Two prominent Kendrick Lamar murals in Compton have been repeatedly vandalized, with one incident directly inspiring a track on his latest album GNX.

The first mural, painted by Mike Norice at Tam's Burgers (featured in Lamar's "Not Like Us" music video), was defaced last month. A second mural by artists Sloe Motion and Gustavo Zemeño Jr., located on Mi Sabor restaurant, has endured multiple acts of vandalism.

Lamar addressed the vandalism in his song "wacced out murals" from GNX, opening with the lines "Yesterday, somebody whacked out my mural / That energy'll make you n—as move to Europe." The Mi Sabor mural artists shared security footage of the vandalism on Instagram, finding some consolation in their work being immortalized in Lamar's track.

Mexican mariachi singer Deyra Barrera, who performs the Spanish vocals in "wacced out murals," revealed her connection to the incident in a Billboard interview. She mentioned her upcoming appearance in Norice's YouTube series, Art & Soul, to discuss the mural's significance.

While the motivation behind the vandalism remains unclear, some speculate it may be connected to the ongoing public feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, who recently filed a lawsuit against UMG regarding Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us."

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