Kendrick Lamar celebrated the No. 1 debut of his album To Pimp a Butterfly by shutting down the streets of L.A. for a mobile concert. The Compton rapper, in partnership with Reebok’s #GetPumped initiative, rode through his hometown on Tuesday night while performing on top of a moving sixteen-wheeler flatbed truck.
9pm. meet me here. 8950 Sunset Blvd. 930pm. meet me here. 8466 Melrose Ave.
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) 25 Mars 2015
Just
an hour before, he told his L.A. fans to meet him at two locations at 9
p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Dressed in a gray sweatsuit, Kendrick made his way
down Sunset Blvd., ending at the Reebok Lounge on Melrose Ave.
“Reebok
and I have a shared goal to inspire, so helping people to get pumped
though music and fitness was perfect—performing in such a unique way,
creating a real experience and encouraging people through a run in my
hometown of L.A.,” said Kendrick in a statement. “Partnering with
Reebok, we always want to do something different and that will get
people moving and this is an example of us coming together to create
something special.”
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Fans mobbed the streets and ran alongside the truck as he and his band performed hits including “Money Trees,” “m.A.A.d city,” “Backseat Freestyle,” and “Fuckin’ Problems,” plus a cover of Tupac’s “Hail Mary.” After prompting from his diehards, he also performed “Alright” off TPAB for the first time.
Fans took to Twitter to share their excitement about K-Dot’s surprise concert.
kendrick performed on the back of a flat bed truck whippin down sunset boulevard while we chased. life. pic.twitter.com/WBDNWu11tV
— Jake (@jakestandley) 25 Mars 2015
Kendrick just shut down sunset blvd #King
— Flavio (@Big_Davo23) 25 Mars 2015
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