Shoutout to folk @BrainWorms4U rq i had to

rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-beef-1235097902

Like most entertainers, Lamar walks a path toward his own North Star, with few discernible moral barriers. Sometimes his moves are profound, sometimes they’re cringeworthy; as he’s repeatedly told us, he’s only human. He’s brilliant when creating “Alright” for the Black Lives Matter movement or meticulously lambasting Drake with long-held critiques. But when he supports accused abusers like Dr. Dre and Kodak Black and steeps himself in the flag, we understand why he decides to “protect his soul in the valley of silence

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Those lyrics come from “Savior,” a Mr. Morale … song on which he declares “I’m not your savior.” It’s apparent that despite the pro-Black themes in Lamar’s music, he doesn’t want to be an advocate of the people. He doesn’t have to be. But the fans referencing the “Savior” lyric need to realize it isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card. It doesn’t absolve him to critique or banish people from noting the consequences of his decisions. Kaepernick never proclaimed himself a savior, but he kneeled during the anthem for a cause. Several of the Black artists who’ve won favor by feigning pro-Blackness, including Lamar, continue to help the NFL throw dirt on his fight. Despite what anyone says, we’re not “past kneeling” because the issues Kaepernick was calling attention to still exist. So Lamar may have the viral performance of a lifetime in January, but the access to the Super Bowl stage comes with a price.

Interesting read indeed, the demythification of Kendrick Lamar is complete, the man is free. 2016 Kendrick could never do this without a lot of backlash, 2016 Kendrick at his artistic peak, oh what he would do! I digress doe, Mr morale is not just a classic, it's a social experiment that worked. Without it, the beef, with how controversial it went, and this would go differently

In no universe does drake outrap dot but him lying about Kendrick would hit differently, as it did for those very few, very forgettable 50 minutes before mtg changed everything. I feel like a lot of artists have tried this with middling results. Cole was trying to gracefully bow out, Hov did bow out briefly and ye, somehow I feel like he started doing him, left it all behind. Kendrick did it where to were he's not fallen off after rejecting the public, but he's still got their attention. This is beautiful! Quite honestly I'm happy for him, and boy do I envy him

2016 Kendrick could never do this without a lot of backlash

I mean, it certainly seems like 2024 Kendrick is getting a lot of backlash for this.

Why does Kendrick say he's not a savior then try and sell the crown of thorns as merch/gear?

It's a literal interpretation of MMTBS

#HateSurvivor

Nah I meant with the fall off, the nigga was planning on ducking the spotlight gracefully, of course he lost

Ohhhh lool my b I misread

Rolling Stone lacks any journalistic credibility anyways.

IMO Kendrick ruffled a lot of feathers and f***ed some peoples money up, even if only slightly.

This rap beef, intertwined with the toxicity of the world in general in 2024, has created much fervor.

It was never just gonna be a simple Super Bowl performance announcement involving one of the parties of the beef.

Other stories coming from the same time period of this controversy are: Venezuelan's have taken over a town in Colorado. Haitian migrants are eating people's pets in Ohio.

The media cycle in general has gravitated towards extremes. Weird election year with WW3 implications on the table with Israel's actions.

nigga didn't even listen to the song fr

2016 was not kendrick artistic peak lol

can you please use smaller words for me

The Rolling Stone will be all, Kenny isn't BLM enough.

And then post a "YOU MUST VOTE FOR COPMALA" article.

They don't tell you how much the Biden/Harris administration has given to police departments.

(In the course of 15 minutes I was able to figure out exactly how the federal government gives money to local police departments, and find a listing of some of the "grants" they use to do it)

Super contradictory messaging here.

Are you BLM and ACAB? Or are you just using a movement in a SJW manner to make a point against someone?

Makes you think

Well yea i mean... Yeah.

idk what you mean i think winning the beef and the pop out concert made him more "mythical" and "untouchable" to people and the genre/culture lol

The Savior thing wore off successfully