Snoop Dogg is one of Kendrick Lamar’s biggest West Coast elders in the rap game and he couldn’t be prouder of his “institutionalized” collaborator. He also said in a recent interview with Complex along with Dr. Dre, he talked about K.Dot’s recent “The Pop Out” event (which featured Dre as a guest) and how it promoted unity among all of Los Angeles’ gangs. In particular, Tha Doggfather responded to Vince Staples’ recent comments about how this peace process was in place long before this Juneteenth show, which came after Kendrick’s feud with Drake. Still, Snoop explained how the former TDE lyricist made this solidarity even more popular.
“What Vince is saying is that a lot of neighborhoods have been coming together behind closed doors for a long time,” Snoop Dogg noted. “But what Kendrick did was he united the whole city because he’s a king. He took this violent situation that is a rap dispute and created peace and gave the homies the opportunity to come on stage, be part of his video, be part of his movement and move like he does.”
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“Because if you wanna keep up with Kendrick, you gotta move like Kendrick,” Snoop Dogg continued. “He represents peace. He represents love. He’s not from a gang. He comes from a city full of gangs and he unites cities. That’s what it was about. It’s a good step for the whole West Coast culture when it comes to rap, because violence has always been a major theme for us. So if you can take a violent rap or a violent song and create peace out of it, you should applaud him for it.”
“This shit makes me emotional,” said Kendrick Lamar while on stage with representatives of many different gangs at “The Pop Out.” “Ever since Nipsey (Hussle) died, we’ve been fucked. Ever since Kobe (Bryant) died, we’ve been fucked. This is unity at its best. We lost a lot of buddies to this music shit, to this street shit. For us all to be on stage together is special. Everybody on this stage has fallen soldiers.”
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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started as a weekend writer in 2022 and has developed an in-depth knowledge of hip hop news and releases since joining the team full-time. Whether it’s regular reporting or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to seek out the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him most is finding interesting pop culture stories, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip hop and its contemporary productions. In particular, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. A proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up to date on the archipelago’s local scene and its greatest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced several short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on various genres and musicians. Hardcore punk and go-go music informed much of his coverage during his time at George Washington University in DC. His favorite hip hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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