Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. is well on its way to surpassing Drake’s record-breaking album More Life in the number album, according to HITS Daily Double.
Only a few weeks ago, Drake’s More Life was the first album to pull in 385 million streams during the first week, and the Compton rapper is close up on his heels with Spotify and Apple Music reportedly contributing to 120 million streams.
In other Kendrick news, the TDE/Interscope artist once again made his return to the topic of every conversation after his gripping set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday (April 16).
Thousands of people bore witness to performances and moments they will never forget as Kendrick Lamar made sure concertgoers experienced the most epic Easter of all times as he closed out the show with a very memorable headlining set.
Top Dawg Entertainment opened the set with a special presentation of The Damn Legend of Kung Fu Kenny, a three-part short film designed like an old-school kung-fu flick (complete with subtitles) that featured the rapper as his alter-ego, Kung Fu Kenny a.k.a. Black Turtle, on a mission, to “find The Glow.” He takes on Snake, a cobra who morphs into a female martial artist, Mortal Kombat style. As she lay helpless on the ground following their battle, she tells Lamar, “You thought you could save the world. The Glow will shine bright in the dark.”
Kicking off the performance portion of the set, Kendrick opened with the Fox News segment sampled on the album, Kendrick performed “DNA.” and “ELEMENT.” before he showed off his acrobatic skills and hung in mid-air to perform “PRIDE.”
Besides defying gravity, Kendrick also made sure to help fans OD with an appearance from ScHoolboy Q, who performed “tHat Part” after killing his own set during night two. Kenny didn’t stop there, inviting fellow Coachella performers Future and Travis Scott, who also performed at the festival the night prior.
