Wack 100 Reveals Why He Didn't Attend Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out"

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Wack 100's talked a whole lot about Kendrick Lamar's concert, but now he finally spoke on why he didn't attend the Los Angeles bash.

After talking a whole lot about Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out" concert in Los Angeles on Juneteenth, Wack 100 finally revealed why he didn't attend during a recent interview with DJ Vlad on VladTV. Moreover, he first clarified that he's got a close relationship with K.Dot and TDE, and that his absence wasn't because of any beef. Apparently, previous scheduling and commitments, such as rebuilding a podcast studio and tech issues the day of the show, prevented the music executive from showing up. In fact, he said that he only remembered the concert was going down once a friend texted him after it ended. Finally, Wack said that he doesn't feel the need to attend every one of Kendrick's events due to their strong connections and his respect and appreciation for the Compton native's music.

Previously, Wack 100 explained why his client The Game wasn't at Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out" either. "If Kendrick or anybody from that camp needed Game, he would've been there," he remarked, adding that his appearance would've taken away from the spotlight on more current and young acts. Of course, a lot of fans instead presumed that there were issues between Game and Kendrick's camp given some previous alleged rifts and the former's relationship with Drake. But it seems like things are still not as clear.

Wack 100 Explains Why He Didn't "Pop Out" At Kendrick Lamar's Juneteenth L.A. Show

"I don’t think Kendrick set out to unite the Crips and Bloods," Wack 100 said of Kendrick Lamar's "monumental" Juneteenth performance. "That wasn’t his angle. I think Kendrick set out to pull up those up-and-coming, underground artists of greater L.A. I don't think Kendrick's whole thing was to unite the Crips and Bloods. His whole thing was to show unity amongst all. And, guess what? If you one of those that's been hustling and been getting it, and you just so happen to be a Crip, or Blood, or whatever you may be, it's, 'Come on. We welcoming all with open arms.'"

Meanwhile, Wack 100 probably has bigger fish to fry right now. A judge blocked his attempt to bail Keefe D out of prison, and it's unclear how that Tupac murder case will progress. Still, we're sure we will get some sort of update sooner rather than later. Let's see what future statements will shed more light on that debacle or on the West Coast dynamics of "The Pop Out."

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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