Snoop Dogg has expressed his deep admiration for Kendrick Lamar after witnessing his remarkable ability to unite artists during his highly-discussed ‘Pop Out’ concert in Los Angeles.
As a result, the veteran rapper bestowed upon his young colleague the title of the King of the West Coast.
The ‘Pop Out’ event took place on Juneteenth at The Forum, where Kendrick not only showcased LA’s top talents such as Dr. Dre, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Tyler, the Creator, YG, and Roddy Ricch, but also successfully brought together members of the Crips and Bloods on stage, promoting harmony. Uncle Snoop’s admiration for Kendrick knew no bounds.
“Sending a big shout out to K.dot and all the homies from the West that stood together unified, organized in peace, love,” Snoop said in a video posted to his Instagram while he was in Toronto. “That was beautiful.
That was fun to watch. Beautiful to see all my peoples come together. And K.dot – you are the King of the West.
“That’s the kind of shit kings do. We unite. We bring our peoples together.”
Kendrick Lamar also reveled in his achievement for the being the unifier
As the gig came to a close, he addressed the audience, saying: “This shit making me emotional. We been fucked up since Nipsey [Hussle] died. We been fucked up since Kobe [Bryant] died. This is unity at its finest.”
He continued: “We done lost a lot of homies to this music shit, to this street shit. For all of us to be together on stage, that shit is special. Everybody on this stage got fallen soldiers.”
Fans celebrated the historic moment on X, with one person commenting: “Kendrick really uniting Compton pirus and Cali crips on one stage. Memorable Juneteenth already.”
Another said: “Kendrick a legend. He got crips and bloods on stage. It’s peaceful. This unity.”
One joked: “Kendrick’s hate for drake really unified the bloods and crips.”
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