Grammy award winning rapper Kendrick Lamar did a pop up concert on Los Angeles performing 18 songs including his Drake diss – the Billboard No. 1 song “Not Like Us” 5 times.
To open the “Pop Out” concert, Kendrick Lamar debuted a new verse for his other Drake diss track, “Euphoria.” With the line, “Give me Tupac’s ring back and I might give you a little respect.”
This line references a ring once owned by the late Tupac Shakur, purchased at auction by an undisclosed buyer later revealed to be Drake for more than $300,000. This new verse adds fuel to the ongoing feud between the two top rappers, a conflict widely considered to have been won by Lamar. The feud seemed to simmer down after a series of break-ins at Drake’s Toronto home, but Lamar’s latest performance suggests it might not be over as predicted by Ice Cube.
The concert was live streamed on Amazon Prime as part of the “Forever the Influence” celebration of Black musicians and creatives for Black Music Month. It had guest appearances from Dr. Dre, who did an intro to “Not Like Us” saying ‘I see dead people,’ Tyler, the Creator, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and is being dubbed the biggest night in hip hop since the Verzuz battle with The Lox and Dipset.
The event, titled “The Pop Out — Ken and Friends,” draws its name from “Not Like Us,” where he raps, “Sometimes you gotta pop out and show n—s / Certified boogeyman, I’m the one that up the score with ’em.”
Other songs in the Kendrick Lamar’s The Pop Out setlist included:, “DNA.”, “Element.”, “Alright”, “Swimming Pools”, “Money Trees”, “Win”, “King’s Dead”, “6:16 in LA”, “Collard Greens”, “That Part”, “King Kunta”, “M.A.A.D. City”, “HUMBLE.”, “Like That”, “Still D.R.E”, and “California Love.”
At the end he had rappers and gang members on stage demonstrating community unity.
The battle between Lamar and Drake has seen them targeting each other’s physical appearances, making accusations of pedophilia, and revealing claims of hidden children. The feud appeared to conclude with Drake’s “The Heart Part 6,” a nod to Lamar’s song series, indicating Drake’s fatigue with the rivalry.
Recently, Drake referenced the feud with a verse on Sexyy Red’s “U My Everything,” rapping over Metro Boomin’s diss beat “BBL Drizzy.” Metro Boomin played a significant role in starting the beef with Lamar’s appearance on his song “Like That,” a collaboration with Future released in March.
According to Chart Data, Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” is now the #1 best selling rap song in the US in 2024 by total units. It surpasses Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me”.
