King Kunta
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"King Kunta" is a funk-influenced hip-hop track by Kendrick Lamar that explores themes of power, resistance, and Black identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Kunta canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | To Pimp a Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNextTitle | Alright ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousTitle | The Blacker the Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
call-and-response vocals
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funk-influenced production ⓘ live instrumentation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
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funk ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| includedOn | various year-end best songs lists ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Kunta Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:54 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Director X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoLocation | Compton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyricSubject |
authenticity in rap
ⓘ
historical oppression of Black people ⓘ music industry power dynamics ⓘ |
| partOf | To Pimp a Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Soundwave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sounwave NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrace Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Thundercat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2012–2014 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Aftermath Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interscope Records ⓘ Top Dawg Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-03-24 ⓘ |
| theme |
Black identity
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institutional racism ⓘ power ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| titleReference | Kunta Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
James Fauntleroy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sounwave NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrace Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Thundercat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.