Kendrick Lamar: “I’m Scared I’ll Lose All My Money”

Being a humble persona in general, Kendrick Lamar is known for living thrifty and simple in comparison to the other rappers in the industry. In his recent interview with Complex in addition to the cover story, he shared his fear of losing all his money. Read what he said after the jump. The complete interview is available here.
You've obviously made some money as well. Have you spent any money on yourself?
You know what's crazy, man? [Laughs.] I've got this thing where I'm scared I'ma lose all my money.
That's a legit fear to have.
Yeah. I be talking to a few of my partners that's doing they thing. A few of them don't feel the same way but it's like a real deal for me. I treat myself every now and then, but for the most part I be wanting to be smart about it. If my music were to stop today, how would I make this stretch for the rest of my life? My kid's lifetime? Hopefully my grandkids. If I stopped today, how would I do that?
Of course, I treat myself but that's always in the back of my head. This could be your last moment and your last shot to keep that revenue coming. I got a lot of people to support, a lot of people to inspire.
Did you buy the rapper starter kit? You know, you buy your parents the house, you buy yourself the mansion, get your girl the Range, get yourself the Mercedes?
[Laughs.] Nah man, you know I couldn't spend that money myself. My purchase was to get my moms out that spot. That's success for me. My parents came to Compton from Chicago with $500 in their pockets. So that's 26 years of being in Compton on Section 8 and food stamps and nickel-and-diming every month. Getting them out of there? That made me feel like I bought me 10 Lamborghinis and 10 houses. Anything after that is petty.
So where do you live now?
I float around L.A.. I might be at one apartment in Downtown L.A., then I might go to another apartment on the beach.
You haven't bought the big mansion?
Nah. [Laugh.] I don't know if I'ma do that because of my personality, I like to see different spaces and not be caught up in one continuous place inside the walls. I might want to be over here next month, I may want to be over there. So to actually buy a house of my own that I can live in, I would have to have the kids and the whole nine. I will buy some private property, because I know the market is going right. But not for myself."
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