Kendrick Lamar Concert Shut Down at Staples Center - Yahoo! Crash Concerts

Kendrick Lamar fans didn't know what to expect when the "Swimming Pools" rapper tweeted that he would be performing a secret show on the corners of 12th and Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles ó directly across the street from the Staples Center, home court for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Considering this is the eve of Lamar's TDE/Aftermath/Interscope debut "good kid, m.A.A.d city," he is determined to make his Crash Concerts offering dope. "I wanted to do something special . . . that actually made a point, made a statement," he says during an exclusive interview with Yahoo!

"Better to do it in our hometown, right after the Laker game," he explains. "I've never done a surprise show like this."

The massive crowd spilled into the streets, exceeding the limits allowed by the city. After performing "Swimming Pools," "The Recipe," and a bonus from his "Section 80" release, the police disperse the crowd as a chopper hovers over. Yahoo! and Lamar make the evening news.

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Kendrick Lamar Concert Shut Down at Staples Center - Yahoo! Crash Concerts

Kendrick Lamar fans didn't know what to expect when the "Swimming Pools" rapper tweeted that he would be performing a secret show on the corners of 12th and Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles ó directly across the street from the Staples Center, home court for the Los Angeles Lakers.

PHOTOS: Kendrick Lamar - Crash Concerts

Considering this is the eve of Lamar's TDE/Aftermath/Interscope debut "good kid, m.A.A.d city," he is determined to make his Crash Concerts offering dope. "I wanted to do something special . . . that actually made a point, made a statement," he says during an exclusive interview with Yahoo!

"Better to do it in our hometown, right after the Laker game," he explains. "I've never done a surprise show like this."

The massive crowd spilled into the streets, exceeding the limits allowed by the city. After performing "Swimming Pools," "The Recipe," and a bonus from his "Section 80" release, the police disperse the crowd as a chopper hovers over. Yahoo! and Lamar make the evening news.

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Diddy Injured in Beverly Hills Car Crash

Sean 'Diddy' Combs at Macy's Passport Presents: Glamorama: 30th Anniversary in Los Angeles.

Sean "Diddy" Combs was shaken up in a car crash in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel yesterday, though hip-hop mogul was not taken to the hospital, The Associated Press reports.

According to Beverly Hills police Lt. Lincoln Hoshino, Combs was a passenger in a Cadillac Escalade riding down Sunset Boulevard when a Lexus sedan turned left in front of the vehicle, causing the collision. 

While Hoshino says Combs was complaining of pain, he decided to seek his own medical treatment rather than be taken to a hospital. Pictures from TMZ show the totaled front of the car and Combs lying on the grass following the crash. 

There's been no word from Combs or his camp about the incident or the extent to which he was injured.

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