Hottest out West
#3 Kendrick Lamar (Compton California)
The Heart Part 5- Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar has been on the hip hop Scene for awhile now. Staying pretty quiet and out of the spot light since his last album “ DAMN” dropped in April of 2017. He is back with his new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” making a lot of headlines was the music video to the song “ The Heart Part 5”, Kendrick throughout the entire video changes his face with other stars faces with him showcaseing Kayne West, OJ Simpson, Kendrick also showcased Los Angeles Legends the late Kobe Bryant and the late Nipsey Hussle both who are beloved icons in the Los Angeles area an area where Kendrick grew up. This was a very power gesture of Kendrick being the huge artist he is to keep Kobe and Nipsey alive is great to see. The world lost Kobe Bryant to a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 longside his daughter and 7 others. And Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in South Los Angeles at his Marthon Clothing store on March 31, 2019. With his alleged shooter Eric Holder still waits trial for the Murder and a few more charges related to the incident. Holder was a childhood friend of Nipseys and was a knowing Rollin’ 60 Crip gang member the same organization that the Late rapper was apart of.
