (Parody)
MiniMessi - Burninghand (Valourian Disstrack)
Drummer LJ - When I Turn Eighteen
Kaisson - Slumpy Man [2019 Version]
PLAYA1 - Benz
FlyingKitty - Sucko Mode 2
L.E.J - Summer 2017
Beyoncé - Welcome (Homecoming Live)
Eminem - Greatest
Rinat Abushaev - Вайб (gr)
Call Me Never - Stone Jungle
Marqus Turner - Going in
NOSFE - Integru

Covered by:
Richard Cheese - Humble
Rain Paris - Up X Humble
Imagine Dragons - Humble / Feel It Still (Medley)
Bovine Gang - Humble Grundle
Vitamin String Quartet - Humble
Bart Baker - HUMBLE (Parody)
Crisis Couture - Humble
Kelly Clarkson - 2018 Billboard Music Award Medley
Ethan Zagranis - HUMBLE.
Ar'mon & Trey - Kendrick Lamar - Humble | Post Malone - Congratulations | Chris Brown - Privacy
Our Last Night - HUMBLE.
William Singe - Mask Off x Humble Mashup
Ty Brasel - Humble Freestyle
Bright Campa - GOD

Release Date: 2017-03-30

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Kendrick Lamar Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2YZyLoL8N0Wb9xBt1NhZWg?si=0Rni63tvSJCPHFHvhODRXA

Kendrick Lamar Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/kendrick-lamar/368183298?l=en