I just missed Kendrick Lamar running the Detroit Riverfront
Kendrick spent part of the day after his Ford Field concert with a view of Canada.
Kendrick Lamar ran the Detroit riverwalk yesterday just minutes before I walked to the same spot to enjoy the nice weather.
The music superstar was in Detroit Tuesday night until Wednesday afternoon for the Grand National Tour with SZA, which sold out Ford Field Tuesday.
A few lucky residents did get to see the 17x Grammy award winning artist as he completed his daily run, which he referenced on “man at the garden,” from GNX.
One of them was this woman, Naeziah, and her son Ryian.
“Kendrick Lamar just had my baby running with him and his security for so long at the riverwalk talking about come on lil man and we didn't even notice that was him til the last video lol,” Naeziah said on Instagram. “This so dope for my Baby man I can’t wait til he get older… I wish my momma can see this!”
Videos of the rapper are going viral on social media. You can imagine my disappointment last night realizing I must have just missed him around 2pm.
In videos, Kendrick is seen running with security past the Detroit River Princess, the closed off Hart Plaza staircase, the Detroit Police Department offices and the Renaissance Center.
It’s a shame he couldn’t get Hart Plaza in its full glory. Renovations of the currently fenced off area are running behind schedule.
A spokesperson for the city’s general services department told Sarah Rahal in August last year the area would be complete before summer.
The upgrades include new stairs, an improved public access, address American Disabilities Act access to the Gateway of Freedom monument. The city used $9 million in ARPA funds to improve the plaza’s amenities, including the Dodge Fountain.
I had just missed Kendrick — I saw these women wearing matching “Black Women Were Right” t-shirts boarding the People Mover as I was walking from a small protest outside the federal courthouse after Venezuelan migrants were arrested after appearing at immigration hearings.
The women who saw the rapper told Paul Johnson, who caught up to Lamar and his security guards while on his bike to get a closer look.
He posted the footage to Tik Tok Wednesday.
Starting this day with a smile. Thanks, Sam.