After 20 seasons, tomorrow (April 13) marks Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game. The Los Angeles Lakers are sending the legend off in style, and that includes a stirring video toast from one of L.A.’s favorite native sons, Kendrick Lamar.
ESPN nabbed Lamar to narrate the bite-sized “Fade to Black,” and it’s all wins. Kendrick’s never met a monologue he couldn’t master and his voice brings fitting justice to ESPN writer Scoop Jackson’s script. There’s shout outs to his five NBA championships, dunking on a rookie Dwight Howard in 2004 and his 2009 buzzer-beater over Dwayne Wade. It’s all set to Kendrick’s “Untitled 07 | Levitate” from his recent Untitled Unmastered collection.
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For more, watch Kendrick Lamar perform “Untitled 07 | Levitate” at Houston’s March Madness Musical Festival back on April 2.