Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform "These Walls" From 'To Pimp a Butterfly' on Ellen

K.Dot delivers a rousing performance of the tune with his face projected on the floor below him with triangles flying across platform and a couple ballroom dancing on the other side of the stage. The camera cuts at times to a man painting the performance that starts with a blank canvas and finishes with a remarkable sketch at the end.

After the performance, Ellen, a noted fan of the LA rapper, hoped on stage to conduct the interview with Lamar and asked him about his new album, being honored as a generational icon by the California state government and working with Taylor Swift.

He reflected on his award, saying, "It means everything" and he "wants to do something positive for culture and for music."

Ellen then poses the question of how K.Dot ended up in that futuristic and star-filled music video for "Bad Blood" and it was rather simple apparently.

"She reached out. I have always been a fan of hers and she has been a fan of me," explained Lamar. "She reached out and we got it done."

Watch the video and interview below.

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Kendrick Lamar, Ellen DeGeneres