Video: Compton MC Kendrick Lamar Interviewed By Hima From Das Racist - Rap Show #01

At the top of the month Kendrick Lamar dropped his new Dr. Dre -featuring single,

We asked Hima and Kool A.D. from Das Racist to host a hip-hop show for Noisey - they kept things simple and named it RAP SHOW. For the first episode, Hima sat down with Compton MC Kendrick Lamar on St. Patrick's Day to talk about black hippies, the N word, lucid dreaming, and Home Improvement. Heems runs a nice interview. I was just talking to the homey Will about not remembering dreams the other night. Look for Himanshu & Victor to interview your favorite artists every Friday for Vice's new noisey channel. Killer [...]

Two of the best rappers out there, Kendrick Lamar and Himanshu (aka Heems), sat down for an interview on March 17 as part of Das Racist's new web series called Rap Show . This interview actually marks the first episode in the series, which we're absolutely going to keep up with if future videos are anything like this. Lamar and Hima discuss the finer points of lucid dreaming, Home Improvement  (seriously), and their favorite "historical black hippies." It's pretty hilarious and informative, too, so check it out below.

Click here to view the embedded video. Noisey has a weekly rap series called "the Rap Show" which will have Hima of Das Racist sitting down with rappers and interviewing them. For the initial episode Heems speaks to Kendrick Lamar about lucid dreaming, who his favorite "Black Hippy" is, and the TV Show Home Improvement.