All eyes are on Kendrick Lamar after that epic GRAMMY performance and after teasing this episode in a previous VICELAND trailer, the Noisey series releases part one of their Bompton episode.
The cameras travel to the blood side of Compton, CA to meet with K Dot himself and talk to the homies he grew up with, to get a better feel of how it was growing up there. VICE goes to Centennial high school to talk to the principal and ask how students are being helped to achieve success coming from the environments they come from and they even talked to Kendrick’s former teacher about her time working there.
They also talked to Lil L, a member of the Westside Piru set and one of Dot’s best friends. Although he chose to go the gang route, Kendrick says he has a good heart and it’s his job to tell the story of the people who are in Compton and want to spread positivity but can’t because they’re trapped in the life. The two have lost friends to the streets and have had a hard time dealing with it.
Watch part one of the episode above and learn more about where Mr. Duckworth came from.
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