He lost out to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in a number of key categories, but Kendrick Lamar still took the Grammys stage by storm on Sunday evening. Performing with Imagine Dragons, the rapper performed a mashup of the band’s hit “Radioactive” with “M.A.A.D City” from his album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City . Watch the show-stopping live collaboration below: Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar Grammy Awards Performance Lamar’s record was nominated for the Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, and the up-and-comer was up for five more awards at the annual event. Should he have been among the 2014 Grammy Awards winners ? Maybe believe so. But any perceived snub should only fuel the talented youngster. Lamar’s debut studio album, which ranked second on the Billboard 200, has already earned him extensive critical acclaim as well as wide popularity. GQ named him Rapper of the Year for 2013. For the performance, the band and rapper dressed in all white and rocked out on the smoke-filled stage, strobe lights blazing and sound pulsating. The sound cut out multiple times during Lamar’s explicit rhymes, while Jay Z, Beyonce, Lorde , Katy Perry, Robin Thicke and Steven Tyler danced in approval. Soon after the energetic performance generated major buzz, Imagine Dragons debuted the remix to “Radioactive,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, on iTunes. Among Kendrick Lamar ‘s pre-game advice to his Imagine Dragons collaborators: “Don’t go against your own shit … I don’t want anybody to do anything fake.” Mission accomplished. 2014 Grammy Awards Performances Open Slideshow 1. Taylor Swift Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Taylor Swift blows the crowd away here with a live version of “All Too Well.” It was performed at the 2014 Grammys. View As List 1. Taylor Swift Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Taylor Swift blows the crowd away here with a live version of “All Too Well.” It was performed at the 2014 Grammys. 2. Pink Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Pink performs some serious acrobatics in this rendition of “Try” and “Just Give Me a Reason.” It’s amazing stuff. 3. Beyonce & Jay Z Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Now THIS is how you open the Grammy Awards! Watch Beyonce and Jay-Z do their thing to “Drunk in Love.” 4. Katy Perry Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Katy Perry performs “Dark Horse” with an assist from Juicy J at the 2014 Grammy Awards. 5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Grammy Awards Performance 2014 (ft. Madonna, Mary Lambert) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform at the 2014 Grammy Awards with an assist from Madonna, Mary Lambert and Queen Latifah. 6. Daft Punk Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Daft Punk teams up with Pharrell and Stevie Wonder at the Grammys for a performance of “Get Lucky.” Watch now! 7. Lorde Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Lorde performs “Royals” at the 2014 Grammy Awards, electrifying the audience. 8. Keith Urban & Gary Clark Jr. Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Keith Urban & Gary Clark Jr. bring the house down at the Grammy Awards with their performance in January 2014. Those dueling guitars are something else! 9. Hunter Hayes Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Hunter Hayes’ Grammy Awards performance of “Invisible” from the 2014 broadcast. 10. Robin Thicke Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Robin Thicke performs at the 2014 Grammy Awards with an assist from Chicago. 11. Metallica Grammy Awards Performance 2014 Metallica performs live at the 2014 Grammy Awards. Bet you did not see that one coming! 12. John Legend Grammy Awards Performance 2014 John Legend performs at the 2014 Grammy Awards. This guy can really sing and play. 13. Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar Grammy Awards Performance Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar team up here for a memorable Grammy Awards performance. Watch now!
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Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragons Own Grammys With "Radioactive" Remix: Watch Now!
