The public will get access to Kendrick Lamar’s much awaited performance in Los Angeles on the Juneteenth holiday, thanks to Amazon’s Rotation brand.
“The Pop Out” event is being coordinated by Free Lunch and pgLang in Inglewood’s Kia Forum. The event, scheduled for June 19, quickly sold out of tickets when they went on sale.
Fortunately, the event will be livestreamed at 4 PM Pacific time on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch for anyone who weren’t able to get passes.
Other than Mustard, who announced his attendance on social media, it’s unclear who else will be at the performance.
Despite the announcement of his forthcoming show, Lamar hasn’t been seen in public for a while, but it appears that he is gradually making a comeback.
The rapper surprised everyone this week by showing up at a graduation ceremony in his hometown and giving some inspirational remarks for the next generation.
On Friday, June 7, Compton College hosted the class of 2024 commencement. When K.Dot took the stage for a few minutes, the audience was taken aback.
“I wanted to come out here just to tell y’all how much I appreciate y’all,” he began. “I’m proud of the city of Compton; I’m proud of Compton College; most importantly I’m proud of the graduates out here. That’s right, I know what it takes. You had a lot of hardship, not only in your house, in your communities, but most importantly, within yourself. And that’s the toughest thing to overcome. We still growing day by day, brick by brick, making sure we develop, not only in physical form but in the spiritual as well.
“Seeing y’all out here, it’s not only a representation of the world, but it’s a representation of me. When I walk out in these cities, in these countries, I can be proud and say, ‘This is where I’m from.’ I still believe in Compton — Compton always been [the] future for me. I think we breed some of the most incredible individuals: creatives, intellectuals, talent. We had it since day one, that’s why I always scream this city. I traveled the world; there’s no place like this one right here. No place.”
He continued: “And I still believe in everything we’re doing, brick by brick, I still believe. It’s time that we change the narratives. Some people tell us this generation don’t have what it takes. Gen Z — we talk about it all day. They try to pull us down and say we don’t know what we’re doing. They wrong though. You know why? Because not only [do] y’all have what it takes; y’all have something bigger: y’all have the heart, y’all have the courage to be independent thinkers. Independent thinkers — there’s nothing more valuable than that.
“This degree that y’all have right here is just as big as any degree — I don’t care what school, I don’t care what institution. Compton College — this Compton degree is just as big. Now it’s all about taking these resources and taking what you learned and applying them. It’s as simple as that.”