‘Overcome the Roadblocks and Obstacles…’ – American Rapper Kendrick Lamar Once Revealed How Fellow Californian Serena Williams Inspired His Music

Over the years, legendary American tennis player Serena Williams has inspired many individual athletes. However, without her knowing, she has also inspired many others who ply their trade in other fields as well.

Famous American rapper Kendrick Lamar once talked about taking inspiration from Serena and using it in his music. Moreover, he also talked about the similarities between him and Serena, as they both came from the same place.

Kendrick Lamar talked about taking inspiration from Serena Williams

Speaking to Sports Illustrated back in 2012, Lamar said, “She’s always represented her community and represented her struggle.”

Moreover, the 35-year-old rapper praised the American tennis player for her tremendous drive to become the best. “The amount of drive that she has, to overcome the roadblocks and obstacles that she’s had in her personal life and to see through her dreams and to still get where she wanted to be, that’s what separates Serena from everybody else,” Lamar further said.

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In that same interview, Lamar revealed that his sister, who lived in Compton at that time, idolized Serena. The rapper also praised Serena’s influence on women athletes and women in general around the world. It seems like, admiring Serena changed his music as well, as he has become one of the best rappers in the world.

Meanwhile, recently, Serena’s husband attended Lamar’s live concert, and he absolutely had a blast, as he posted about it on Twitter.

Serena inspired many tennis stars in the past

In the past, many players talked about idolizing Serena Williams, as they grew up watching mainly the Williams Sisters. The 4-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka played Serena in the 2018 US Open final, which had many controversial moments. After winning the final, she talked about admiring Serena from an early age.

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American tennis prodigy, Coco Gauff, also grew up admiring Venus and Serena Williams’ career. The Australian Open 2022 finalist, Danielle Collins, also talked about the same. Interestingly, Serena’s elder sister Venus Williams also talked about admiring Serena’s career on multiple occasions.

Speaking of Venus, she returned to the singles competition at the Citi Open this week, where she lost in the round of 32. On the other hand, Serena was there at the Citi Open practicing with Venus. Now, she will also make her comeback at the National Bank Open next week.