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1 thing from Drake’s past makes the viral Kendrick Lamar concert even more painful for him

1 thing from Drake’s past makes the viral Kendrick Lamar concert even more painful for him

NBA star LeBron James had a blast as Kendrick Lamar sang Drake diss tracks and other songs at his Pop Out concert in Los Angeles. James and his wife Savannah James were among the celebrity guests of the evening as Lamar brought together a number of talented acts for the concert. Interestingly, Drake recorded the song Forever with Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem to honor James in 2009.

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Drake in his music video for Hotline Bling | Nineteen85

Lamar’s concert featured Remble, Tommy The Clown, Mustard, Roddy Ricch, YG, Tyler, The Creator, Steve Lacy and Dr. Dre. In addition to James, well-known personalities such as DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, Rick Ross and James Harden were also in attendance at the concert at the KIA Forum.

LeBron James appears at Kendrick Lamar’s concert after Drake dedicates a song to him

LeBron James in Space Jam: A New Legacy |  Warner Animation Group
LeBron James in a still from Space Jam: A New Legacy | Warner Animation Group

Kendrick Lamar invited a whole host of stars to his Pop Out concert, where he presented several of his Drake diss tracks, starting with euphoria. LeBron James was a popular attendee at the show, where Lamar performed his chart-topping diss track Not like us five times in a row. In a viral video, James was seen rapping the lines of the song at the concert.

However, some fans found it a bit disturbing that LeBron James liked the Drake diss tracks since the rapper had previously dedicated a song to the NBA superstar. An Instagram fan captured this in a video and the caption read:

Drake dedicated an entire song to LeBron, only for him to switch sides and show up at Kendrick’s concert.

Drake teamed up with Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem to create the single Forever in 2009. The song was recorded for a documentary about James, titled More than a gameThe video for the song begins with James playing online poker. Clips from the documentary about James’ basketball career and his rise to the top of the NBA are used throughout the video.

The engaging song didn’t stop LeBron James from breaking out into dance moves at the Lamar concert. James was joined by his Lakers teammates and they quickly turned the concert into their little pre-game warm-up. Interestingly, the NBA player has now become an unintentional participant in the Lamar-Drake feud.

Kendrick Lamar’s pop-out concert makes him the winner in the dispute with Drake

Kendrick Lamar in the music video for Humble |  Mike Will Made It
Kendrick Lamar in the music video for Modest | Mike Will did it

The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake was nothing but unbridled chaos. They kept dropping vicious diss tracks and taking aim at each other’s personal lives. Interestingly, Lamar was considered the winner of the feud by several music lovers as his diss tracks stood out with sharp lyrics and even became chart-toppers.

Videos of Lamar’s concert performance went viral on social media. His chart-topping diss track, Not like uswas performed five times, with the crowd often chanting the lyrics. Interestingly, the lyrics of the song made serious accusations against Drake, calling him “certified pedophile” And “Colonizer”.

Lamar even added new lyrics to his other diss track euphoriawhere he sang, “Give me back Tupac’s ring and maybe I’ll show you some respect.” It was a reference to Drake buying Tupac Shakur’s crown ring at auction for over a million dollars (via Forbes).

Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out concert was streamed live on Amazon Prime Video.