Kendrick Lamar's Global Takeover: Grammys, Rivalries, and Sold-Out Paris Shows

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Kendrick Lamar is commanding global headlines this week as his massive Grand National Tour with SZA roars through Europe, with two sold-out nights at Paris La Défense Arena on July 15 and 16. French media and fans are calling this the must-see concert of the summer, and the enormous demand even required an additional Paris date. This European run comes hot on the heels of Kendrick’s award-winning year; just days before kicking off these shows, he collected five Grammys at the 67th Annual ceremony, including Best Recording and Best Song of the Year, according to Sortir à Paris. Kendrick and SZA’s tour, which started in Minneapolis in April and wraps up in Sydney this December, is being presented by Live Nation and pgLang and traversing some of the continent’s most iconic stadiums.

Kendrick’s influence isn’t limited to music. Euronews and Temple University have both announced the creation of a new course, "Kendrick Lamar and the Morale of M.A.A.D City," starting Fall 2025, a testament to his towering critical and cultural impact. Social buzz about his legacy is peaking, with a now-viral clip showing European crowds going wild as he performed his Grammy-winning diss track "Not Like Us." His 2017 single "HUMBLE." has resurfaced in cultural commentary, with Collider reporting it recently surpassed one billion YouTube views, further proof of his continued mainstream dominance and enduring message on materialism, authenticity, and social justice.

Musically, Kendrick dropped a verse on Clipse’s new song "Chains & Whips" from the just-released "Let God Sort Em Out" album. His shoutout to rap legend Rakim landed warmly, with Rakim publicly praising Kendrick on Instagram. However, the verse apparently cost Clipse their Def Jam deal, according to Billboard via Sportskeeda, because they insisted on keeping Kendrick’s feature—highlighting Lamar’s industry leverage.

The ongoing rivalry with Drake remains a front-page saga. People.com and major social feeds are brimming with reports from London’s Wireless Festival, where Drake, facing a crowd loudly chanting anti-Kendrick slogans, nodded along and toasted the moment. While Drake’s new song "What Did I Miss?" hints at betrayal in his circle, legal battles also simmer over "Not Like Us," with Drake suing Universal Music Group for alleged defamation related to Kendrick’s diss.

In short, Kendrick Lamar continues to be both the most respected and the most talked-about rapper alive, bridging culture, scholarship, social media and stadiums with every calculated move.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hendrick Lamar is commanding global headlines this week as his
massive Grand National tour with Scissor roars through Europe with
two sold out nights at Paris La Defonserena on July
fifteenth and sixteen. French media and fans are calling this
the must see concert of the summer, and the enormous
demand even required an additional Paris date. This European run

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comes hot on the heels of Kendrick's award winning year.
Just days before kicking off these shows, he collected five
Grammys at the sixty seventh Annual Ceremony, including Best Recording
and Best Song of the Year. According to Sautiera Parry,
Kendrick and Cesar's Tool, which started in Minneapolis in April
and wraps up in Sydney this December, is being presented

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by Live Nation and p G Lang and traversing some
of the continent's most iconic stadiums. Kendrick's influence isn't limited
to music. Eunews and Temple University have both announced the
creation of a new course Kendrick Lamar and the Morale
of m AA D City starting Fall twenty twenty five,
a testament to his towering critical and cultural impact. Social

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buzz about his legacy is peaking with a now viral
clip showing European crowds going wild as he performed his
Grammy winning disc track Not Like Us. His twenty seventeen
single Hummel has resurfaced in cultural commentary, with Kaleida reporting
it recently surpassed one billion YouTube views, further proof of

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his continued mainstream dominance and enduring message on materialism, authenticity,
and social justice. Musically, Kendrick dropped a verse on Clips's
new song Chains and Whips, from the just released Let
God's Sort Him Out album. His shout out to rap
legend Rakim landed warmly, with Rakim publicly praising Kendrick on Instagram. However,

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the verse apparently cost Clips their deaf Jam deal, according
to Billboard via sports Skida, because they insisted on keeping
Kendrick's feature highlighting Lamar's industry leverage. The ongoing rivalry with
Drake remains a front page saga, People dot Com and
major social feeds are brimming with reports from London's Wireless Festival,

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where Drake facing a crowd loudly chanting anti Kendrick slogans
nodded along and toasted the moment, while Drake's new song
what Did I Miss hintset betrayal in his circle. Legal
battles also simmer over not Like Us, with Drake's suing
Universal Music Group for alleged defamation related to Kendrick's diss.

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In short, Kendrick Lamar continues to be both the most
respected and the most talked about rapper alive, bridging culture, scholarship,
social media, and stadiums with every calculated move. And that
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