According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, over 16 million children in the United States live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line. To put it in perspective, this is about 22% of all children in the United States. So, more than one out of every five children will suffer from not having enough, due to a lack of money. This may come as a surprise to the wealthier population, who tends to be ignorant of problems in which they do not have. Although some people may never encounter individuals in these circumstances, people talk about it more than we are aware, especially in rap music. Many rappers grew up with insufficient amounts of money. A rapper who constantly conveys such a powerful message through his lyrics is Kendrick Lamar, a young black male from Compton, Los Angeles. Throughout many of his songs, specifically "Good Kid," he provides a story of the struggles he faced during his childhood. Whether it was avoiding giving into pressure of doing drugs, joining gangs, or partaking in violence in which many kids and adults are involved in, Lamar unveils his success attained from surmounting these difficulties. Through his compelling lyrics and repetitive, mellow music of "good kid , he convinces the minors who live in similar lower class, urban cities of their abilities to overcome the hardships that correspond with growing up beneath the poverty line by using Aristotle's rhetorical triangle. Lamar's narratives throughout the song generate sympathy within the individuals whom do not live in poverty within the urban limits. He builds character by reiterating his success to show the young kids living in these urban settings that they too can conquer poverty and gang violence. He then uses analogies by connecting extended metaphoric meanings with his past actions to back up his argument that teens can be successful, regardless of living beneath the poverty line. Lamar provokes sympathy in those who were previously unaware of what many of these individuals must encounter throughout their adolescent years by exposing his past battles of living in poverty. He makes use of pathos as he employs a narrative throughout the song that tells the story of his teenage years and the struggles of living in a lower class. He does this to show the middle to upper class individuals that growing up around violence, drugs, and racial disc