This post was written by Hatchet reporters Regina Park and Crystel Sylvester
Hip-hop and classical music are coming together at the Kennedy Center next month.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar is set to perform a collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra live at a one-off concert on Oct. 20, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Lamar and the NSO Pops will perform classical remixes of hits from Lamar’s acclaimed third studio album, “To Pimp a Butterfly”, which was released last March. The album contains hits like “King Kunta,” “Alright” and “Wesley’s Theory.”
A Compton, Calif. native, Lamar is also known for his collaborations with famous artists and verses on popular tracks like Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” and “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons.
Although this will be the rapper’s first collaboration with the NSO, the orchestra has performed with several other artists before, including Phish’s lead singer Trey Anastasio. Last year, rapper Nas performed a setlist that inlcuded his hit “Illmatic” with the orchestra at the same venue.
Tickets will go on sale to Kennedy Center members this Tuesday at 10 a.m. and will open to the general public Wednesday at 10 a.m. Prices start at $35, with the best seats going for $99.