Alright - Kendrick Lamar & National Symphony Orchestra

NSO Pops: Kendrick Lamar @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall, Washington, DC, On Tuesday, October 20, 2015.

To Pimp a Butterfly Fall 2015 Tour Setlist:

For Free? (Live debut)
Wesley's Theory
Institutionalized (Live debut)
Backseat Freestyle
Swimming Pools (Drank)
These Walls
For Sale? (Live debut)
Hood Politics
Complexion (A Zulu Love)
m.A.A.d city (Part I)
u
King Kunta
i
How Much a Dollar Cost (Live debut)
The Blacker the Berry
Mortal Man (Live debut)

Encore:
Alright

NSO Pops with Kendrick Lamar
Steven Reineke, conductor

[luizlamothe]

Why does Kendrick look like a hood preacher giving everyone in the building a peach of mind 😂

[JesusGarcia-oick]

he needs to re-record the album with the live instruments it would be fire

[femon]

It's pretty clear to me that Kdot was in a very specific head space when he released TPAB and while he was touring for it. Even if you were to go to a kung fu kenny show nowadays, you wouldn't get this. This was a singular moment, and the people that attended knew. This is James Brown at the Apollo, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, Hendrix at Woodstock, Marvin Gaye at the Oakland Coliseum, that type of thing. This is history, really.

[harderbetterfaster]

i will die happy if i went to a kendrick lamar concert

[milomajic]

everybody made this a masterpiece. the conductor, the orchestra, the band...and that DRUMMER! WOW that drummer! the beautiful composition and blender of live instrumentation, orchestra, and hip-hop is one hell of way to achieve euphoria! and Kendrick Lamar is no exception.

[neotheboxer]

I LOVE how they all took the conductor's lead for the end. That was glorious!

[felishamcclendon]

Watching this in 2024 I felt the energy It was amazing I wish I were there Kendrick, the band, and the conductor amazing he did his thing I hope they all look back to how amazing this and the entire performance was everybody turnt up BRAVO 👏🏾

[xiv]

kendrick one of them few rappers who sound really good in performance. very vocal and present capable of delivering a great show without running at the four ends of a stage.

[freeman]

How much street cred did the conductor just get?

[Wamuel]

This is THE song I wanted to here with the Orchestra lmao, it be cool if Kendrick could release those songs in hd

[bwalkeri]

Very large regret of mine is not knowing about this concert and not attending it. There’s gotta be a proper recording somewhere for this.

[gwendolynwhitaker]

The conductor was having him a good time.

[dianeclarkson]

Wow! The energy in that space!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Especially respect how Kendrick walked off and allowed the band, the orchestra, and the conductor to get their shine. That was brilliant!

[Tend-er-Rose]

The guitarist is the perfect example of what job satisfaction looks like lol.

[JoshuaFatBubble]

STEVEN REINEKE is the conductor of the nso pops - brings such power to every concert

[StorieDevereaux]

When Orchestras meet Bars the only thing that can come from it is BRILLIANCE! <3

[bengonzales]

Theres no one that can argue with the musical genius that this man possess.

[eats]

Kendrick is the best rapper of my generation .

[Fleezy]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

FOR POSTING THESE

[xHyperFlow]

Jesus christ, they need to record a studio version like this, fucking chills man.