''She's More Excited and Surprised...''
6:00AM ET January 15th, 2013
Contributor : Stephen Willis
A Rocky Williform Company

Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city has made his former teenage crush from the neighborhood, the often-referenced "Sherane," something of a household name. In a recent interview, Lamar explained the real Sherane's reaction to becoming one of the centerpieces of his acclaimed album.

"It's funny because it's a weird thing when I go back to the neighborhood and the homeys know who I'm talking about," he said. "It be a big joke, and I've been hearing things that she's more excited and surprised that I put her in the song more than anything. That's the funny part about it. It's all love though. I ain't got no ill will...that wasn't the real Sherane [in the 'Backseat Freestyle' video]. But it was a great, great imaginary — clone of Sherane for sure."