Kendrick Lamar, a fellow West Coast artist, has received accolades from E-40 for throwing “one of the biggest nights in Hip Hop history.”
On Thursday, June 20, the iconic figure from the Bay Area expressed his gratitude for K.Dot’s amazing “Pop Out” event on Instagram.
He posted a carousel of pictures with a thank-you note to Kendrick Lamar for choosing him to be the show’s narrator.
“I knew @kendricklamar was going to be special from the start,” he wrote. “He has always treated me with the greatest love and respect, so when I received the call to assist in narrating ‘The Pop Out,’ one of the biggest nights in Hip-Hop history, I had to return the favor.”
“I raced to the hotel to answer the phone and add some real game to what I knew was going to be a historic night for The West Coast after arriving in Washington, DC from Aspen.
“I feel privileged to be given consideration for occasions such as these, as The West Coast is occasionally disregarded. However, not this evening. I’m happy that I could contribute in some small way to this momentous occasion.
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E-40 has been respected by Kendrick Lamar for more than ten years; in a 2010 tweet, Lamar referred to E-40 as “the most hood/street artist” ever.
He wrote at the time, “@E40 is the most hood/street artist of all time.” “I’m talking about Dept.” Ideas. Everything is relatable and realistic.
The two had previously worked together on the song “Catch a Fade” for E-40’s 2012 album The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3.
During Kendrick Lamar’s performance, there were several noteworthy moments besides only E-40’s involvement.
K.Dot hosted a Black Hippy reunion onstage with ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul, transforming his performance into a family event.
The rapper from “Money Trees” and his old Top Dawg Entertainment group performed a cover of “Collard Greens,” a song by ScHoolboy Q from 2014.
The Compton rapper ran through the Oxymoron tune before giving the stage to the “Man of the Year” MC, who performed “THat Part” from 2016.
Before that, Ab-Soul was there for “6:16 in LA,” while Kendrick Lamar brought Jay Rock for “Money Trees,” “Win,” and “King’s Dead.”
