Complexion (A Zulu Love)

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"Complexion (A Zulu Love)" is a socially conscious track by Kendrick Lamar that explores themes of colorism, self-acceptance, and Black identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Complexion (A Zulu Love) canonical 2
A Zulu Love 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
track ⓘ
album To Pimp a Butterfly ⓘ
artist Kendrick Lamar ⓘ
associatedMovement Black empowerment ⓘ
social justice in hip hop ⓘ
belongsToArtistDiscography Kendrick Lamar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception noted for Rapsody’s standout guest verse ⓘ
praised for its socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
featuredArtist Rapsody ⓘ
featuredArtistOrigin Snow Hill, North Carolina ⓘ
genre conscious hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasCulturalReference Zulu culture ⓘ
linked to: Zulu people
hasSubtitle A Zulu Love ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
includedIn Kendrick Lamar live performances ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus affirmation of all skin tones ⓘ
critique of color hierarchies within Black communities ⓘ
historical roots of colorism ⓘ
medium audio recording ⓘ
message embrace and love all complexions ⓘ
reject color-based discrimination ⓘ
partOf To Pimp a Butterfly ⓘ
performer Kendrick Lamar ⓘ
performerOrigin Compton, California ⓘ
producer Rahki ⓘ
Terrace Martin ⓘ
recordedBy Kendrick Lamar ⓘ
releaseContext studio album track ⓘ
theme Black identity ⓘ
colorism ⓘ
internalized oppression ⓘ
love ⓘ
racism ⓘ
self-acceptance ⓘ
unity ⓘ
trackNumberOn To Pimp a Butterfly ⓘ
vocalist Kendrick Lamar ⓘ
Rapsody ⓘ
writer Kendrick Lamar ⓘ
Rahki ⓘ
Rapsody ⓘ
Terrace Martin ⓘ
Thundercat ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

To Pimp a Butterfly → hasPart → Complexion (A Zulu Love) ⓘ
Momma → followsInAlbumSequence → Complexion (A Zulu Love) ⓘ
Complexion (A Zulu Love) → hasSubtitle → A Zulu Love ⓘ
linked to: Complexion (A Zulu Love)