- Jan 18, 2006
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So what is the track playing before alright starts?
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That intro song wasMTV: At the start of the video, we see somebody – who’s not Kendrick – getting shot by a police officer. At the end of the video, we see Kendrick, who’s been floating in the sky like a superhero, get shot by a police officer. Can you talk about what that symbol represents, to see someone who’s successful, and obviously someone who’s a hero to a lot of people, get shot at the end of the video?
Tilley: It shows that, at the end of the day, we’re all human and that nobody’s untouchable.
MTV: How difficult was it to shoot that scene in particular? And I don’t necessarily mean logistically, but more so emotionally.
Tilley: Right, of course. Whenever anyone’s life is being played with – whether it’s on camera or in real life – it’s a touchy subject. So, that’s why we chose to make it more of a fantasy and make it more like a dream – not necessarily a good dream or a bad dream. In that particular scene, it’s definitely a bad dream. So, we didn’t want to use a real gun. I felt like the police with his fingers as a gun was much more powerful.
MTV: In what sense?
Tilley: I mean, it’s kind of like, that effect pretty much was able to bring him down.
MTV: Just the wave of a finger.
Tilley: Exactly.
MTV: Then, we see Kendrick smile at the very end. It’s a somber feeling to see Kendrick – who’s obviously so beloved – fall to the ground after he’s been shot by a police officer, even if it was just [the officer’s] finger. But then he smiles. What was that symbolic of?
Tilley: Well, you know, it’s all a dream world. So, he’s really saying, “Everything is still gonna be alright.” At the end, really, when he smiled, we were all playing around with the fact that we should just have the chorus come back like, “We gon’ be alright!” But then it would have just kept going. But like I said, it’s really all about the positivity. The video starts off so dark and it just progresses and gets lighter and lighter as it goes.
Wish i knew where they were shooting this video in the Bay, i wouldve been there in a hot second.
where is Kdot's first verse from??
info on chick at 4:22
Yeah, what is the name of track playing before the song drops?
Kendrick the most overrated rapper in history
He believe he's above Kendrick and Cole. He swears he goes so hard.that's dope, the hell is mEEK talking about. K.dot don't inspire with his lyrics.....that guy is so full of himself, he really thinks he is reaching Jay-z status too
^^^ But Kendrick a Blood doe...
Always been since he was in HS...U don't hear the hints in his music? Or see it in his clothes?Since when was Kendrick red flagging?