Drake might by no means get well from this.
Kendrick Lamar by one of many best televised live shows of all-time on Wednesday evening throughout Juneteenth in a present that featured so many West Coast icons. Los Angeles natives Russell Westbrook and DeMar Derozan got here out on stage singing and dancing to all FIVE renditions of Lamar’s lyrical Kamehameha diss observe ‘Not Like Us,’ directed at Drake.
‘The Pop Out’, hosted by Kendrick Lamar and each West Coast rapper seemingly on Earth, was much less a live performance and extra a victory lap, placing folks on to West Coast rappers whereas giving Lamar the time to undergo his whole setlist of songs that embody direct or shaded photographs at Drake. It was a second, an occasion that put the West Coast proper in entrance of everybody on the planet.
It was additionally an opportunity for West Coast icons akin to Westbrook and Derozan to indicate up and present out of their residence. Getting DeRozan there felt like a given, due to Lamar’s line in ‘Not Like Us’: “I’m glad DeRoz got here residence, y’all didn’t deserve him neither, from Alondra all the way down to Central n**** higher not communicate on Serena.” DeRoz is clearly DeRozan, who was traded out of Toronto within the Kawhi Leonard deal, however is named an icon with the Raptors. Nonetheless, he’s much more recognized for being from Compton, a West Coast dude at coronary heart. Getting him up on the stage when Lamar referred to as all the West Coast icons and rappers as much as the stage was an superior second, in addition to getting Westbrook up there.
Russ regarded like he was having the time of his life. He regarded like he was having extra enjoyable up on stage than he was at any time with the Clippers this season.
Whereas Westbrook and DeRozan are clearly massive hits to Drake’s rep within the NBA (which he very deeply cares about), neither of them will equal the ultimate NBA participant noticed at The Pop Out on Wednesday.
Take the L out of Licensed Lover Boy, it’s Licensed OVER Boy.
That is the best victory lap of all time, and getting all of the NBA gamers on the market was simply one other probability to bounce on the grave.