EXCLUSIVE: 27 Year Old Kendrick Lamar Goes Back To High School! Find Out Why

"I was intrigued that somebody other than myself can articulate and break down the concepts of To Pimp a Butterfly almost better than I can," rapper Kendrick Lamar made this statement during a special visit to a New Jersey high school, in reference to Mooney's original blog post. "That let me know he's a true lover of music."

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In March, High Tech teacher and poetry club organizer Brian Mooney had written a blog post about using the rapper's critically acclaimed recent album To Pimp a Butterfly to analyze Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye.

The next month, he posted a follow-up featuring responses written by his freshman English students. Both posts went viral, eventually reaching Lamar, who asked his manager to reach out to Mooney and set up a visit.

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He was even more impressed by the students. "I didn't think I made [To Pimp a Butterfly] for 16-year-olds," he continued. "I always get, like, my parents or an adult saying, 'This is great, you have a message, you have themes, you have different genres of music.' But to get a kid actually telling me this, it's a different type of feeling, 'cause it lets me know that their thought process is just as advanced as mine, even if I'm 10, 15 years older."

After an essay and a dance routine, Lamar and Mooney returned to the stage, teasing the possibility of an unexpected finale. "I know he just performed at Summer Jam, so I guess it depends on how bad you want to hear him," the teacher said. Lamar smiled and shrugged as screams filled the building.

He asked the students to shout the name of the song they wanted, but the noise was still too much. A few minutes passed before the DJ settled on a fitting track, "Alright," and the school day ended with a packed field house repeating the chorus: "We gon' be alright."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kendrick-lamar-blows-teens-minds-hears-their-poetry-at-nj-high-school-20150609#ixzz3cduxHn4b 
BY R.D MUIA