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Kendrick Lamar gave a high-energy performance of hits from his latest album “DAMN.” at the sold-out Staples Center show. (Crystal Nguyen/Daily Bruin)

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Concert review: Kendrick Lamar at the Staples Center

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Two hours after his set’s showtime, Kendrick Lamar finally made a discreet entrance, rising from beneath the stage on one knee. But the seven-time Grammy-winning hip-hop star’s first appearance of the night was on the stage screens as his alter ego Kung Fu Kenny.

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Concert review: Kendrick Lamar at the Staples Center

By Crystal Nguyen

Aug. 7, 2017 4:12 p.m.