Lamar introduced the character "Lucy", who plays an essential role in the remainder of the album. In an interview with MTV News, Lamar said it was inspired by his trip to South Africa, witnessing other people's problems in the country: "their struggle was ten times harder." The track opens with lines from Alice Walker's The Color Purple, "Alls my life, I had to fight". The hook, "We gon' be alright!" allowed Lamar to use the symbolism inherent to spur the rest of the song's lyrics that eventually resonated with an entire movement. Originally, Pharrell Williams created the beat and only six months later, Williams came up with a hook that inspired Lamar to find the right lyrics. In 2019, it was named the best rap song of the 2010s by Pitchfork. The song was associated with Black Lives Matter after several youth-led protests were heard chanting the chorus, with some publications calling "Alright" the "unifying soundtrack" of the movement. "Alright" received four nominations at the 58th Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, winning the latter two. Most music publications considered it among the best songs and videos of the year, highlighting their message in the social context of the time. "Alright" was released to radio stations as the album's fourth single on June 30, 2015. Lyrically a festive song about hope, it features uncredited vocals from the song's co-producer Pharrell Williams during the chorus. " Alright" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, taken from his third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).
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