Although very few specifics were provided when Kendrick Lamar’s Juneteenth “Pop Out” was announced earlier this month, the set times and a handful of the musicians have now been disclosed, with many more surprises to come.
DJ Hed announced the lineup in a post on X. His and his “friends” will perform first at 4 p.m., followed by Mustard and friends at 4:45 p.m., and K.dot and friends at 5:45 p.m.
The identities of the “friends” are obviously still unknown, although given Hed, Mustard, and Kendrick’s Rolodexes, almost anyone may be one.
See Hed’s post by clicking below.
While Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s explosive feud may have seemingly fizzled out, Charlamagne Tha God seems to think that the Pop Out is a disguised dig at the LA native’s fierce rival.
“Doing a concert on Juneteenth? He’s not over the beef,” the radio host said of the June 19 show at The Forum in Inglewood, CA, which will be livestreamed on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch, and promises surprise guests.
“He’s still mad about Drake saying, ‘You rap like you wanna free the slaves.’ So I’ma do a concert on Juneteenth at The Forum. Mind you, think about this: Kendrick hasn’t performed ‘Not Like Us’ anywhere. He hasn’t performed any of these diss records anywhere. We’re seeing all of these videos of how ‘Not Like Us’ is turning up in L.A.”
Charlamagne added: “The Forum? Juneteenth? Inglewood? That’s God! We’re probably gonna be able to hear it in New York. When ‘Not Like Us’ comes on out there, if you’re on the East Coast, you’re probably gonna hear it!”
After his comments were reposted by an Instagram account along with what he called a “clickbait headline,” the Breakfast Club co-host clarified: “It’s simple[.] Drake said ‘You always rapping like you trying to get the slaves free.’
“Ok Cool so Dot says well watch me spike the football and do this victory lap on Juneteenth the day that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Makes perfect sense to me.”