+Caleb Lackey Dude. Respect other's opinions. I also think that "DAMN." is not as good as "good kid m.A.A.d city" and "To Pimp A Butterfly". It features some of my favourite Kendrick songs like "LOVE.", "HUMBLE." and "DNA." though.
The fact that they did this before he even released GKMC shows how much confidence they had in his talent. Kendrick wasn't even a household name yet, he only did 5k first week on S80. He was basically an underground rapper still at this point and all the West Coast legends crowned him. This moment aged impeccably.
YUP and he literally makes a point to drag Mos Def out and plop him center stage after getting love from Snoop and Game, takes his moment to prove himself and make sure another legend is recognized!
“You can see the my city found me and put me on stages. To me that’s amazing” Watching this weeks after the latest legendary rap battle. Kendrick changed my life as a 20yo with Section80 and he’s still making us proud in 2024
Me as a grown ass man I literally cried seeing Kendrick crying. I remembered I I used to listen to Kdot like back in 04 way before he was famous & I was rooting for him & see him come this far Man I cried & I know how it felt for him seeing all the rappers he looked up to & studied pass down the torch to him. This was a bug moment for him. I know for a fact all my rooting for him wasn't in vane
:') That moment when you know you've finally made it. Going through all the struggles of surviving in Compton to being crowned the new king of hip hop in the west coast.
it's actually crazy how he made 4 masterpiece albums back to back to back to back, and most features he's in he had the better verse, gotta let k dot cook
That must have been so unreal for him i mean being passed the torch by snoop then tearing up and having his day ones talk to him from ear to ear while the crowd chants his name like god damn... i wonder what was going on in his mind
You’d have to feel like you’ve already achieved every dream you could’ve imagined first time you touched the mic, but then he went on to make GKMC TBAB DAMN. and MMTBS 😭 😭
@@HeisMertz_ then initiated a war with biggest hip hop pop star act in Drake, won, made Not Like Us and performed in Inglewood hours ago for Juneteenth while breaking Drake streaming records left and right. Unreal. Prophecy fulfilled
I got emotional watching this !!! I'm all the way in Australia I wish I had a chance to see him as often as everyone in America :( LOVE YOU FOREVER KING KENDRICK!!!!!!!
I am so glad that this got recorded. Its incredible to watch this in hindsight knowing that those West Coast OG's knew that Kendrick was destined to become one of the greatest MC's to ever do it.
Him making sure Mos Def got recognized was a really awesome moment man. He gets the biggest co signs of his career up til that point and turns around and makes sure another legend gets recognized, amazing show of humility man
@knutt81 Don't worry about it. It got taken down after both Pac and Snoops AI voices were used and their estates were pissed. It's easy to forget it was part of the beef.
@@debrab3738Exactly, I can't believe The Game would betrayaled Kendrick for that actor from Canada and allow him to sneak diss Kendrick on his song AND then shot the mv in Compton with him
He was there yup. That's really crazy bc Mos Def really was foreshadowing all of this in january/february and caught a lot of flack for it but he was right about Drake not being authentically hip hop just like DMX before him too, Common, Joe Budden, Meek Mill, Pusha T...
This is what you call unity and homage. Not all the old heads are bitter and prideful. They recognized Kendrick is carrying the torch for the west coast and they solute him accordingly. Kendrick was in tears because he worked hard to earn they respect and he loves them too. This is hip hop and I love seeing this. We can all disagree about certain things involving modern rap, but I think we all can admit Kendrick is one of few now that study, respect and love the craft of rap.
When Game Mentioned Nip I felt that one. New generation leaders of WC Rap YG, Kendrick Lamar, Black Hippy / TDE, Nipsey Hussle... R.I.P. Young Nip C-Note.
i love this video, kendrick has been my fav rapper since 012 seeing his journey has been amazing but the energy in that room was on a different level just og's showing love to young g's like seeing kurupt, snoop, game mos def talib kweli and his bros absoul jay rock and q i dont sense one bit of hater energy just love and respect i fuck with that fr
Never had more goosebumps on m body than I did watching this video. He's so humble and so good at what he does. Always will be my favorite. King Kendrick
Imagine working your entire life for something and your heroes tell you , you got the torch and they tell you are the future you the king
And you see how long ago this shit was. He really ran with it lmfao
It's like he told himself "They crowned me, But I need to secure the crown" and made fucking TPAB
DAMN.
7/10
+Caleb Lackey Dude. Respect other's opinions.
I also think that "DAMN." is not as good as "good kid m.A.A.d city" and "To Pimp A Butterfly". It features some of my favourite Kendrick songs like "LOVE.", "HUMBLE." and "DNA." though.
The fact that they did this before he even released GKMC shows how much confidence they had in his talent. Kendrick wasn't even a household name yet, he only did 5k first week on S80. He was basically an underground rapper still at this point and all the West Coast legends crowned him. This moment aged impeccably.
*its all fabricated* labels etc
Him crying was a statement like this means more to me than the grammys or any award
YUP and he literally makes a point to drag Mos Def out and plop him center stage after getting love from Snoop and Game, takes his moment to prove himself and make sure another legend is recognized!
This aged well like fine wine 🏆 King Kendrick 👑
Yooo wake up how relevant is it now
Isn't crazy how he got passed the torch with just one album out Section 80.? Just shows the talent he has and cable of reaching.
He had more music Dre and other rappers heard before the album that why they recognize him
@@brandonn3061 yeah, dre was on board when he heard his Ignornace is Bliss song.
Yup tru dope
He had multiple albums before section 80
@@capedcrusaderbatmansection 80 was an album, everything before was a mixtape
What people didn’t know that a decade later K dot brought the unity in LA, he definitely deserved the torch
This is beautiful , older brothas handing the keys to the next generation.
That's love , that's family
Cause they know Kendrick is the only real rapper now in this shitty generation.
+Brandon Anguiano ans J. Cole and Joey BadA$$
Brandon Anguiano not true, dont be ignorant
+Brandon Anguiano u clearly only scratched the surface of this generation of hip hop
Childish Gambino? YIKES
Who’s here after Kendrick’s The Pop Out: Ken & Friends?
Fucking wild
Kendrick is the goat 🐐
Meee😂
I think this would be a great date 📆 to release his new album 📀 and tittle it “Re-Crowned 👑 “
Im not crying
A kid who came from nothing receives the honor of the Torch for the best rapper... he's such an amazing person; the definition of humble.
Facts he's amazing
And it was before good kid maad city .
I guess you could say he was HUMBLE. Ok I'll stop.
@@steltzsmDAMN.
Who is here after the diss
Here after that crazy concert Ken and Friends pop up. What a time in history for the West
@@googlee8882here after GNX! The weren’t wrong..
Going from this to The Pop Out. He finished his story.
Hell yea…he made it. Everything from here will just be DLC bonus content.
Kendrick 100% completed the game and is now going back and completing side quests 🔥🔥🔥
Facts this was the 1st pop out full circle
I wish tupac & Eazy were there
Babahoe_ they were...
CoolVisionTv don't forget biggie
Christopher Gaines this was a west coast thing
Christopher Gaines Biggie's got nothing to do with west coast.
God that was irritating
Snoop wasn’t disappointed. He didn’t just run with that torch, he fucking flew with it.
Fr Kendrick is my goat 🐐 🎉
😊@@rodrigoorozco9263
Naw he ran wit that bitch to the Coliseum n lit that bitch as of yesterday hell it’s gonna stay lit.
This was beautiful! But, I can just imagine the pressure that was placed on Kendrick’s shoulders in that moment, but dammit, he carries it well!! 👑
This ain’t passing the torch, this a kings coronation. i am absolutely in awe.
Im from new york and even I felt the west coast pride. Let that crown rest on ur head kenny u earned it 👑
Boy did he take the torch and run with it
this once again proves that dr dre signs the best rap talent
Never underestimate the power that encouragement and genuine acknowledgment can have over someone’s future
He later collaborated with future😮
“You can see the my city found me and put me on stages. To me that’s amazing”
Watching this weeks after the latest legendary rap battle. Kendrick changed my life as a 20yo with Section80 and he’s still making us proud in 2024
Me as a grown ass man I literally cried seeing Kendrick crying. I remembered I I used to listen to Kdot like back in 04 way before he was famous & I was rooting for him & see him come this far Man I cried & I know how it felt for him seeing all the rappers he looked up to & studied pass down the torch to him. This was a bug moment for him. I know for a fact all my rooting for him wasn't in vane
You've been listening to him since he was 16?
holy shit didnt know kendrick alr rap at 04
That’s dope you been listen since 04
@@grifaldyy29Kendrick started rapping in 2003 actually, dropped his first mixtape in 2004
You helped this happen, how cool!
Back from 2024 and he's the greatest of this generation
3:10 man this is such a beautiful moment. Jay Rock almost supporting him up and pep talking him man theyre something special 2 md
Here in 2024!! This was the year before I heard that flow on Twitter and never looked back! 2012 Dot fan!
Here after the pop out concert. Kendrick really got passed the torch and ran with it
Looking back now Kendrick exceeded expectations truly a king
:') That moment when you know you've finally made it. Going through all the struggles of surviving in Compton to being crowned the new king of hip hop in the west coast.
this was one of the trillest moments in hip hop
Yes
Oh boy this aged, beautifully
I know this moment is worth more than all them Grammys to Kendrick 💯
Here after the Pop Out Show, this is a prophecy.
This was before GKMC, after section 80, we already knew. He was the one.
6:18 Mos Def appearance!
It's wild how they never made a song before. I would love to be in a room just listening to Kendrick and Mos Def talking geopolitics & their values.
Lol honorary guest
Lmfao Ab-Soul walkin in like a goon and disappears with the quickness
Highly Elevated I'm glad I'm not the only one that peeped that.
q pulled up too
And rock. Black hippy was in that bish
And he then goes on to make Good kid Maad City, To Pimp a Butterfly, Damn, MMATBS. These dudes weren’t wrong
DAMN
Facts
it's actually crazy how he made 4 masterpiece albums back to back to back to back, and most features he's in he had the better verse, gotta let k dot cook
GNX 👑
And gnx and more??? I dunno what to say about him
All those legends up to celebrate the king, kendrick a real one
K.Dot received the torch and made us proud. CA all day.
This the moment he knew he made it, nothing but love for Kendrick 🙌
Never seen the full video of this and performing HiiiPower after that is fucking crazy. What a moment
The GOAT. Gave him that mf torch and he hasn’t looked back since. And he just BODIED Drake
So much positive masculinity on this stage!
That must have been so unreal for him i mean being passed the torch by snoop then tearing up and having his day ones talk to him from ear to ear while the crowd chants his name like god damn... i wonder what was going on in his mind
You’d have to feel like you’ve already achieved every dream you could’ve imagined first time you touched the mic, but then he went on to make GKMC TBAB DAMN. and MMTBS 😭 😭
@@HeisMertz_ then initiated a war with biggest hip hop pop star act in Drake, won, made Not Like Us and performed in Inglewood hours ago for Juneteenth while breaking Drake streaming records left and right. Unreal. Prophecy fulfilled
I would cry too if a legend like Snoop Dogg gave me a huge endorsement. I know 2pac would've like him
Overwhelming love and respect from your hero’s… Kendrick stands alone
Beautiful, brings a tear to my eye, im not even from the west and im proud of k dot man, keep doing what you doing my nigga
I got emotional watching this !!! I'm all the way in Australia I wish I had a chance to see him as often as everyone in America :(
LOVE YOU FOREVER KING KENDRICK!!!!!!!
Nice too see someone as beautiful as you support a new legendary artist..one love
+Tawanda Batana way too kind thankyou
+JojoRonaldo7 yeah im from melbourne and im a huge fan of his. I take so much from his message i feel like i can relate to him. He isthe king!!
+Tawanda Batana haha trying to get into someone's trousers are we
Same girl same!
moves me to tears. every. single. time.
7 years later, tears still go strong especially with where he’s at now 💫
@@RenecideEven more so Now !!!
Facts
Finally a rapper that will help the black culture and not tear it apart I hope he stays on this path.
Malik Berry 20 years later and he's still staying in his path, what a humble guy. :')
Malik Berry what you think now? 😉
nuttfarr he good
@@nutfar4413 honestly after good kid mad city all his music wack lol
@@MrVaDelux ok dud.
I am so glad that this got recorded. Its incredible to watch this in hindsight knowing that those West Coast OG's knew that Kendrick was destined to become one of the greatest MC's to ever do it.
Black Hippy & Black Star on stage at the same time. This shit is legendary.
Little did we know this man would go on to be one of the greatest rappers ever WOW K dot is a legend
This moment aged well. A man with morals and integrity!
Him making sure Mos Def got recognized was a really awesome moment man. He gets the biggest co signs of his career up til that point and turns around and makes sure another legend gets recognized, amazing show of humility man
What time in the video?
@@papawembasorensen2014 6:15
Came back here after Snoop called him the king of the West Coast after the pop out concert. Kendrick went sonic the hedgehog with the torch
and THIS is why Kendrick became so successful
I love our people 🙌🏽. This made me so emotional. Our west coast pride runs Deep ❤️💙🫶🏽👐🏽
kendrick has proofed what he said in control this is just beginning he will one day become the best of the best.
3 years later...Look at him now!
5 years later, he’s the best rapper ever
9 years later… he just proved there’s no big 3, just Him
Came back here to confirm Kendrick's bearing the torch just right 💪🏾
Ab-Soul is hilarious to me lol idk why I laughed when he came on stage
Haha he sittin in the back all awkward actin like he barely know him, wish he would've come out and hugged him like the others
AJE PRODUCTIONS
lol he was like 'what happened, whats goin on'
Ethan Harrington nigga was probably high asf
I've seen this video multiple times throughout the years and I always come back to it. Each time I end up crying.
Only If M.a.a.d city was created during that time! The crowd would go crazy as f*ck!
Kendrick is The MAN.
I love this clip. It shows exactly what a realization of a dream looks like after years of hard work and dedication. Inspiring.
Snoop would’ve never been apart of that Taylor made bullshit drake dropped that he did the A.I
*tailor. "Taylor Made" is a golf brand. Had me confused for a sec.
@knutt81 Don't worry about it. It got taken down after both Pac and Snoops AI voices were used and their estates were pissed. It's easy to forget it was part of the beef.
@@knutt81well Drake titled it Taylor Made Freestyle, probably a dig at Kendrick for collabing with Taylor Swift.
My bad, I never heard it. Nor, did I know one of his diss tracks was named that.
This is something so beautiful it's emotional
Good ass quality just the girl screaming kills it a bit.
Had to turn the volume all the eay down
Kendrick the golden child of the west coast
Kendrick got crowned fr fr👑🔥
Where the REAL Kdot fans that came here after GNX??
Drake could never 🔥
Facts!! F.A.N. 😩🤣
The worst thing about this is Judas the game is on stage knowing he really wanted the torch.😑
@@debrab3738Exactly, I can't believe The Game would betrayaled Kendrick for that actor from Canada and allow him to sneak diss Kendrick on his song AND then shot the mv in Compton with him
I can’t believe it’s been 3 months and the ramifications of beef still going.. Kendrick created HIPHOP HISTORY
Am I trippin or is the artist formerly known as Mos Def Mr. Yassin Bey right there on stage?!??? This is hip hop infinity war
He was there yup. That's really crazy bc Mos Def really was foreshadowing all of this in january/february and caught a lot of flack for it but he was right about Drake not being authentically hip hop just like DMX before him too, Common, Joe Budden, Meek Mill, Pusha T...
Passed the torch and Kendrick still running with it!! Legendary shit!!
Proud of kendrick fr
It’s 2022 and Kendrick still got the torch
Game look like he wanted to say “RED ROSE WHITE CEILING!
😂😂😂😂
This is what you call unity and homage. Not all the old heads are bitter and prideful. They recognized Kendrick is carrying the torch for the west coast and they solute him accordingly. Kendrick was in tears because he worked hard to earn they respect and he loves them too. This is hip hop and I love seeing this. We can all disagree about certain things involving modern rap, but I think we all can admit Kendrick is one of few now that study, respect and love the craft of rap.
If he retired right tf now, we can’t even complain yo 🎉🙌🏽🙌🏽
Fully looked like Kendrick was about to cry, shit was beautiful man
I think he did.
He did cry lol
with the rosary on his chest!! PROUDLY
Ab-Soul came in smooth as hell lmfao
Who’s here after the pop out
💯
@@RustyB22definitely me
When Game Mentioned Nip I felt that one. New generation leaders of WC Rap YG, Kendrick Lamar, Black Hippy / TDE, Nipsey Hussle...
R.I.P. Young Nip C-Note.
i love this video, kendrick has been my fav rapper since 012 seeing his journey has been amazing but the energy in that room was on a different level just og's showing love to young g's like seeing kurupt, snoop, game mos def talib kweli and his bros absoul jay rock and q i dont sense one bit of hater energy just love and respect i fuck with that fr
Its so beautiful to see all their growth! Makes me tear up a bit, to see him blossom is a blessing.
Damn... This is beautiful 😢
who the FUCK KEEPS SCREAMING OMG
Love to see the love...looking like a prayer circle😅❤
the begining of a long time historical career
engoute yannick on god
Well you weren't wromg.
I haven’t cried in years bro
High Power!!! 🙏🏾
kamalama76 nigga it's hii
Preston Collins nigga it's Hiii
its surreal seeing this now that he announced his departure from TDE. The end of an era, i'm just happy i was here to see it.
That's love man... West Coast is alive, strong, and always active.
Wow he had some of the best lyricists at his show that night! Truly amazing for him. He's going places no doubt! K dot!!!
He ran with it in high pursuit. We will never let losers rewrite history.
this is the best quality i have seen this in. thank you.
How Mos Def emerges from the back after the beginning of hiiipower
Never had more goosebumps on m body than I did watching this video. He's so humble and so good at what he does. Always will be my favorite. King Kendrick
he didn't let anyone down
3:05 is the ultimate "i made it" moment. Jay Zs first concert at the Garden was great, but this is the epitome of that moment. i love it.
What an amazing moment!!! Love Kendrick!
Drake ain't ever had a moment like this in his life.