#2pac4ever

Kendrick Lamar is one of the most important and thought-provoking artists in the Hip-Hop genre. Born on June 17th, 1987, he would experience the harsh circumstances that Compton, California had to offer—usually gang violence, shootings, and racial struggles—and this had a profound effect on him and his perspective on the world. To cope with his environment, Lamar expressed himself through poetry and rapping, being inspired by Tupac Shakur - this also kept him away from “gang life”. Lamar’s music/albums reflect on heavy topics—spirituality, morality, and of course, racial injustice—while still being accessible (at times) to the mainstream.

No real confirmation on a birth time, so I’ll just focus on some of his aspects and placements.

- Mercury conjunct Mars: Aspects between these two planets are commonly found in Rapper’s charts. Mercury is supported by Mars through passionate speech and messages. You can come off as strong and loud, even if you don’t intend to. People with this aspect can also use their words as a weapon (see: beef with Drake).

- Sun in Gemini - Moon in Pisces Combination: The Sun is how we express our pride and autonomy. Gemini is an energy that deals with interaction and information, so people with a Gemini Sun like to communicate and get a reaction out of others. They can express themselves through comedy, literature, and Rapping.

Pisces Moons find emotional comfort through isolation, day-dreaming, and art, since Pisces energy deals with everything that is non-physical and imaginative.

This combo can explain why Kendrick is so creative in the medium(s) of hip-hop and poetry. Kanye West also has this combination in his chart, and he is seen as someone who likes to think outside-of-the-box when it comes to creating music - and everything else he does.

- Moon trine Mercury: The Moon—how we try to find emotional comfort—is being supported by Mercury. Lamar expresses himself through written word and poetry. Rapping is also an avenue that he can articulate his emotions and ideas in.

- Moon square Saturn: Due to growing up in harsh environments, Lamar was depressed. When the Moon is squared to Saturn we feel suppression of emotional connections in your earlier years. Lamar is also known to be quite reserved and private - he took a 5 year break from music.

- Jupiter in Aries: Jupiter expands anything it touches, while Aries is an energy of confidence, self-protection, anger, individuation, vitality, motivation, and fighting. Kendrick likes to challenge others and isn’t afraid to fight back: in 2013, his “Control” verse electrified the Hip-Hop community when he declared that he wanted to beat-out every other successful Rapper at the time; his verse on “Like That” revitalized diss-tracks this year; he just humiliated Drake in a series of diss-tracks.