How Much a Dollar Cost
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"How Much a Dollar Cost" is a critically acclaimed song by Kendrick Lamar that explores themes of greed, empathy, and moral responsibility through a narrative encounter with a homeless man.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| How Much a Dollar Cost canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
homelessness
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personal guilt ⓘ spiritual accountability ⓘ |
| album | To Pimp a Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | To Pimp a Butterfly tour performances ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Kendrick Lamar discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
first-person narrative
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religious allegory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
James Fauntleroy
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Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop ⓘ |
| hasChorusVocalist | James Fauntleroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral | the value of compassion over money ⓘ |
| hasOutroVocalist | Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInPublication | To Pimp a Butterfly track list ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:21 ⓘ |
| medium |
CD
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digital audio ⓘ streaming ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | jazz-influenced hip hop ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | encounter with a homeless man ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | named Barack Obama’s favorite song of 2015 ⓘ |
| partOf | To Pimp a Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
lyrical depth
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social commentary ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| producer |
LoveDragon
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Sounwave NERFINISHED ⓘ Tae Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Aftermath Entertainment
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Interscope Records ⓘ Top Dawg Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
empathy
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greed ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| writer |
James Fauntleroy
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Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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