How Much a Dollar Cost

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"How Much a Dollar Cost" is a critically acclaimed song by Kendrick Lamar that explores themes of greed, empathy, and moral responsibility through a narrative encounter with a homeless man.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
addressesTopic homelessness
personal guilt
spiritual accountability
album To Pimp a Butterfly
artist Kendrick Lamar
associatedWork To Pimp a Butterfly tour performances
belongsTo Kendrick Lamar discography
containsElement first-person narrative
religious allegory
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
featuresArtist James Fauntleroy
Ronald Isley
genre hip hop
hasChorusVocalist James Fauntleroy
hasMoral the value of compassion over money
hasOutroVocalist Ronald Isley
includedInPublication To Pimp a Butterfly track list
language English
length 4:21
medium CD
digital audio
streaming
vinyl record
musicalStyle jazz-influenced hip hop
narrativeFocus encounter with a homeless man
notableRecognition named Barack Obama’s favorite song of 2015
partOf To Pimp a Butterfly
performer Kendrick Lamar
praisedFor lyrical depth
social commentary
storytelling
producer LoveDragon
Sounwave
Tae Beast
recordLabel Aftermath Entertainment
Interscope Records
Top Dawg Entertainment
releaseYear 2015
tempo slow
theme empathy
greed
moral responsibility
trackNumber 12
writer James Fauntleroy
Kendrick Lamar
Ronald Isley

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