 After titling the album " a short film " by Kendrick Lamar , in an interview with GQ he said " he plans on doing a short film to bring his story to life . " He also expressed interest in directing this short film too . Lamar also threw out names like Tristan Wilds to portray him , <unk> P. Henson ( as his mother ) and Rihanna ( as <unk> ) as potential names he 'd want to have if he could choose anybody to work with . On December 23 , 2013 , the music video for the song " Sing About Me " , was released . The video was directed by Darren <unk> . 
