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watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 5 things you
missed from Kendrick Lamar videos before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at five interesting references and
easter eggs you may have missed in
several of kendrick lamar’s music videos
number 5 kendrick channels his inner
joker i I as one of Lamar’s happier and
more uplifting songs and in its music
video he mimics one of the most
psychotic and villainous film characters
in recent memory in the video Lamar
pokes his upper body out of a moving car
window closes his eyes and smiles as he
enjoys the sensation of riding on the
wind
this cleverly references a famous scene
in The Dark Knight after escaping from
prison The Joker leans his head out at
the cars window closes his eyes and
shakes his head as he enjoys his
newfound freedom the imagery isn’t
exactly alike but the reference is still
clear number 4 exposing racists hi-power
the music video for high power is full
of snapshot images that quickly come and
go so it’s easy to miss many important
details including the images of Sean
Hannity and Bill O’Reilly the first time
Kendrick raps the word racist an image
of Fox News’s political pundit sean
hannity flashes on-screen a man famous
for his conservative views and promotion
of conspiracy theories who said a black
men in the human a tea last time I
checked that was the biggest race spot
the second time Kendrick raps racist an
image of Bill O’Reilly quickly flashes
on screen Oh Riley is a former
conservative Fox News commentator known
for his talk show of The O’Reilly Factor
Kendrick is apparently not a fan of
their works
you can’t resist his
hands up number three Carrie Mae Weems
kitchen table series love Kendrick Lamar
seems to be a big fan of photography
because his music videos are filled with
references to famous works the music
video for element is filled with images
reminiscent of Gordon Parks as photos a
photographer known for his focus on
American civil rights and poverty
similarly the music video for love
references the works of Carrie Mae Weems
a modern photographer who chronicles
issues plaguing African Americans the
images of Kendrick and his girlfriend at
the kitchen table are directly
influenced and closely mirror Weems his
kitchen table series from 1990
photographs that show a black couple at
a kitchen table number two Don Cheadle
and kung-fu Kenny DNA the music video
for DNA begins with famous actor Don
Cheadle interrogating Kendrick Lamar who
was hooked up to a lie detector Kendrick
the two of them performed the song in
tandem trading bars and arguing with
each other through the song’s lyrics
throughout the music video Lamarr is
wearing a kung fu uniform which is seen
in greater detail once he leaves the
room and ventures outside the uniform is
a direct reference to Don Cheadle who
played a character named kung-fu Kenny
in rush hour 2 what that’s right
Kendrick has seemingly lifted the name
and outfit of kung fu Kenny and taken
them on as his own number one California
Love and the Compton swap meet King
Kunta the influence of Kendricks Idol is
on full display in his video for King
Kunta in the second music video for
California love Tupac mentions that he
needs to go to the Compton swap meet to
get some clothes for Dre’s party we then
see him leaving the swap meet with a
group of friends in Kendricks video he
raps on top of the same building to an
adoring crowd below the swap meet was
unfortunately bought by Walmart and its
presence in Kendricks video served as
not only a tribute to his idol but a
respectful goodbye to a piece of Compton
history its way you and I was walking
now run again get the whole world King
Cole to everybody wanna cut the leg
something good Batman take
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 5 things you
missed from Kendrick Lamar videos before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at five interesting references and
easter eggs you may have missed in
several of kendrick lamar’s music videos
number 5 kendrick channels his inner
joker i I as one of Lamar’s happier and
more uplifting songs and in its music
video he mimics one of the most
psychotic and villainous film characters
in recent memory in the video Lamar
pokes his upper body out of a moving car
window closes his eyes and smiles as he
enjoys the sensation of riding on the
wind
this cleverly references a famous scene
in The Dark Knight after escaping from
prison The Joker leans his head out at
the cars window closes his eyes and
shakes his head as he enjoys his
newfound freedom the imagery isn’t
exactly alike but the reference is still
clear number 4 exposing racists hi-power
the music video for high power is full
of snapshot images that quickly come and
go so it’s easy to miss many important
details including the images of Sean
Hannity and Bill O’Reilly the first time
Kendrick raps the word racist an image
of Fox News’s political pundit sean
hannity flashes on-screen a man famous
for his conservative views and promotion
of conspiracy theories who said a black
men in the human a tea last time I
checked that was the biggest race spot
the second time Kendrick raps racist an
image of Bill O’Reilly quickly flashes
on screen Oh Riley is a former
conservative Fox News commentator known
for his talk show of The O’Reilly Factor
Kendrick is apparently not a fan of
their works
you can’t resist his
hands up number three Carrie Mae Weems
kitchen table series love Kendrick Lamar
seems to be a big fan of photography
because his music videos are filled with
references to famous works the music
video for element is filled with images
reminiscent of Gordon Parks as photos a
photographer known for his focus on
American civil rights and poverty
similarly the music video for love
references the works of Carrie Mae Weems
a modern photographer who chronicles
issues plaguing African Americans the
images of Kendrick and his girlfriend at
the kitchen table are directly
influenced and closely mirror Weems his
kitchen table series from 1990
photographs that show a black couple at
a kitchen table number two Don Cheadle
and kung-fu Kenny DNA the music video
for DNA begins with famous actor Don
Cheadle interrogating Kendrick Lamar who
was hooked up to a lie detector Kendrick
the two of them performed the song in
tandem trading bars and arguing with
each other through the song’s lyrics
throughout the music video Lamarr is
wearing a kung fu uniform which is seen
in greater detail once he leaves the
room and ventures outside the uniform is
a direct reference to Don Cheadle who
played a character named kung-fu Kenny
in rush hour 2 what that’s right
Kendrick has seemingly lifted the name
and outfit of kung fu Kenny and taken
them on as his own number one California
Love and the Compton swap meet King
Kunta the influence of Kendricks Idol is
on full display in his video for King
Kunta in the second music video for
California love Tupac mentions that he
needs to go to the Compton swap meet to
get some clothes for Dre’s party we then
see him leaving the swap meet with a
group of friends in Kendricks video he
raps on top of the same building to an
adoring crowd below the swap meet was
unfortunately bought by Walmart and its
presence in Kendricks video served as
not only a tribute to his idol but a
respectful goodbye to a piece of Compton
history its way you and I was walking
now run again get the whole world King
Cole to everybody wanna cut the leg
something good Batman take
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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