Kendrick Lamar

josevolution · February 10

I watched about a minute of his halftime show! Productions like that do zero for me must every hip hop or pop artist have to have 100 dancers? Boring crap

Tim Simmons · February 10

What other options are there other than pyro and dancers?

AW124797 · February 10

Tim Simmons said:

What other options are there other than pyro and dancers?

I'd take it up a notch with Rammstein production.

SVRDhand13 · February 10

The greatest rapper in the world is called boring and it blows my mind. What do you expect him to do? Rap while hanging upside down from a helicopter lol

Gern Blansten · February 10

josevolution said:

I watched about a minute of his halftime show! Productions like that do zero for me must every hip hop or pop artist have to have 100 dancers? Boring crap

Yeah I don't get it.

DE4173 · February 10

😲🤯😄

Tim Simmons · February 10

lol

Tim Simmons · February 10

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DE4173 · February 10

😁😁😁

https://x.com/joefrk/status/1888763411086844358?t=rd2mPRwUKMJevC8empuOQQ&s=19

nicknyr15 · February 10

Tim Simmons said:

The take of if you don’t like Kendrick you don’t get it is trash. I’ve been listening to hip hop forever. I don’t like him. I’d never tell someone to not like him but the minute you say anything about him…. Forget it. The dude could rap for days. Yes. But his songs are trash for the most part imo. He can’t write good songs. They’re boring. Plus his voice is irritating to me. MY OPINION

Gern Blansten · February 10

nicknyr15 said:

Tim Simmons said:

The take of if you don’t like Kendrick you don’t get it is trash. I’ve been listening to hip hop forever. I don’t like him. I’d never tell someone to not like him but the minute you say anything about him…. Forget it. The dude could rap for days. Yes. But his songs are trash for the most part imo. He can’t write good songs. They’re boring. Plus his voice is irritating to me. MY OPINION

I thought Dre and Snoop did great a few years ago and I wasn't expecting to like it.

I've seen Snoop and Ice Cube live and they killed it. Nothing against Lamar but I just don't see anything there of value. My two daughters knew all about his feud with Drake and thought he was great though.

Tim Simmons · February 10

nicknyr15 said:

Tim Simmons said:

The take of if you don’t like Kendrick you don’t get it is trash. I’ve been listening to hip hop forever. I don’t like him. I’d never tell someone to not like him but the minute you say anything about him…. Forget it. The dude could rap for days. Yes. But his songs are trash for the most part imo. He can’t write good songs. They’re boring. Plus his voice is irritating to me. MY OPINION

Its more of a joke that his songs and performance are generally headier.

nicknyr15 · February 10

Tim Simmons said:

nicknyr15 said:

Tim Simmons said:

The take of if you don’t like Kendrick you don’t get it is trash. I’ve been listening to hip hop forever. I don’t like him. I’d never tell someone to not like him but the minute you say anything about him…. Forget it. The dude could rap for days. Yes. But his songs are trash for the most part imo. He can’t write good songs. They’re boring. Plus his voice is irritating to me. MY OPINION

It’s more of a joke that his songs and performance are generally headier.

I understand. I’ve tried all
his albums multiple
times. There’s def some keepers but overall not something I ever wanna go back to. Boring is the best way I kind describe it. I know I’m in the minority.

Tim Simmons · February 10

eh. not everything is for everybody and thats fine and nbd. I find most of his albums pretty visceral and find his narrative engaging.

DE4173 · February 10

To put it in terms of us old(er) white people, this is Lynyrd Skynyrd singing, "Sweet Home Alabama," in an early 70's Super Bowl. 😄

nicknyr15 · February 10

Tim Simmons said:

eh. not everything is for everybody and thats fine and nbd. I find most of his albums pretty visceral and find his narrative engaging.

I totally get it. I wish I did.

May 30th · February 10

Tim Simmons said:

eh. not everything is for everybody and thats fine and nbd. I find most of his albums pretty visceral and find his narrative engaging.

Totally agree.

His concert film from the last tour is one of the best things I’ve seen in years. Watched it twice it was that good.

brianlux · February 11

There is no such thing as "bad music", only music you love, like, are neutral to, or don't care for. For Lamar, I'm pretty much in the latter categories. But so what? BFD.

Bentleyspop · February 11

DE4173 said:

😲🤯😄

I resemble that remark

But now that I have done the research into all the symbolism in last nights show I have a greater respect for him as an artist.

lexicondevil · February 11

Tim Simmons said:

This is perfect. Regardless of whether you could understand every word, there was so much social commentary there for people who can think a little deeper. I've never spent a lot of time with his music, but that is going to change.

pjl44 · February 11

The best Super Bowl halftime shows are the ones that require a scholarly follow-up like it's a Twin Peaks episode

Tim Simmons · February 11

agreed

Tim Simmons · February 11

you need to offset "men hold ball, go bang" mentality of the day.

tempo_n_groove · February 11

Good write up of the symbolism.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-show-symbolism-1236132476/

pjl44 · February 11

tempo_n_groove said:

Good write up of the symbolism.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-show-symbolism-1236132476/

This seems to confirm my suspicion that you needed to be pretty invested in the whole Drake thing?

pjl44 · February 11

Tim Simmons said:

you need to offset "men hold ball, go bang" mentality of the day.

Not a football fan?

Tim Simmons · February 11

absolutely not

lexicondevil · February 11

Samuel L. Jackson's lines, as Uncle Sam, anticipated what some segments of our population would say after the performance, “Too loud, too reckless, too ghetto.”

pjl44 · February 11

lexicondevil said:

Samuel L. Jackson's lines, as Uncle Sam, anticipated what some segments of our population would say after the performance, “Too loud, too reckless, too ghetto.”

Or they acted as cue cards for degenerates who needed grist to coast on for a week or so. Such a brilliant narrative that you need a narrator repeatedly winking at the camera.

Spiritual_Chaos · February 11

Tim Simmons said:

nicknyr15 said:

Tim Simmons said:

The take of if you don’t like Kendrick you don’t get it is trash. I’ve been listening to hip hop forever. I don’t like him. I’d never tell someone to not like him but the minute you say anything about him…. Forget it. The dude could rap for days. Yes. But his songs are trash for the most part imo. He can’t write good songs. They’re boring. Plus his voice is irritating to me. MY OPINION

Its more of a joke that his songs and performance are generally headier.

Could also be read as, talking about how bad he was is tied to racism (as in Trump voters).

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