Kendrick Lamar took full aim at Drake and brought together 25 LA artists during his special The Pop Out: Ken & Friends Juneteenth concert. Thousands flocked to the Kia Forum in LA for the Juneteenth event which was to showcase unity among West Coast talent. More than two dozen artists made an appearance at the concert including Dr. Dre, Schoolboy Q and Tyler, the Creator.
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00:00Kendrick Lamar took full aim at Drake and brought out 25 L.A. artists during his special
00:12The Pop Out, Ken and Friends' Juneteenth concert.
00:15Thousands flocked to the Kia Forum in L.A. for the Juneteenth event, which was to showcase
00:19unity among West Coast talent.
00:21More than two dozen artists made an appearance at the concert, including Dr. Dre, School
00:25Boy Q, and Tyler, the Creator.
00:27Lamar called out the historic moment as a group photo captured the more than 25 artists
00:31from across L.A. who performed at the show, while instructing everybody on stage to say
00:36one West.
00:37This is unity.
00:38Y'all just don't know.
00:39We put this together just for y'all.
00:41Among the highlights, Lamar kept the energy up during his set with renditions of hits
00:45such as Be Humble, DNA, and Element, among others.
00:48Dom Kennedy and Steve Lacey, who came out during a set curated by L.A. producer DJ Mustard,
00:53held a moment in memory of slain Crenshaw rapper Nipsey Hussle.
01:01Dr. Dre performed himself before he teed up Lamar's grand finale performance of the viral
01:06Drake diss, Not Like Us, by whispering the intro line,
01:09I see dead people.
01:14Throughout the night, the crowd was chanting O.V.
01:16Ho, another lyric from Not Like Us, at various points in the evening.
01:20Lamar went on to wrap the track an additional four times, stating in between the encore
01:24performances,
01:25Y'all ain't gonna let anyone disrespect the West Coast.
01:28Lamar noted at the end, as he reunited the performers across L.A.,
01:31I promise this won't be the last of us.
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