Kendrick Lamar is ready to movie a brand new music video this weekend … and we’re informed the rapper is beefing up his safety to maintain himself, his group, and the neighborhood secure.
Regulation enforcement sources inform TMZ … the Grammy winner will likely be filming his new music video in Compton — an ideal homecoming for Okay. Dot on the heels of his triumphant Juneteenth present Wednesday night time on the KIA Discussion board in close by Inglewood.
We’re informed Kendrick’s group acquired all the right permits wanted to drag off the venture … and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. will ship deputies for further safety in the course of the music vid shoot.
For safety causes, our sources will not say what number of deputies have been tapped for the gig — which is ready to happen throughout Compton. Nonetheless, we have now been informed that Kendrick’s manufacturing firm is paying round $120 an hour to have them available.
Whereas regulation enforcement sources inform us the police are conscious of Kendrick’s latest beef with nemesis Drake, we’re informed no recognized threats have surfaced presently.
Although the feud, a minimum of publicly, ended again in early Might — when Kendrick dropped “Not Like Us” — we’re informed the authorities are nonetheless taking it critically and maintaining a tally of social media for any drama.
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Keep in mind, Kendrick and Drake dropped a collection of diss tracks about one another, till Kendrick was declared the clear winner with “Not Like Us” not solely verbally taking down Drake … but additionally topping the Billboard charts.
Within the aftermath, the ‘Degrassi’ alum’s Toronto mansion was plagued with 3 police-involved incidents — together with the taking pictures of certainly one of his safety guards. Kendrick was not linked to the taking pictures, and no suspect has been arrested.
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Sources inform us the LASD and others concerned hope for a peaceable manufacturing that reveals off the great thing about Compton, as a substitute of the detrimental picture of gangs and crime it turned well-known for many years in the past.
If anybody can flip it round, it could be Kendrick who’s having a second … having already introduced a number of L.A. gangs collectively throughout his live performance.