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biopic “Straight Outta Compton.” Also featured will be Power 106 morning show host J Cruz of the all-new Cruz Show, Radio Free 102.3 KJLH’s Bobo and Elle Andrews, 94.7 The Wave on-air personalities Frankie Ross and Greg Mack and ABC 7 reporters Leo Stallworth and John Gregory. Williams was recently portrayed in the N.W.A. Other participants include Alonzo “Lonzo” Williams who spearheaded the mid-80s sensation, World Class Wreckin’ Cru, that included at the time Dr. As a teenager, Lamar attended Centennial High School in Compton, where he was a straight-A student. Dre, film the music video for their hit single “California Love”, which later proved to be a very significant moment in Lamar’s life. In 1995, at the age of eight, Lamar witnessed his idols, Tupac Shakur and Dr. His birth name was given to him by his mother in honor of singer Eddie Kendricks. Lamar was born in Compton, California, to parents from Chicago, Illinois. Most recently, in an interview with People, President Barack Obama said Lamar’s “How Much a Dollar Cost” is his favorite song of the year. Complex ranked Lamar atop its “The 20 Best Rappers in Their 20s” annual list. From the senate floor, Lamar told the legislature, “Being from the City of Compton and knowing the parks that I played at and the neighborhoods, I always thought how great the opportunity would be to give back to my community off of what I do in music.” “To Pimp a Butterfly was” named by music magazines Rolling Stone and Spin the best album of 2015.
In May, Lamar received the California State Senate’s “Generational Icon Award” from State Senator Isadore Hall III (D–Compton) who represents California’s 35th district. A year later, at the 2015 Grammy Awards, he won Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his song “I”. Lamar, 28, received a total of seven nominations at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Rapper Kendrick Lamar, who is the leading nominee for the 2016 Grammy awards with 11 nominations, including album of the year for “To Pimp a Butterfly” and song of the year for “Alright” will be the 2015 Compton Christmas Parade Grand Marshal. We’re so happy to be able to welcome him back for holidays and even more so on the heels of his historic 11 Grammy nominations and the President naming one of his songs as his favorite for the year!” Grand Marshal Kendrick Lamar continues to honor and represent Compton by always taking time to come back home and to give back to the community-his community.
Today Compton is a city on the move that’s doing big things and we’re an empowered Compton. The Compton of “Straight Outta Compton” is not the Compton of today.
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“Even more so this year with all of the focus on Compton thanks to the movie “Straight Outta Compton. “Christmas is a special time of year here in Compton,” said Mayor Aja Brown.
For the 63 rd edition, the parade line-up will feature 16 marching bands, 12 drill teams, 2 equestrian teams and over 35 local community groups and businesses including the Compton Girl Scouts, Compton Fire Explorers, Compton NAACP and Compton’s chapter of the sorority Delta Sigma Theta. Since its origin in 1952, the Compton Christmas Parade has been a highlight of the holiday season for locals and residents of neighboring cities.
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