After the success of K-Dot’s Pop Out – Ken & Friends concert, Snoop Dogg declared Kendrick Lamar the King of the West Coast.
Snoop Dogg thinks Kendrick Lamar is the king
While relaxing in a hotel room in Canada on Friday (June 21), Snoop Dogg took to Instagram to pay special tribute to Kendrick Lamar and his latest pop A tribute to the unity shown in the Out show.
“Wake up this morning, Big Snoop Dogg is coming to you live from Canada,” Snoopy began. “Shout out to K-Dot and all my brothers from the West who are united and organized in the love of peace. It’s great to see all my people coming together, well K-Dot you are the King of the West This is how kings unite.
Fans noticed Snoop Dogg’s absence during K-Dot’s performance at Pop Out. This is especially noticeable when Dr. Dre appears as a surprise guest. Dre and Kendrick performed classic songs “Still DRE” and “California Love.”
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Snoop Dogg speaks highly of Kendrick Lamar after .80
This isn’t the first time Snoop has praised Kendrick Lamar as a leader in hip-hop. Back in 2011, Snoop celebrated K-Dot after popping up during one of Kendrick’s earliest shows. The show came a month after Kendrick dropped his Section.80 debut.
“I said it and I meant it,” Snoop told K-Dot and the crowd. “I said it and I meant it. N***a, you got the torch,” Snoop said at the time. .
Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out event was indeed a major event. Kendrick started his set with “Euphoria” and then moved on to more hits. The night also featured a Black Hippie Reunion, with Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q reuniting on stage. Dr. Dre then introduced Kendrick’s chart-topping Drake diss song “Not Like Us,” which Kendrick went on to perform five times. The show ended with a big group photo of everyone who attended the show, followed by the final performance, “Not Like Us.”
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Watch Snoop Dogg’s shoutout to K-Dot below.
