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WATCH: South Korean Soldier Performs Two Mega Hits by Kendrick Lamar, Causing an Online Stir
Kendrick Lamar riles up the troops with two of his hit songs, as South Korean soldiers performed his songs to their fellow service members.
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How do you get an entire military hyped? When you think of all the responsibilities they deal with, it’s hard to feel especially jazzed about it. They have to defend the country’s best interests, even at the expense of their own lives. South Korea motivates its armed forces with special entertainment. It looks like this time, they used Kendrick Lamar to try and drum up enthusiasm in their ranks.
In a video circulating on social media, Corporal Eom Jun, serving in the 19th Fighter Wing’s Military Police Battalion, performed a couple of Kendrick’s biggest hits. He rapped “Not Like Us” and “tv off” to rapturous applause from his fellow........