Kendrick Lamar Pays Tribute to Eazy-E: 'I Wouldn't Be Here Today if It Wasn't for Eazy&#

Paper magazine is doing a story about fallen icons of hip-hop with current rappers such as Eminen, Swiss Beatz and Kendrick Lamar paying respect. This week, Kendrick Lamar talks about Eazy-E .

"As a kid, I really couldn't grasp the idea that the world knew about what we're going through in my neighborhood," he wrote. "I didn't get that idea until my debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, came out and that's when I truly understood how N.W.A felt, coming from this small neighborhood but going all the way around the world and seeing these people singing these words lyric-for-lyric and understanding the trials and tribulations that are going on in the community. I understand how they feel now. It's an inspiring thing. Once I got the idea that people are actually listening, it made me want to continue making music more."

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