Ice T Shows ‘Respect’ to Kendrick Lamar After His ‘Power’ Album Reference

Kendrick Lamar is continuing the rollout of his surprise sixth studio album, GNX, dropping the music video for the project’s early standout track, “Squabble Up,” on Monday (Nov. 25).

The clip features K. Dot dancing in a blue hoodie and fitted cap accompanied by a 105 Freeway traffic sign taken from the road, before he’s joined by dancers hitting routines choreographed by Charm La’Donna. Throughout the visual, more characters representing the West Coast join him on the scene.

At one point, he makes a reference to Ice T’s second studio album, 1988’s Power, as a woman in a white thong swimsuit and red heels stands facing the wall holding a shotgun — just like on the album’s cover.

Upon seeing the “Squabble Up” video, Ice T took to X (formerly Twitter) to write, “Respect,” along with a crown emoji. He also added on Instagram, “The 👑 @kendricklamar gave me some love… Now YOU have the POWER.”

“Squabble Up” was initially previewed by Lamar over the summer, with the snippet tentatively titled “Broccoli.” Sounwave and Jack Antonoff are credited as co-producers of the infectious track.

The 12-track project is named after the Buick Regal model and features collaborations with stars including Lefty Gunplay, Dody 6, Wallie the Sensei, Roddy Ricch, Siete7x, AzChike, Hitta J3, YoungThreat, Peysoh and SZA — who appears on the tracks “Luther” and “Gloria.”