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October 22, 2014How big are the Cleveland Cavaliers? Not only will their October 30 home opener be televised on TNT, Kendrick Lamar will be performing before the game at a fan event held outside of Quicken Loans Arena.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will tipoff the most anticipated season in the teamās history on Thursday night October 30th when they host the New York Knicks as part of TNTās national broadcast of NBA Opening Week.
To commemorate the evening, Turner Sports and the Cavs will host a free fan event outside Quicken Loans Arena that will feature a musical performance by hip-hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, as well as appearances by the Cavalier Girls dance team, the Scream Team hip-hop troupe and more. Once the Cavs game begins, the event will serve as a viewing party for fans with the TNT broadcast featured on the massive video boards that will be set up in the space.
The free event will be open to the public beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the Huron (Stark) parking lot (directly across the street from The Q). Turner Sports will feature footage from the event and Kendrick Lamarās performance, within the hour-long TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com. With a special guest appearance by Kevin Hart and NBA TVās Inside Stuff host Kristen Ledlow, the special will air at 7:00 p.m. ET before TNTās coverage of the Cavaliers vs. Knicks game tips off at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The Grammy-nominated Lamar, widely accepted as one of the best hip-hop artists making music today, and his song “I” will serve as the theme song for the entire 2014-15 season. The song “I” has had some mixed reviews, but this is to be expected from someone as decorated as Kendrick Lamar has beenāthe bar is indeed high.
In 2014, Lamar took to the iHeartRadio stage to perform “California Love” in a Cleveland Indians hat. The intersection of his music and the NBA isn’t new as he and Clippers point guard Chris Paul were on the cover of the recent “Music” issue of ESPN The Magazine. As a fan of his work, if his upcoming album (Complex’sĀ Most Anticipated album of 2014)Ā is half as good as 2012’s Good Kid Maad City (released two years ago today), pairing Lamar up with the Cavs for this stretch run could prove to be one hell of a year for all parties involved.
For those of you who haven’t heard the track yet, we got you covered, ya bish. (Note: Some lyrics are potentially NSFW.)
35 Comments
What Usher was to busy what about Drake I mean he could have shot some air balls while performing?
Who the hell is Kendrick Lamar?
For serious? He’s pretty big right now and pretty highly regarded.
Never heard of him.
Please.
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Excuse my manners.
Please, who the hell is Kendrick Lamar?
Pretty much.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar
HAH!!! +1
Because asking in a comment section makes more sense than, you know, educating yourself.
Ah, that would explain it.
I quit reading at “hip-hop”.
Ok, I read his bio. Happy?
I’m “educated”.
Still, never heard of him.
My happiness has never wavered. The effectiveness of this shtick, however….
I’m not as bothered as Scott would seem but still I mean Sammy Watkins knows who Kendrick Lamar is so you really have no excuse!
SAMMY could listen to Dying Fetus for all I care.
Just catch the ball. š
Oh no! I may have to drop you on my list of prospective WFNY BFFs if this continues. You have been warned.
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West Side!!!
Have him play before the absurd hype video, floor video and player intros.
I assume that he is signed with Usher.
Weird Al is once again spurned for inferior talent as all other talent is inferior.
Someone needed to say it.
I don’t get the love he receives even among hip-hop heads. I don’t find his lyrics particularly brilliant or his hooks particularly catchy. Maybe I just miss New Jack Swing too much.
I would have settled for GWAR.
His storytelling is unmatched among current rappers. Also, the fact that he makes albumsāsongs that are delicately placed in a specific order for a specific reason, with interludes and messageāis huge give today’s ringtone focus. He’s not for everyone (no one is), but Kendrick is easily the biggest thing going in the game. (It’s worth noting that this is all relative and could be due to lack of quality competition. Chance the Rapper and Danny Brown are nipping on his Nikes.)
That song is some hot garbage. The idea that anyone considers this kid to be “one of the best hip-hop artists making music today” tells me everything I already knew about hip-hop today: it’s terrible. I miss the 90s.
Why?
Fair enough… I can’t say that I am familiar with his album work, just a song here and there.
I agree. This was technically in the 90s š
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA
There is only the 80’s…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdizL4on-Rc
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Strong, sir. Very strong.
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Ah, but his best work was for “In the House” in the…wait for it, 90s.
Anytime you can take “Who’s the Boss” but replace Tony Danza with LL Cool-J, you just have to do it.
I’m an 80’s guy.
Best Christmas song ever…of any genre…came from the 80’s. š
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8