Made Me an Angel on Angel Dust, what

from Kendrick Lamar (Ft. MC Eiht) – M.A.A.d City Lyrics on Rap Genius

In an interview Kendrick did with the LA Leakers, he stated the reason he doesn’t smoke is because the first time he smoked weed, someone had laced the joint with cocaine, which in this case is called angel dust rather than referring to PCP (perhaps erroneously). Thus, after this event, he no longer smoked, making him a better person, or an angel, due to angel dust.

For those who don’t see it:

made me an angel on angel dust.

My
Angel
Angel
Dust

m.A.A.d

The connection between angels and afterlife is also important here, considering the line in the last verse about Compton making him a “human sacrifice.” Being an angel means having a life AFTER experiencing social death in the hood.

A similar expression of angelic afterlife can be found in “Murder to Excellence” when Jigga celebrates his “post-demise.”

Also, there may be a reference to the fact that Compton is in Los Angeles.

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