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It’s important I deserve it all because it’s mine. Why you think you deserve the greatest of all time?”
It could’ve also been another subtle blow to Drake
Mr. Lamar, do you know how to play the game?”
Jackson, in character, spewed angrily at the rapper to get him to fall in lineThe revolution ’bout to be televised, ... The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”
the 37-year-old warned, repurposing the late Gil Scott-Heron’s 1971 poemI think the [video game theme] was symbolic, his way to reach young people,
show art director Shelley Rodgers explained to the publication
It’s very hard for me to live in the past,
Lamar explained in his Apple Music pre-Super Bowl interviewI think this is going to be one of those performances where people are going to be digging up Easter eggs for years to come,
Apple Music’s Nadeska Alexis predicted to Lamar ahead of the Super BowlI’ve always been very open about storytelling through all my catalog and my history of music,
Lamar noted in his Apple Music interviewTwenty years in, still got that pen dedicated to bare hard truth,
Lamar noted in his opening Super Bowl numberWe have a life of luxury in comparison to what they're going through,
Nantambu said
The revolution is about to be televised; You picked the right time but the wrong guy.
Addressing the audience, Kendrick said
Kendrick creating the American flag and then splitting it in half to symbolize the country's divineness... the amount of amazingly executed political symbolism in this one performance… I'm going to have to sit down with a notebook and pen.
Another wroteThe reason I stay winning is because I'm relentless about being the absolute best at whatever I do - including being the best groupie for my wife [and] daughter.
Alexis responded with a tweet sayingSidebar, Serena, your husband a groupie / He claim we don't got a problem but / No boo, it is like you coming for sushi.
In the song, he rapsKendrick making the American flag out of black men was absolutely beautiful, and the message was clear
A third saidHis performance was straight up embarrassing. Imagine using one of the biggest stages in the world just to push a petty agenda against Drake,
chimed in a third
Kendrick always brings that fire. He knows he's got it like that. It's all love though, both are at the top of their game,
another remarkedInstead of him using this stage to properly promote his music & introduce himself to new fans, he made the biggest moment of his career about DRAKE. #obsessed media outlets are already calling this the worst,
one person wrote on X (formerly Twitter).Not enough bots in the world that can manipulate ppl into thinking this was a good performance, he sold so hard, now the rest of his career will pay the price,
added anotherAbout 2 seconds of his performance had to do with Drake 😭 he literally made a political statement,
one person pointed outHe's calling out a Hollywood PEDO for the world to see! He used that stage PERFECTLY!!!!!!
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