“Compton, Compton, ain’t no city quite like mine” the hook sings on Kendrick Lamar’s track, Compton. Kendrick Lamar makes no effort to avoid his strong affinity towards the city he grew up in. Similarly, Compton native, DeMar DeRozan, shares that same sense of pride about the city that raised him.
In a 2017 interview with the Undefeated’s Marc Spears, DeRozan was asked about his hometown and his reasons for giving back to his city. DeRozan answer made it clear he would ever call Compton home.
“Not one dollar that I earned since being in the league made me.