Kendrick Lamar has opened up about the upcoming Grammy Awards and his plans for the future. Speaking with the New York Times, K-Dot explained why his current release To Pimp A Butterfly notched 11 Grammy nods.
"This album did what I wanted it to do," he said. "That's not necessarily to sell tons of records—though it didn't do bad at that either—but to actually have an impact on the people and on the culture of music. Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it's people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys."
As for what's next, he said, "I'm just writing, writing, writing. I keep these tablets on me until I'm inspired to go back in and make the music. I never take a break from my pen, because I pride myself on that. As far as a break from music, yeah, I can't just go in and force myself. I have to come from an original and organic place. It can come tomorrow; it can come two years from now."
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