Kendrick Lamar Explains Significance Of Paris Big Steppers Tour Film

Kendrick Lamar revealed why he shot his Live from Paris: The Big Steppers Tour in the city of love. During a sit-down with Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins, K. Dot spoke about the significance of Paris and the footage coinciding with the tenth anniversary of good kid, m.A.A.d city. He began with a rare public K. Dot joke.

“Ni**as was just copying JAY-Z and Kanye,” the acclaimed rapper said with a couple of laughs before continuing. “Nah, like Dave [Free] said, that sh*t hold a special place for us because me and boy was thuggin,’ we was on a little boat or something shooting ‘Backseat Freestyle’ and the ‘God Is Gangsta’ video.

“We was thuggin’ around that muthaf**ka like 2012, 2014. That was like a second home, just shooting sh*t, just getting material. So to go back and shoot on the anniversary of good kid, that’s special.”

As he continued talking about the film, he offered a peek into his humor a bit. He admitted to the crowd that he was “shaking a**” in Paris more than usual. Kendrick claimed he was showing out because he knew he was doing it for Compton. 

“The difference for me was, I was shaking major a**, man. I ain’t never shaken that much a**, bro! But at the same time, it’s freeing, though, ’cause that’s who I am,” he added. 

Dot’s Live from Paris: The Big Steppers Tour was directed by Dave Free, Mark A. Ritchie, and Mike Carson. The movie was announced as one of the Best Music Film nominees at the 66th annual GRAMMY awards. However, Kedrick and co. are going to have a challenging road ahead as the category is stacked. Additional Best Music Film nominees include Little Richard‘s I Am Everything, David Bowie‘s Moonage Daydream, Lewis Capaldi‘s How I’m Feeling Now, and 2Pac‘s Dear Mama docuseries.