The city of Compton plans to honor rapper Kendrick Lamar on Saturday by presenting him the key to the city.
The city of Compton plans to honor rapper Kendrick Lamar on Saturday by presenting him the key to the city.
The ceremony honoring the Grammy Award winner who grew up in the city will take place at 10 a.m. at the Martin Luther King Monument at Civic Center Plaza.
"Kendrick Lamar is a phenomenal artist whose work has served as acatalyst to raise a new level of consciousness for this generation," said Compton Mayor Aja Brown in a statement.
"His message challenges the status quo and motivates listeners to rethink our society's institutions."
Last year, Lamar wrote a love letter to Compton through his music video "King Kunta," featuring the rapper and his friends dancing through his hometown.
The key to the city is Compton's reply to that letter.
