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![Kendrick Lamar: Influences](/assets/artwork/1x1.gif)
Kendrick Lamar became one of the most important and unique voices in hip-hop by studying the greats. The social conscience of 2Pac, the punchlines of Lil Wayne, the cerebral poetry of Nas, the West Coast swagger of Snoop Dogg, the intricate internal rhymes of Eminem—they're all present in K.Dot's lyrics and integrated into his own identity.