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Compton restaurant denies blaming Kendrick Lamar for loss of profits, instead criticizes the city


Compton restaurant denies blaming Kendrick Lamar for loss of profits, instead criticizes the city

A Compton restaurant has denounced a report claiming that business owners in the city lost money due to the video shoot for Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

On Saturday, Los Angeles Times published an article reporting on several businesses in the Compton area that were negatively affected by Kendrick’s video shoot because city officials had not properly prepared for the major event. The article highlighted how employees at one particular restaurant, Alma’s Place, had encountered “cars and chaos” on their way to work due to the influx of people coming to the shoot.

According to the owner of Alma’s Place, the business “lost thousands of dollars” and the city government is responsible for the huge loss because it never announced that the filming would take place. The owner is reportedly demanding that Kendrick, his company pgLang or the city of Compton pay for the losses.

“It was really daunting to have electricity and gas,” said the owner of Alma’s Place. “I run everything myself and make no money. I was literally there for nothing because the little money I made was to pay my staff.”

Akademiks shared the post on his Instagram page and a story began to spin: The owner of Alma’s Place blamed Kendrick for her losses. It wasn’t long before the owner posted a message on the post via the restaurant’s Instagram account, claiming the author had misquoted her statement and issuing Akademiks a warning for spreading false information.

“THIS ENTIRE POST IS MISQUOTED AND SPREADS A NARRATIVE WE DO NOT STAND FOR! Folks, please do not believe everything you read. Words have been twisted and that is not right,” the statement reads. “The city should have made better decisions and notified taxpaying business owners. We have no negative comments about Kendrick in any way. This was a city issue! And @akademiks, you better be careful when you misquote people and twist words. WE NEVER spoke to you so how can you quote verbatim as fact!?”

Although some businesses in the area lost money, others saw a significant upturn. Tam’s Burgers #21, which K Dot and Mustard visited in the video, saw a 30 to 40 percent increase in sales.

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