Kendrick Lamar made a surprise appearance at a graduation ceremony in his hometown over the weekend to share some words of inspiration for the next generation.
The Compton College commencement for the class of 2024 took place on Friday (June 7). During the gathering, K.Dot caught the crowd off guard when he took the stage for a few minutes.
“I wanted to come out here just to tell y’all how much I appreciate y’all,” he began. “I’m proud of the city of Compton; I’m proud of Compton College; most importantly I’m proud of the graduates out here. That’s right, 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 we develop, not only in physical form but in the spiritual as well.
“Seeing y’all out here, it’s 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.’ I still believe in Compton — Compton always been [the] future for me. I think we breed some of the most incredible individuals: creatives, intellectuals, talent. We had it since day one, that’s why I always scream this city. I traveled the world; there’s no place like this one right here. No place.”
He continued: “And I still believe in everything we’re doing, brick by brick, I still believe. It’s time that we change the narratives. Some people tell us this generation don’t have what it takes. Gen Z — 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 [do] y’all have what it takes; y’all have something bigger: y’all have the heart, y’all have the courage to be independent thinkers. Independent thinkers — there’s nothing more valuable than that.
“This degree that y’all have right here is just as big as any degree — I don’t care what school, I don’t care what institution. Compton College — this Compton degree is just as big. Now it’s all about taking these resources and taking what you learned and applying them. It’s as simple as that.”
Check out the speech at the 42:15 mark below:
The 36-year-old rapper hasn’t made too many public appearances over the past few months, though it seems like he’s slowly starting to reemerge.
The “Money Trees” hitmaker and his pgLang company will be putting together an event in Los Angeles later this month on the Juneteenth holiday.
Announced via his Instagram Story with a flyer earlier this week, the show is dubbed “The Pop Out” and will include the MC’s “friends,” though it didn’t specify who.
Set to go down at the Forum in Inglewood, general sale is now live.
Soon after the news went public, Mustard took to social media and revealed that he will be among those present at the gathering in Southern California on June 19.
what a disgusting shame for that school and those students to be associated with a piece of shit like this guy
You mean a guy who did something for his community instead of sitting from behind the keyboard doing nothing like you? Yeah, you certainly showed him what a model citizen is lmao
other communities have Elon Musk and Jensen Huang giving commencement speeches and inspiring youth. But they NOT LIKE US. You all will stay worthless.
Dont worry Greggy. The Certified Ped0 is gonna stay in his lane and continue performing at Sweet 16’s and high school proms. #STRUCKACHORD
We’ll see about that. Everyone of you idiots is going down hard. Death will be a blessing. Relentless public humiliation is coming next.
Lol nobody’s scared of the great gay Gregory.. you nerd 🤓
Bendrick might be a far better rapper than Drake, but nobody can deny that Drizzy has the hottest abs in the game
shoot a motherfucker in a minute
grab a good piece of pussy and go up in it
and if you’re at the show in the front
Ima call you a bitch or a dirty ass ho
Come sit on my face Drake, I’ll lick that bootyhole clean.. no homo
Yeah, compton is well known for being one of the greatest cities on earth, and for breeding the next generation of brain surgeons and astronauts! After all, they wuz kangz! Jokes aside, I never understand people who are proud of their own city, when their own city is over run with people doing horrible things to others. I’m not proud of the city I live in either. I’m ashamed of it. Can’t wait to move somewhere nicer. Wonder why Kendrick doesn’t live in Compton?
Kendrick will literally have dick in his mouth
Sounds like you’re speaking from experience
Yea my dick was is your moms mouth. Tell her I said hi.
You talking about dick coming out of mouths says a lot about you. Have fun zipping up your boyfriend’s pants later on f a g g ot.
You mad? Calm down. Kendrick won’t put his dick in your mouth if you defend him on the internet little kid.
The word dick must come out your mouth as much you put it in. Relax dick breath, how are your knees feeling? Your boyfriend Gay Greg give you a pat on the head when he’s done?