[video] NOISEY Bompton: Kendrick’s Compton and Dinner with Lil L (Part 2)

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Compton, California, is known for launching the rap careers of stars like Kendrick Lamar, and music provides a promising avenue out of the community’s cycle of violence. In the second of six segments of Noisey Bompton, we spend a day with Kendrick’s childhood friend Lil L, who’s pursuing his own musical ambitions. L’s grandma invites us over for a gumbo dinner and shares her experiences as a mother and grandmother who’s lived in Compton since 1965. Then we head to one of the West Side’s many hole-in-the-wall studios, where L gets to work recording with his friend Earl Swavey and producer Larry Jayy.

[video] NOISEY Bompton: Growing up with Kendrick Lamar (Part 1)

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Compton, California, is one of hip-hop’s most celebrated locales, the birthplace of acts like N.W.A. and, more recently, Kendrick Lamar. It’s also home to a complicated gang culture. Noisey Bompton centers around Kendrick Lamar and the friends he grew up with on the West Side of Compton, many of whom feature on the cover of his album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly.’ n the first of six segments, we sit down with Kendrick to talk about his acclaimed albums, pay a visit to his high school, Centennial, and get to know his childhood friend Lil L.

Noisey Bompton is a new documentary made by the people who brought you Noisey Atlanta and Noisey Chiraq. It’s the first episode in an eight part series, NOISEY, on VICE’s upcoming TV network VICELAND. Each episode focuses on a different city, its major stars, and the stories and issues that influence its music scene.

[video] Reebok and Kendrick Lamar – Mobile Concert Los Angeles – #GetPumped

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King Kunta hooks up with Reebok again to give his fans a one of a kind concert and most important of all to sell you some ugly sneakers.

Reebok and Kendrick Lamar took over the streets of Hollywood with #GETPUMPED, fusing fitness and music with a ground-breaking live event.

Kendrick Lamar provided a live soundtrack to this Reebok run as 100 selected guests tried out the new Reebok ZPump Fusion shoe through the streets of West Hollywood. Kendrick performed songs from his new album To Pimp A Butterfly for the first time on the back of a custom flatbed truck forming the wildest 5k ever!

Exclusive: Custom Compton Zephyr Fitted Hat.

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Straight outta Compton. Rock-N-Jocks just dropped this custom Compton Zephyr Fitted Hat. This is the exact style N.W.A. used to rock back in the day. This fitted is all black with the top of the bill in black and the bottom of the bill in old school green. The Old English Script embroidered Compton on the front of the hat is in white. Limited to only 30 total pieces. This will Sell out Crazy fast. Get one while you are able to. Only place to get this one is atwww.rocknjocks.com

[video] Nipsey Chops It Up w/Snoop

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The “Rookie of the Year” Nipsey Hussle sits down and chops it up with the Big Homie Snoop Dogg who bestows his blessings on the movement. Snoop says he is impressed with the machine that Nipsey built on his lonesome, which is the trademark of a true hustler, now he offers a blank check to Nip, which he earned as a testament to his Hussle. NY rappers need to take note, the gatekeepers don’t owe you nothing if you turning it up to a fever pitch whereas you can’t be ignored.  Hussle a lil’ bit harder!

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