Kendrick Lamar is one of the most introspective and substantive rappers of this current generation of MCs. We sat down with him to talk about the impact hip-hop culture has had on the state of the Union. Kendrick talked about the messages of everyone from Tupac and NWA to Chuck D and even Rick Ross. As with his lyrics, he went deep with the knowledge he kicked. Check out the video. Related: Kendrick Lamar talks about the 9-years of work he put in to get to this point in his career (Video)