Lamar and Afflalo knew of each other, even if they didn’t run in the same crews. Lamar rapped these lyrics, remembering the days when Afflalo was the star of their Centennial High School basketball squad: Total envy of him, he made his dream become a reality/ Actually making it possible to swim/ His way up outta Compton/ With further to accomplish.Ĭaption: Fan-made video of Kendrick Lamar’s “Black Boy Fly.” Among big hits songs like “B- Don’t Kill My Vibe,” and “Poetic Justice” (featuring Drake), “ Black Boy Fly” was a bonus record - an homage to hometown heroes whose talents survived the streets of South Central Los Angeles: He was the only leader foreseeing brighter tomorrows / He would live in the gym / We was living in sorrow. 22, 2012, Afflalo’s fellow Compton native, Kendrick Lamar, had released his much-anticipated second album, good kid, m.A.A.d city (Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope). Five years ago, Affalo’s name wasn’t only ringing off in the city internationally known as the home of Walt Disney World - it was also popping off in his hometown of Compton, California. Now in his second stint with the Orlando Magic, shooting guard Arron Afflalo, recently of the Sacramento Kings, was one of the key pieces in a 2012 offseason blockbuster: then-superstar center Dwight Howard’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kendrick Lamar, from 2012’s “Black Boy Fly”
I used to be jealous of Arron Afflalo / He was the one to follow.
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