#kendrick the man you are

[eunelucid]

not sure how the kendrick/drake beef has made its way to tumblr but i can really only compare it to if a monk told you their favorite show was nbc hannibal

[snickiebear]

i heart kendrick lamar

[feyres-divorce-lawyer]

you would never catch me beefing with a man who can be called a pulitzer winning RAPPER

[ovaryacted]

Maybe I’m hormonal cause of my cycle but I just want to cry thinking about Kendrick’s halftime performance. Like besides the fact that I’ve always been such a huge fan of him since I was a teen and he dissed Drake on the biggest stage, seeing him be so political at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana in front of the most racist mother fucker and other racist fans of the Chiefs when the NFL stopped putting “End Racism” on the field goals all while the Eagles got their lick back from losing to the Chiefs two years ago…is so satisfying. It’s just so many messages put into that performance in less than 20 mins that would go over people’s heads.

It’s more than just rap music. It’s more than just a performance. What Kendrick did was send a literal message to Americans, Black Americans in particular, who already know and live to experience the racism in this country that will only grow because of this administration, that there will always be a way to preserve the history and the culture of this nation’s people who fought hard for their acknowledgment as human beings.

Like, having Samuel L. Jackson playing Uncle Sam critiquing Black American culture and behavior, the dancers forming a divided American flag in the background, the colors being used, the stage structured to look like a game board of sorts, the dancers “marching” down the street, Kendrick saying “the revolution will be televised”, emphasizing “turn his TV off” with all of the strange propaganda ads we’ve seen throughout the Super Bowl being streamed.

Kendrick has always been political in his music and unapologetic of the black experience as an American. But the fact that he performed the way he did on this big stage knowing how racist the NFL is with so many people across the country watching including our excuse of a president that’s threatening the lives of millions of people…it was just so good and powerful to see on live TV. This performance is so important, especially coming after the Grammy’s where people have been having a weeklong debate of why Beyonce’s COWBOY CARTER album deserved to win AOTY and the impact it had on validating the experiences of southern Black Americans and winning in a genre that blacklisted her…this shit is so fucking powerful man. It means so much to me truly. Kendrick you will always be famous.

[tiredtriedfailures]

like what do you MEAN. Drake's behavior is well documented. hes BEEN "texting" underage girls and then suddenly, suspiciously, dating them later on when theyre legal. hes BEEN rapping out picking out girls to fuck in foreign countries, people talked about HS girls in his house. what do you mean if Kendrick is lying. what do you mean. do you literally not hear a single word a woman says? does Kendrick Lamar have to personally bring the documented proof, take Drake to court and walk him to jail himself for us to Really Know. hes been harrassing black women, not even secretly, THOSE ARE PUBLIC. does Kendrick Lamar need to hold your hand and walk you thru it. stupid spineless idiot.

[imsiriuslyreading]

kendrick fucking lamar.

[lanadelreis]

drake: haha i’m gonna diss kendrick

kendrick lamar’s honest to god reaction:

[allpromarlo]

the recording academy heard drake drag kendrick for winning grammys and said give him five more

[leg0sbian]

“the revolution is about to be televised, they picked the right time but the wrong guy” with trump in the audience…

[starlit-eudemonia]

Thinking abt Leander and if everyone knows he’s from Hightown? Like does everyone know he was potentially born from wealth? How does that translate with the public’s opinion? Does he hide that fact for more reliablility? How would he blend in?

Like imagine- a person from lowtown, references a piece of slang that’s only local, before his arrival 12 odd years ago, and he doesn’t get it/isn’t familiar with it? I know he’d probably play it off phenomenally, but the brief moment of him not knowing….what does he think or do? Or if the people’s accent/vernacular is slightly different, does he code-switch? Does he fake/adopt a dialect that isn’t his own; hide pronunciations or colloquialisms from his Hightown upbringing? Or does he own it and simply say he’s seen the error of his ways and that they are unjust?

[queen--kenobi]

Idk about y'all, but I enjoyed watching that murder live

[cryingpariah]

*pats the top of his head* this fella can fit so much suffering in him!

[nyxthewolf69]

I got a plan, I don’t know how to execute it

but Meet the Solairs

….

I’ll be back

[tiredtriedfailures]

ok ill put it into words this time. whats really funny is that Kendrick has been talking about these topics for a decade but it just so happens that most artists dip their toes into a little bit of "Oh My God This Industry Is Eating Me Alive I Sold My Soul To The Devil And I Cant Trust Anyone Here" to some extent (and then continue on to thrive in said table of demons). and people mistakenly put his intertwined criticisms of racism in america and black capitalism working together, the money worship and lack of substance, disconnect from the roots of the art form and by extension the culture, his peers failing in both individual and societal responsibilities, all that. and Kendrick decided, no, youre not getting me, and put theory to practice and Showed what his art is meant to do and thats CRAZY. first rapper to prove his theories can apply to real life. Law Of Kendrick.

hes been going double thread about it too, the whole drake beef he built upon his ideas slowly by going Artistic Criticism, Social Criticism, Moral Criticism and reinforced Meet The Grahams serious sexual allegations with Not Like Us. now with Watch The Party Die hes underlining the central themes like hes a teacher who is going to quiz you. he hasnt been battling drake at all, he called him to the board and has been in uninterrupted eye contact with us the whole time, explaining and analyzing drake from various lenses. he wants you to understand and agree with his artistic vision and lead and inspire a new wave.

[arthurmorganson]

if i were drake rn i’d honestly change my name and leave the country how do you get dragged on national television a week after kendrick also won like one quintillion grammys and still survive. begone