Kendrick Lamar was formally dubbed the “King of the West” by Snoop Dogg after K.dot’s highly anticipated “Pop Out” event in Los Angeles.
On June 19th, at The Forum, Kendrick brought together members of the Crips and Bloods on stage, a move that impressed Uncle Snoop even more. In addition to bringing out some of LA’s biggest names, like Dr. Dre, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Tyler, the Creator, YG, and Roddy Ricch, Kendrick also succeeded in bringing unity.
In a video he uploaded to Instagram while in Toronto, Snoop stated, “Sending a big shout out to K.dot and all the homies from the West that stood together unified, organized in peace, love.” That was exquisite. It was entertaining to watch. It’s beautiful to witness the unity of all my people. You are the King of the West, K.dot.
That is the behavior of crаp queens. We band together. Our peoples come together via us.
Kenneth Lamar is referred to as the “King of the West” by Snoop Dogg.
Even though he was the one who planned the quiet time, Kendrick Lamar did not hide his emotions as it came together.
He said to the crowd as the performance was coming to an end, “This sҺit is making me cry.” With Nipsey [Hussle’s] passing, we’ve been screweԀ up. Since Kobe [Bryant] passed away, we have been broken. This is the epitome of oneness.
He went on, “We did lose a lot of homies to this street sҺit and this music sҺit.” That sҺit is special, for all of us to be united on stage. Each person on this platform has lost a soldier.
Fans welcomed the historic occurrence on X, with one user commenting: “Kendrick really uniting Compton pirus and Cali crips on one stage. Already a memorable Juneteenth.
Kendrick is a legend, according to another. On stage, he got bloods and crips. It is quiet. This coherence.
“Kendrick’s hatred for Drake really unified the bloods and crips,” someone jokingly said.
Regarding Snoop Dogg, he got entangled in the drаmа between Drake and Kendrick following Drizzy’s usage of artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate the voice of the West Coast icon and 2Pac on his contentious diss track “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Later, after Pac’s estate threatened legal action, the song was taken down.
“Dot, you know that the D-O-G never fuckιng doubted you/ But right now it seem like you posted up without a clue of what the fucƙ you ’bout to do,” rapped a computer-generated version of Snoop on the song.
The Long Beach resident posted a hilarious response to his “feature” on social media shortly after the song went online.
“What did they do? When? How? Are you certain? [Meanwhile] Have a great evening, everyone,” he added in a quick Instagram video. “Why is everyone blowing me up and calling my phone? What the fucƙ took place? What is happening? I’m returning to my bed. Good night.
When Snoop later published “Taylor Made Freestyle” on his Instagram Stories with the message, “90s Hip Hop Forever,” several fans believed he had co-signed the song.
Given Snoop and Kendrick’s lengthy relationship, which includes multiple joint projects and a Suρer Bowl appearance, some fans were more dubious.