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Kendrick Lamar- Not Like Us [MUSIC VIDEO]

on July 5, 2024 Artist Music Videos TenthLetterMedia add comment

Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us — Photo Cred: Entertainment Weekly

KENDRICK LAMAR has Hip-Hop in the palm of his hand.

The West Coast MC is only 15 days removed from his Juneteenth pop-out concert that set Inglewood on fire. Lamar would continue his domination of Drake by releasing the official music video for the monster hit single “Not Like Us” yesterday.

Several reports circulated today amidst our 4th of July celebrations that the visual would release “sometime soon”. As the day went on there were a number of screenshots from the video that made their rounds. In addition, there has also been talks of Kendrick releasing an album soon as well.

“NOT LIKE US”- KENDRICK LAMAR

The video for “Not Like Us” was shot entirely in Lamar’s city of Compton. The victory lap for Kendrick post their rap beef would show Kendrick still taking shots at the 69 God. Visuals included K-Dot staring menacingly upon the OVO’s mascot and taking a bat to a pinata version of the owl. Lamar would also give nods to his opponent’s track “Push Ups” by busting out sets on concrete blocks.

Directed by Lamar & Dave Free, “Not Like Us” uses high still imagery and a plethora of cameos. DJ Mustard, Tommy the Clown and former Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan are just a few of the faces that are recognizable in the dope music video.

Perhaps the best hit leading into the summer, “Not Like Us” now has one of the dopest music videos released this year! Check out the official music video down below and let us know in the comments what you think!

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Kendrick Lamar Pops Out With Friends LIVE In Concert

on June 20, 2024 Artist Entertainment Events TenthLetterMedia add comment

KENDRICK LAMAR was outside last night, and it was one for the ages!

The Compton MC and Drake destroyer performed a one-off concert that took place in Inglewood, CA at the Kia Forum. In celebration of Juneteenth, as well as his first performance post the highly publicized beef between him and the 69 God, he would double down live with a collection of hits stemmed from the feud.

The Pop Out: Ken & Friends show was also streamed live on Amazon Music as well as Twitch. Kendrick didn’t skimp out on the friends part as a plethora of artists joined him on stage. The performance was the greatest show in Hip-Hop this year and had several memorable moments.

THE POP OUT: KEN & FRIENDS

Lamar was donned in apparel similar to what 2 Pac wore for a concert in 1994. He would channel his inner Pac to performs songs like “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA” for the first time live. The energy was high as Kendrick would reunite with TDE mates Jay Rock & ScHoolboy Q to perform hits like “Money Trees” & “That Part.”

Then Kendrick would stop being humble. After that he would go right back on business! He then performed ” Like That” which was the track that began the best week in Hip-Hop musically. Once the buzz fell a bit, Kenny surprised everyone by bringing out Dr. Dre to perform his classics. He would then whisper something in Kendrick’s ear that everyone in attendance could hear… “Psst, I See Dead People”

Saving the best for last, Kendrick performed “Not Like Us” which is the final installment of the series of disses between him and Drake. He would then go on to perform the song again, and again and again! The crowd came alive as Kenny performed the song six times total!

Here is a scorecard for those who didn’t get to see it live. Kendrick performed the song once with Dr. Dre, twice by himself, once with the cultivator of the track (DJ Mustard) and two more times with everyone from Big Boi, Black Hippy and many more!!

Kendrick put on for his city and for Hip-Hop yesterday. But don’t take my word for it. Check it out down below if you weren’t able to yesterday. Let us know down in the comments what you think of the performance.