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Kendrick Lamar Freestyled At the Eiffel Tower

Contrary to what good kid, m.A.A.d. city and its narrative glory would have you believe, the video for “Backseat Freestyle” is not Kendrick Lamar hanging out in a car and spitting alongside his buddies in Compton. It’s K-Dot in a hotel beneath a replica of The Last Supper, K-Dot getting a haircut, K-Dot spending time with amiable ladies. And while the skit-heavy m.A.A.d city does live up to its subtitle (A Short Film by Kendrick Lamar), it’s certainly nice to get a visual glimpse at that irate dad just looking for his damn Domino’s. We also finally get introduced to Sherane, who appears to have a deeper appreciation for shaking it than we would’ve guessed. It all wraps at the Eiffel Tower at night, American flag in tow.

Kendrick Lamar Freestyled At the Eiffel Tower