The crew at Noisey is back again with a closer look at one of the nation’s most prolific cities. There was Noisey Atlanta and Noisey Chiraq. This time around the city of Compton, California will get its shine. Check out the synopsis for Part 1 of the docu-series… Compton, California, is one of hip-hop’s most celebrated locales, the birthplace of acts like N.W.A. and, more recently, Kendrick Lamar. It’s also home to a complicated gang culture. Noisey Bompton centers around Kendrick Lamar and the friends he grew up with on the West Side of Compton, many of whom feature on the cover of his album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly.’ n the first of six segments, we sit down with Kendrick to talk about his acclaimed albums, pay a visit to his high school, Centennial, and get to know his childhood friend Lil L. Noisey Bompton is a eight part series, which will be premiered on VICELAND on March 1 at 10PM. WATCH PART 2 HERE.
