Not talking about the main poem throughout the album,but the one that finishes the album.
Kendrick is a really talented writer,and i think it really showcases here.
Such a simple,but a beautiful and thought provoking piece of text

“The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it
Its only job is to eat or consume everything around it
In order to protect itself from this mad city
While consuming its environment
The caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive
One thing it noticed is how much the world shuns him
But praises the butterfly
The butterfly represents the talent, the thoughtfulness
And the beauty within the caterpillar
But having a harsh outlook on life
The caterpillar sees the butterfly as weak
And figures out a way to pimp it to his own benefits
Already surrounded by this mad city
The caterpillar goes to work on the cocoon
Which institutionalizes him
He can no longer see past his own thoughts
He’s trapped
When trapped inside these walls certain ideas take root, such as
Going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city
The result?
Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant
Finally free, the butterfly sheds light on situations
That the caterpillar never considered, ending the internal struggle
Although the butterfly and caterpillar are completely different
They are one and the same"

one of the best albums ever!

I just revisited it.
This ending really made me sit in silence for a while.
Amazing album,im really glad i have a physical copy

This the one with the weirdo Pac interview?

They really
Moved this to the Kendrick section to die.

Classic album

reading a poem to another man

Submitting a post inside another man’s section

pac interview wasnt corny

weirdo??? pac said nothing wrong

That Pac interview should've not been there

I get what Kendrick was trying to do but it's so corny

bad bait

it would be nice to get a collection of poems from kendrick eventually.

Would love to read a full book like that

I know. but ktt was in a phase of calling everything that was outside the box "corny" or "wierd"

that first listen was incredible...was like 2 in the morning...had to work at 8:30...that s*** was powerful though

that pac interview is amazing, and execution is 10/10. The only few people that thought it shouldn't be there really don't know s*** about hip hop and the culture. This interview is what we used to consider as a "P.L.M" in the 90s

great interview at the end of what is considered as the best album of the 2010s.

OP confirmed pgLang insider??

i like the institutionalized chorus

The pac interview was strange and creepy…

Just interview one of your influences whose alive like Dre, Top, or your dad?