FYI.

This story is over 5 years old.

Music

Watch Kendrick Lamar Slay the VMAs

Kung Fu Kenny brought 'DAMN''s "DNA." and "HUMBLE." to open the event.

Kendrick is up for eight awards tonight: seven for "HUMBLE.," and one for Artist of the Year. That's more nominations than any other artist tonight. He opened the ceremony with that song, along with a fearsome rendition of "DNA." There were also martial artists scaling a wall of flame, so now everyone has an unfair bar to live up to. Watch the performance below.

Follow Noisey on Twitter.