Man at the Garden
2024 song by Kendrick Lamar
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"Man at the Garden" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar from his sixth studio album, GNX (2024). It was produced by Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Craig Balmoris (of Best Kept Secret) and Tyler Reese Mehlenbacher, with additional production from Matthew "M-Tech" Bernard. The song contains an interpolation of "One Mic" by Nas.
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| Song by Kendrick Lamar | |
| from the album GNX | |
| Released | November 22, 2024 |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Length | 3:53 |
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| GNX track listing | |
12 tracks
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Composition and lyrics
The instrumental is composed of a "lush, moody synthscape".[1] Lyrically, the song revolves around Kendrick Lamar's conviction that he deserves all of his accolades and material rewards,[2] as he details the accomplishments, hard work, sacrifices, trials and tribulations of his life and career,[3][4][5][6] repeatedly declaring the phrase "I deserve it all".[1][7] He additionally expresses anger and resentment at his enemies: "I did it with integrity and niggas still try to hate on me / Just wait and see, more blood will be spillin', it's just paint to me".[5][8][9] Lamar ends the song with the rhetorical question, "Tell me why you think you deserve the greatest of all time, motherfucker?"[6][10]
Critical reception
Personnel
- Kendrick Lamar – vocals
- Sounwave – producer, programming, piano, synthesizers, arrangement
- Jack Antonoff – producer, programming, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, engineer
- Tyler Reese – producer, drums, keyboards, bass, synthesizers
- Craig Balmoris – producer, drums, keyboards, bass, synthesizers
- M-Tech – additional production
- Sam Dew – background vocals
- Ray Charles Brown Jr. – engineer
- Johnathan Turner – engineer
- Laura Sisk – engineer
- Oli Jacobs – engineer, mixing
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
Charts
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