Kendrick Lamar kept asking as he closed the first weekend of this year's Coachella festival, and the answer was definitely yes. But if he drew an enormous crowd on par with Lady Gaga's the night before, the acclaimed Compton rapper did without most of Gaga's pop spectacle. The MC did bring out several surprise guests in Future, Schoolboy Q and Travis Scott, with whom he did their duet, "Goosebumps." And several dancers joined Lamar at various points in the show. But for a rapper who's been hailed for his big ideas and intricate wordplay, this felt like a demonstration of skills over flash.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 17, 2017 08:56 UTC