Mortal Man (track)
by Kendrick Lamar

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Mortal Man by Kendrick Lamar
Year: 2015
From the album To Pimp A Butterfly (track #16)
Average Rating: 
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From 10/10/2025 21:07 | #311307
Easily the best song on the album.
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From 02/02/2019 18:49 | #231145
The song on its own would be an incredible closer to the album, but it is the spoken-word "outro" that takes place immediately afterwards that make this one of the finest closing tracks of the 21st century, if not of all time.
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From 04/21/2017 04:45 | #189617
Oh my gosh what an ending. You just have to listen to it. It ties together the whole concept of the album and it's musically gorgeous.
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From 01/18/2017 03:09 | #183157
The poetry combined with the seamless interview with Tupac makes for a haunting ending to the album.
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From 01/05/2017 08:51 | #181780
Ever time I hear that ending, it just leaves me stunned and unable to think for a few moments afterwards.
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From 12/10/2015 08:44 | #154264
While To Pimp a Butterfly has sustained its brilliance throughout the year, there's something about "Mortal Man" that gets better and better. Just... damn.
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From 09/13/2015 08:07 | #149689
The track itself is nice, but the proceeding interview that Kendrick "Forrest Gumped" himself into is beautiful.
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From 09/12/2015 01:56 | #149519
This song and the following poems and interview gave me a lot to think about, not only in relation to the album as a whole, as it brings the whole thing together beautifully making you look at each song in a different light, but in relation to my own life and society as a whole. When s**t hit the fan is you still a fan? Was a question I was already considering before, and was trying to answer. Asked by one of my favourite artists it hit home hard.
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From 04/08/2015 05:10 | #139082
The hip hop equivalent of A Day In The Life.
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From 03/23/2015 18:39 | #137594
Pac... Pac... Pac!
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