Kendrick Lamar Surprises Graduates With Speech at Compton College

Kendrick Lamar delivered a shock graduation deal with at Compton School’s commencement ceremony.

Kendrick Lamar Evokes Compton School Graduates

On Friday (June 7), Kendrick Lamar graced the stage at Compton School’s commencement ceremony and delivered an inspiring graduation deal with to the category of 2024. Within the video beneath, the Los Angeles rhymer, in a uncommon public look, saluted the graduates for his or her dedication and representing the town proudly with their accomplishments.

“I wished to come back out right here simply to inform y’all how a lot I recognize y’all. I am pleased with the town of Compton, I am pleased with Compton School, most significantly I am pleased with the graduates out right here,” he mentioned on the 41-minute mark within the clip beneath. “I do know what it takes. You had numerous hardship, not solely in your own home, in your communities, however most significantly, in your self, and that is the hardest factor to beat. We nonetheless rising daily, brick by brick, ensuring we develop, not solely in bodily kind however within the religious as nicely.”

Okay-Dot advised the graduates their diploma at Compton School is larger than any diploma they’ll get at one other establishment.

“This diploma you will have right here is simply as large as any diploma,” he mentioned. “I do not care what college, I do not care what establishment. Compton School. Compton diploma is simply as large.”

Kendrick additionally reminded the graduating class that the true journey begins now. Emphasizing the difficulties they’ll confront, the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper inspired them to take care of a robust religion and maintain God near their hearts as they embark on this new chapter of their lives.

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Kendrick Performing Juneteenth Live performance, New Album on the Manner

Kendrick’s speech at Compton School comes as he is set to carry out a particular live performance in Los Angeles on June 19, in any other case often known as Juneteenth.

The occasion, titled The Pop Out—Ken and Pals, is being offered by pgLang and Free Lunch on the Kia Discussion board in Inglewood, Calif. The all-ages occasion will begin at 4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET). The live performance will likely be livestreamed on Twitch and Amazon Music.

In the meantime, final Tuesday (June 4), Grammy-nominated producer Terrace Martin, who has produced songs for Kenny, enthusiastically revealed to followers on Instagram Dwell that he is tremendous enthusiastic about upcoming music initiatives from Compton mainstays Roddy Ricch and Kendrick Lamar.

“It is two albums, I am going loopy, I am unable to wait until they drop,” he mentioned. “Roddy Ricch album and at any time when Kendrick drops his album, I am gon’ be… I am excited for these two. These two Compton artists. A lot s**t bubblin’.”