MIAMI BEACH, Florida:

Variety

Lamar

Hot, sticky and sweaty, rapper Kendrick Lamar performed Thursday night inside a spaceship looking dome on the beach as part of the Art Basel Miami Beach festivities.

During the intimate 75-minute show, Lamar first took off his outer shirt and continually wiped sweat from his face, jokingly complaining that if he had to sweat all night long that crowd better show him some love.

Midway through the show he took several water bottles from stage and passed them out to the audience. By the end, the Grammy-award winning singer thanked the crowd of about 400, guessing that some had “lost 10 pounds in sweat.”

“That’s enough (expletive) sweat to last a lifetime,” he said sincerely, thanking the crowd for not caring about mussing up their “cardigans” and fancy clothes so they could jump and dance during the close-quartered show.

Alicia Keys had the same problem during her performance here last year when the humid South Florida weather kept fogging up her sunglasses.

Lamar interacted frequently with audience members, at one point grabbing a woman’s hand saying she had made his night. He stopped the show more than once to sign shirts, shoes and other trinkets.

“Your energy is what I pull from when I go into the studio and write what I write so I gotta show back the love,” said Lamar, who performed hits including “m.A.A.d city City”, “i” and “B----, Don’t Kill my Vibe”. (AP)