Humble
Kendrick Lamar
2017
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2017
Release: 2017Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording was released in 2017 before DAMN. The album and later collector's editions do not reset its single year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2017.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Apple Music: HUMBLE.
The original DAMN. recording carries a March 2017 single date before the album. Supports 2017 release and the original solo recording.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Lamar aimed to create a contrast between humility and braggadocio in hip-hop culture.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2017.html, position 4
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2017.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.