^this shot goes so hard.
the bending as the flag symbolizing how the US was built off the backs of blacks.
you KNOW that pissed them off but…
Isn’t it funny how some people only see the frosting but never question what’s in the cake?
last night,
while most were just hyped for “not like us” at the halftime show,
i couldn’t help but see the layers kendrick was serving.
first off,
let’s give drake a standing ovation…
If he hadn’t lured K.Dot into this beef with his un-checked arrogance,
Kenny wouldn’t be having the best year of his career.
…but this super bowl halftime show wasn’t just a performance:
It was a statement.
kendrick is always intentional with everything he does.
he wants us to think beyond what we see.
some of us get it; others are lost in the sauce.
last night was a call to black america:
The game is rigged,
the system sees us a certain way,
and it’s time to shake the table.
uncle sam,
played by samuel l. jackson,
spelling out what’s “ghetto” versus what’s acceptable?
brilliant.
the line:
“The revolution will be televised,
you picked the right time but the wrong guy.”
…while our new president was in the audience?
not a coincidence.
him performing on the giant playstation controller?
a metaphor for him playing “the game” by his rules.
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show set design was inspired by the PlayStation controller
"Each performance space was shaped like a button on a PlayStation-style controller, a performance intended to portray Lamar’s life as a video game. That concept came from Lamar… pic.twitter.com/QzvqaLSYG4
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 10, 2025
the “a” chain?
a nod to being in A minor.
looking into the camera and calling out drake by name?
Yeah,
he stood on business.
don’t even get me started with two events that screamed “A MINOR” in a week.
let’s be 110%…
drake in this whole saga represents the colonizers who profit off black culture,
they like to flex on us but aren’t really down for us.
as you can see,
drake’s “white side” has flown out and hasn’t returned yet.
Serena’s appearance is also interesting.
Sure,
she was crip walking on the bawdy of an ex who always took shots at her.
When she played tennis tho,
they always tried to break and destroy her.
Everything was ALWAYS a problem.
Remember when she got fined for doing it when she played tennis?
Her doing it last night felt like a big “FUCK YOU”.
so the performance wasn’t for middle america.
it was for us.
a reminder that we need to wake up,
move with purpose,
and stop playing their game because if we don’t:
The current system is designed for us to lose.
lowkey: everyone talking about kendrick’s tail in those pants.
jokes on them,
i already peeped kendrick was packing the cake a long time ago.
i’ll need an ID on that shirt.
thanks.
watch it: here
read a breakdown of the easter eggs:
I was loving his legs thighs and behind in them jeans
I loved everything about this, we have the power, we need to unite and start supporting our own.