Kendrick Lamar debuted “Not Like Us” & “Euphoria,” brought out Black Hippy, Dr. Dre, Tyler & more at LA show
Kendrick Lamar played his first show since his beef with Drake escalated at LA’s Kia Forum yesterday (6/19), which was also Juneteenth. Dubbed “Ken & Friends = The Pop Out,” the show–which streamed live on Amazon Music–began with the live debut of his Drake diss “Euphoria” with new lyrics added to it: “Give me Tupac’s ring back and I might give you a little respect” (a reference to Drake purchasing a ring at an auction that previously belonged to Tupac). He also made the live debuts of his Drake disses “6:16 in LA” and “Not Like Us,” as well as the verse that kicked this latest round off: his verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” He also reunited Black Happy at the show, with ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul joining him throughout the set, and all coming out on stage together during “Not Like Us,” which Kendrick played multiple times in a row to close out the set.
Kendrick also brought out Mustard (who produced “Not Like Us”), his longtime mentor/collaborator Dr. Dre (for Dre’s own classic “Still D.R.E. and his classic Tupac collab “California Love”), Steve Lacy, YG, Blxst, Big Boy, G Perico, and more. Mustard also opened the show with his own set that featured Tyler, the Creator, Ty Dolla $ign, Dom Kennedy, Roddy Ricch, Steve Lacy, and YG, and before that, DJ Hed did a set that included Cuzzos, Blue Blucks Clan, Westside Boogie, new Top Dawg signee Ray Vaughn, and more.
Watch videos from the show and check out the full setlist below.
See a timeline of the Kendrick/Drake beef here.
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KENDRICK OPENING UP WITH PERFORMING EUPHORIA FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH EVERY ONE SINGING ALONG
THIS IS LEGENDARY SHIT 😭😭😭
pic.twitter.com/KGOQPrewV5— Big Boss 🇵🇸 (@LordBalvin) June 20, 2024
KENDRICK OPENING UP WITH PERFORMING EUPHORIA FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH EVERY ONE SINGING ALONG
THIS IS LEGENDARY SHIT 😭😭😭
pic.twitter.com/KGOQPrewV5— Big Boss 🇵🇸 (@LordBalvin) June 20, 2024
Kendrick Lamar bringing out Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan and the whole west coast on stage while performing Not Like Us at The Pop Out Concert
A Moment In History #ThePopOut pic.twitter.com/cDNazGqh0d
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 20, 2024
KENDRICK RAN NOT LIKE US BACK IMMEDIATELY AND LET THE CROWD SING THE LYRICS FOR HIM DOG.. HE BARELY RAPPED!!!
THIS IS THE MOST INSANE VICTORY LAP IVE EVER SEEN IN MY FUCKING LIFE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/dig3zzZlC5
— Big Boss 🇵🇸 (@LordBalvin) June 20, 2024
Setlist (via Setlist.fm)
euphoria (live debut; extended intro; with new lyrics “give me Tupac’s ring back…”)
DNA. (Part I; with “Blood” intro from tape)
ELEMENT.
Alright
Swimming Pools (Drank) (shortened)
Money Trees (with Jay Rock)
WIN (Jay Rock cover) (with Jay Rock)
King’s Dead (Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake cover) (with Jay Rock) (first time since 2018)
6:16 in LA (with Ab‐Soul) (live debut)
Collard Greens (ScHoolboy Q cover) (with ScHoolboy Q) (Ab-Soul and Jay Rock also on stage)
THat Part (ScHoolboy Q cover) (with ScHoolboy Q)
King Kunta
m.A.A.d city (Part I)
HUMBLE.
Like That (Future & Metro Boomin cover) (live debut)
Still D.R.E. (Dr. Dre cover) (with Dr. Dre)
California Love (2Pac cover) (with Dr. Dre) (first time by Kendrick since 2014)
Not Like Us (with Dr. Dre) (live debut; shortened; restarted after “A Minor” line)
Not Like Us (shortened; restarted after “A Minor” line)
Not Like Us
Not Like Us (with Mustard)
Not Like Us (joined by Black Hippy, Mustard, Blxst, Steve Lacy, YG, Big Boy, G Perico and more)