Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform a Set of Songs at Paris Fashion Week

Kendrick Lamar made an overall look throughout Paris Vogue Week Thursday, performing tunes from his new album at the Louis Vuitton showcase and paying out particular tribute to Virgil Abloh, the late trend designer and inventive director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear assortment.

Lamar appeared at the occasion seated in the crowd next to Naomi Campbell and his supervisor Dave Free, prior to heading into general performance method. Although the versions walked the catwalk, Lamar rapped songs from his the latest “Mr. Morales & the Significant Steppers” album, sporting the crown of thorns highlighted on the album’s cover. In a movie posted by the luxurious vogue brand on its formal YouTube web page as section of its spring-summertime 2023 start, Lamar begins rapping about the 13-minute mark. Music he performs from the album contain “Savior,” “Rich Spirit,” “Count Me Out” and, finally, the solitary “N95.”

The outro of “Count Me Out” discovered Lamar providing the tribute to Abloh, who died very last November from cardiac angiosarcoma. Lamar rapped “Long dwell Virgil” and finished the music by repeating the designer’s final title. Lamar experienced earlier compensated tribute to Abloh earlier this 12 months by putting on a custom outfit from Abloh’s remaining Louis Vuitton collection all through his efficiency at the Tremendous Bowl halftime display. Lamar also spoke about Abloh through a current go to to Flexibility Skatepark in Accra, Ghana, as captured in a video posted by Spotify.

Lamar is at this time in Europe advertising and marketing “Mr. Morale & the Major Steppers.” Thursday night will see him enjoy the Milano Summer months Festival in Milan, and he will headline Glastonbury’s Pyramid Phase on Sunday. Following thirty day period will see him get started his tour supporting the album in the United States. Watch the movie from Louis Vuitton down below.