Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform a Tribute to Designer Virgil Abloh at Paris Fashion Week
variety.comWilson Chapman editorKendrick Lamar made an appearance during Paris Fashion Week Thursday, performing songs from his new album at the Louis Vuitton showcase and paying special tribute to Virgil Abloh, the late fashion designer and artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection.Lamar appeared at the event seated in the crowd next to Naomi Campbell and his manager Dave Free, before going into performance mode.
While the models walked the catwalk, Lamar rapped songs from his recent “Mr. Morales & the Big Steppers” album, wearing the crown of thorns featured on the album’s cover.
In a video posted by the luxury fashion brand on its official YouTube page as part of its spring-summer 2023 launch, Lamar begins rapping around the 13-minute mark.
Songs he performs from the album include “Savior,” “Rich Spirit,” “Count Me Out” and, finally, the single “N95.” The outro of “Count Me Out” found Lamar offering the tribute to Abloh, who died last November from cardiac angiosarcoma.
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