Kendrick Lamar–Another Good Reason to Go to the Drake Concert
By Fred Minor, 12th Grade
Drake is only one reason to go to the Drake concert on February 25th at the Lakefront Arena. It’s the rappers third headlining trip to New Orleans, but this time around there are two other good reasons you should be in the crowd: opening acts A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar.
Kendrick Lamar is a west coast rapper from Compton, California, who figuratively received the torch from other West Coast legends such as Snoop Dogg and Kurupt and one of the veterans in rap, The Game. These rappers have credibility in California, and their words meant a lot to the young rapper who grew up listening to them. Former rapper and mega producer Dr. Dre was in attendance and gave the nod that the torch was now passed to Kendrick. Many consider Lamar to be the next Tupac Shakur.
Lamar is a conscious rapper who raps about the life of a California kid who doesn’t want to be just another statistic in the Compton daily news report and had to find a way out. He doesn’t fit into typical rap stereotypes of violence, sex, drugs, and alcohol. He also raps about the society he grew up in, and the struggles of growing up in Compton during the late 80s and early 90s. There is soul in his music and it comes from wanting to be more than what society offered him.
Even though Kendrick was passed the torch, he is still somewhat of an underground artist. He has chosen to remain independent and has not signed with a major label. His latest project was his first album release entitled Section.80 and was released in 2011. It temporarily topped pop artist Adele and Lady GaGa on iTunes. He has proved a major label doesn’t bring record sales and publicity, it’s all about the drive of the individual.
So, if you haven’t purchased tickets to the concert, unfortunately they may be hard to come by. But if you do come across a ticket or two, you should take advantage of the opportunity because you get to see two established artists and one future star, A$AP Rock.
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on Feb 17 2012. Filed under In the 504.
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