On Juneteenth, Kendrick Lamar turned Los Angeles on its head! In addition, a number of well-known celebrities, including Russell Westbrook, DJ Mustard, and LeBron James, were seen taking in the performance. View some of the most popular viral moments from the show by scrolling down. Lamar gave at least FIVE renditions of his Drake diss song “Not Like Us.”
Kendrick Lamar Performs ‘Not Like Us’ Back To Back & Other Drake Disses
For a lil’ bit of context, K Dot took the stage at the Forum in Los Angeles for his three-hour “Pop Out” concert. Amazon produced the show, while Twitch live-streamed it. His show seemed to be a collective of celebrating LA culture, promoting unity, and doubling down on his “hate” for Drizzy.
The ‘Swimming Pools’ artist kicked off his set with the first full diss he released against Drake on April 30, titled ‘Euphoria.’ At the time, Drake had already clapped back at the shots Kenny fired on Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That.’
Variety reports that K Dot added a new lyric to ‘Euphoria’ during his performance. “Give me Tupac’s ring back, and I might give you a little respect,” he rapped.
Speaking of ‘Like That,’ he also performed that song and one of his other disses, ‘6:16 In LA.’ However, he closed the show with the fan-favorite diss, ‘Not Like Us.’ This marked the first time Kenny has performed any of his disses live.
As mentioned, though, Lamar ran the track back a reported five to six times, and the audience ate it up! Videos show the audience completing the lyrics for the singer without missing a beat.
“I promise you this won’t be the last of us,” Kendrick said as he left the stage to the ‘Not Like Us’ instrumental, per The Associated Press.
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As mentioned, the concert was a display of unity and peace that also took aim at some of Drake’s musical clapbacks, including allegations of K Dot’s standing in Los Angeles.
By the end of the show, a group shot of Kenny, his performers, and his supporters looked like THIS:
Dr. Dre introduced Kendrick Lamar’s repeated ‘Not Like Us’ performance with a lil’ speech, egging the crowd on by mimicking Dot’s viral whisper at the start of the track.