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Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” video went down in Compton over the weekend with out a sew of negativity … and Jason Martin was there and witnessed all of the love and concord.
The “Like Whaaat” rapper joined TMZ Reside on Monday to run again the whirlwind of occasions that culminated this previous week for rap’s largest moments of the yr … which capped off with a music video shoot for Okay.Dot’s West Coast anthem.
JM was a featured performer at Kendrick’s Pop-Out live performance final week … and he and Kendrick grew up within the space the place “Not Like Us” was filmed — so, based mostly on his expertise, it was as secure as could possibly be … even for individuals who weren’t from the neighborhood.
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Whereas there appears to be a truce within the air amongst rival gangs within the space — significantly amongst Bloods and Crips, who got here collectively for Kendrick’s live performance — it stays to be seen if that’ll final within the streets. On the very least although … this weekend was all good, so says Jason Martin.
Bobbi Althoff was in Compton with YG 😭 pic.twitter.com/K25ogms82G
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BTW, podcaster and Drake friend-turned-foe Bobbi Althoff additionally navigated by way of Compton with YG … and Jason says she roamed by way of the Enterprise Park part of the neighborhood, with none points it appears. Quite the opposite, she was met with hype.
Social media recommended she appeared like a fish outta water — however Jason says his metropolis welcomed her with open arms and can do the identical for YOU in the event you go to.
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Feels like Compton’s rep is likely to be altering … for the higher, too.