Kendrick Lamar made an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" today to perform his To Pimp A Butterfly track "These Walls" and have a quick chat. As Lamar performed, a dancing couple swooped around the stage; meanwhile, an off-screen painter crafted a portrait of the performance which he subsequently presented to DeGeneres.

After doing the song, Lamar explained the origins of his "Bad Blood" cameo (he and Taylor Swift are each huge fans of the other's music) and reflected on his being named a Generational Icon by the California State Senate. "It means everything to me," he said. Watch below.

Read our piece on Kendrick Lamar and Black Humanity.