The rapper went to his hometown college and gave a motivational speech. This was his first public appearance since the feud with Drake.
The rapper addressed the graduating students of Compton College in California. This event takes place on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Seventeen-time Grammy winner Kendrick Lamar, 36, shares some words of wisdom there.
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Lamar said, “I wanted to come out here just to tell y’all how much I appreciate y’all. I’m proud of the city of Compton, I’m proud of Compton College, most importantly I’m proud of the graduates out here.”
He Also said, “I know what it takes. You had a lot of hardship, not only in your house, in your communities, but most importantly, within yourself, and that’s the toughest thing to overcome. We still growing day by day, brick by brick, making sure that we develop, not only in physical form but in the spiritual as well.”
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He really wants to feel proud about his home town and he talks about it in front of everyone. “Seeing y’all out here, it is not only a representation of the world, but it’s a representation of me. When I walk out in these cities, in these countries, I can be proud and say, ‘This is where I’m from.’ “
“Some people tell us, ‘This generation, they don’t have what it takes, Gen Z,’ ” the “Like That” rapper said.
He also said, “We talk about it all day. They try to pull us down and say we don’t know what we’re doing. They wrong, though. You know why, because not only y’all have what it takes, but y’all have something even bigger. Y’all have the heart, y’all have the courage to be independent thinkers.”