Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert as the Kia Forum in Los Angeles has come to a close after a slew of live debuts and surprises – here’s everything that went down at the show.
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Last night (June 19), the rapper took over the Kia Forum in California to celebrate Juneteenth with a special concert, which was live-streamed by Amazon Music on its website and on Twitch. Those streams have ended and cannot be replayed.
During the show – Kendrick’s first since he’s heated rap beef with Drake earlier this year – the rapper kicked off his incendiary set with the live debut of his Drake diss ‘Euphoria’, which featured a deafening singalong from the audience.
The performance also featured a new verse, in which Kendrick called for Drake to return Tupac‘s ring: “Give me Tupac ring back and I might give you a little respect“. The dig comes after Drake seemingly confirmed on Travis Scott’s ‘Meltdown’ that he had purchased one of Tupac’s rings at an auction.
KENDRICK LAMAR
EUPHORIA
KENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT
LIVE AT THE FORUMpic.twitter.com/NpxiKqTjU9
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) June 20, 2024
It is also worth noting that for the concert, Kendrick Lamar donned jeans, a white tee and a red hoodie – an outfit similar to what Tupac had worn for a concert in 1994.
Pac at the ‘94 Source Awards https://t.co/lbA8mUUBVE pic.twitter.com/hS68d0OO4j
— •UP•NORTH•TRIPS• (@evboogie) June 20, 2024
Afer ‘Euphoria’, Kendrick Lamar 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’.
Kendrick then returned to dissing Drake, performing ‘6:16 in LA’ for the first time ever. He followed that up by inviting ScHoolboy Q onstage to perform ‘Collard Greens’ and ‘THat Part’.
KENDRICK LAMAR x AB-SOUL
6:16 IN LA
KENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT
LIVE AT THE FORUMpic.twitter.com/4OJCa2JXvN
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) June 20, 2024
After playing a collection of his other career-spanning hits including ‘King Kunta’ and ‘HUMBLE.’, Lamar performed ‘Like That’, the song that reignited the long-dormant rap beef back in March this year.
KENDRICK LAMAR
LIKE THAT
KENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT
LIVE AT THE FORUM pic.twitter.com/qxw4RMRhYz
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) June 20, 2024
Afterwards, Kendrick surprised those in attendance by bringing out Dr. Dre to perform ‘Still D.R.E’ and ‘California Love’, before getting Dre to whisper in “Pssst, I see dead people” line in ‘Not Like Us’.
KENDRICK LAMAR x DR. DRE
KENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT pic.twitter.com/3vAbPznG1a
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) June 20, 2024
KENDRICK LAMAR & DR. DRE
NOT LIKE US
KENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT
LIVE AT THE FORUMpic.twitter.com/kQSlU6uA4V
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) June 20, 2024
Kendrick Lamar then went on to perform ‘Not Like Us’ a whopping five more times, for a total of six performances. He performed the track once with Dr. Dre, on his own twice, once with DJ Mustard and two more times with various guests onstage include Steve Lacy, Black Hippy, YG, Big Boi and more.
KENDRICK LAMAR
NOT LIKE US
(PERFORMED 3X)
ENCORE
KENDRICK LAMAR’S
POP OUT CONCERT
LIVE AT THE FORUMpic.twitter.com/NSlYJ5ZkmP
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) June 20, 2024
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ setlist was:
‘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)
Earlier in the night, DJ Mustard – who produced Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’ kicked off the show with a DJ set that featured guest performances by Ty Dolla $ign, Steve Lacy, Tyler, The Creator, Roddy Rich and YG.
YG PULLED UP TO THE POP OUT pic.twitter.com/8ISGj7jmcH
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 20, 2024
Roddy had the crowd going crazy with “The Box” at The Pop Out pic.twitter.com/nhUDeiMZhc
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 20, 2024
Mustard brought out Tyler at The Pop Out pic.twitter.com/D7avZAPC23
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 20, 2024
Steve Lacy performs “Bad Habit” at Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out pic.twitter.com/M2xcgrGJad
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 20, 2024
Ty Dolla $ign pulled up to The Pop Out pic.twitter.com/YBkM4CB6eV
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 20, 2024
According to a Complex report, attendees at the ‘Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert included Lebron James, Rick Ross and other NBA stars James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Coby White and DeMar DeRozan.
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