section_path: Notable live performances/The Pop Out: Ken & Friends
section_name: The Pop Out: Ken & Friends
paragraph_text: The Pop Out: Ken & Friends
  
  During the Pop Out: Ken & Friends, held on Juneteenth 2024 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, Lamar performed "Not Like Us" for the first time. The song was introduced by Dr. Dre whispering the opening lines. The track was followed by four consecutive reprises, the last two featured a wide assortment of emerging and notable West Coast figures. NPR Music 's Sheldon Pearce compared the picture to Art Kane 's A Great Day in Harlem (1958). Several critics viewed the "raw" performances of "Not Like Us" as a highlight of the concert and praised its liveliness. David Dennis Jr. of Andscape commended the way Lamar turned a song centered on his disdain for Drake into a moment of "unity and love".
  
  During the Pop Out: Ken & Friends, held on Juneteenth 2024 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, Lamar performed "Not Like Us" for the first time. The song was introduced by Dr. Dre whispering the opening lines. The track was followed by four consecutive reprises, the last two featured a wide assortment of emerging and notable West Coast figures. NPR Music 's Sheldon Pearce compared the picture to Art Kane 's A Great Day in Harlem (1958). Several critics viewed the "raw" performances of "Not Like Us" as a highlight of the concert and praised its liveliness. David Dennis Jr. of Andscape commended the way Lamar turned a song centered on his disdain for Drake into a moment of "unity and love".