Kendrick Lamar filmed the video for his To Pimp A Butterfly song “Alright” in Oakland, California this weekend, according to social media posts.
The TDE rapper shot the clip for his “King Kunta” video in the hometown of Compton, California.
In addition to his forthcoming “Alright” video, the California rapper appears on the cover of the June 2015 issue of Ebony magazine.
“This is Ebony’s 70th anniversary [in publishing],” Lamar says, according to The Boombox. “I feel honored, I feel privileged to be part of it. I’m one of a few rap artists to actually grace the cover.”
Following are social media posts from the “Alright” video shoot, as well as the cover of Ebony.
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Hard times like, “God!”…Bad trips like, “Yea!”…Nazareth, I’m fucked up Homie you fucked up But if God got us Then we gon’ be alright
My fav track on that album, pharrell did good this time, the song he produced on his last album was like ‘meh’
L.A to the Bay! Cali baby
I like Kendrick Good kid mad city is my shit and his verses on control and nostalgia were fucking amazing but anyone else think he over-rated the critics be praising the shit out of anything he puts out his butterfly album was just okay to me there plenty albums in the last year that were better