Kendrick Lamar hosted a star-studded concert in Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on Wednesday (June 19). He performed hits like ‘DNA.’, ‘ELEMENT.’, ‘Alright’, ‘Swimming Pools’, and more before bringing out Jay Rock to perform the latter’s ‘Money Trees’ and ‘King’s Dead’.
More than 20 musicians made guest appearances, including Dr Dre, Roddy Ricch, DJ Hed, Mustard, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ty Dolla $ign, YG, Ray Vaughn, all-female rappers Cuzzos, Blue Bucks Clan, Westside Boogie, Tyler The Creator, Steve Lacy & more.
KENDRICK LAMAR x AB-SOUL
6:16 IN LAKENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT🚨LIVE AT THE FORUM🚨pic.twitter.com/4OJCa2JXvN
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Lamar took to the stage shortly before 6:30pm, opening with the Drake diss track, Euphoria. The song included a new line, in which Lamar rapped: “Give me Tupac’s ring back and I might give you a little respect.”
A crowd of 17,000 that included The Weeknd, LeBron James, Ayo Edebiri and Rick Ross rapping along to every word.
Kendrick Lamar went on to perform ‘Not Like Us’ five times. The crowd was in Hysteria.
KENDRICK LAMAR x DR. DRE
KENDRICK LAMAR’S
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KENDRICK LAMAR & DR. DRE
NOT LIKE USKENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT🚨LIVE AT THE FORUM🚨pic.twitter.com/kQSlU6uA4V
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KENDRICK LAMAR
NOT LIKE US(PERFORMED 3X)
ENCOREKENDRICK LAMAR’S
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At the end of the show he said:
“Let the world see this,” he said. “For all of us to be on this stage together, unity, from East side … LA, Crips, Bloods, Piru — this … is special, man. We put this … together just for ya’ll.
“This … ain’t got nothing to do with no song at this point, ain’t got nothing to do with no back and forth records, it’s got everything to do with this moment right here. That’s what this … was about, to bring all of us together.”
As the adrenaline still flows through my body, I write this caption with the energy of last night in mind. I never in a million years thought I would witness the amount of humility and grace between all parties involved in such an historical event. Every man woman and child that… pic.twitter.com/xoV4MrZq5Q
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ setlist :
‘Euphoria’ (live debut)
‘DNA.’
‘ELEMENT.’
‘Alright’
‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’
‘Money Trees’ ft. Jay Rock
‘WIN’ ft. Jay Rock
‘King’s Dead’ ft. Jay Rock
‘6:16 In L.A.’ (live debut)
‘Collard Greens’ ft. ScHoolboy Q
‘THat Part’ ft. ScHoolboy Q
‘King Kunta’
‘m.A.A.d city’
‘HUMBLE.’
‘Like That’ (live debut)
‘Still D.R.E.’ ft. Dr. Dre
‘California Love’ ft. Dr. Dre
‘Not Like Us’ ft. Dr. Dre
‘Not Like Us’ (x2)
‘Not Like Us’ ft. Mustard
‘Not Like Us’ ft. Mustard, Black Hippy, Steve Lacy, YG, Big Boi and more (x2)
