I am not an expert, but I feel like a call and response between a black Uncle Sam(uel L. Jackson) and an entire american flag made up of black men was maybe a larger statement than the diss track? - ThreadSky

very-simple.com • 15 days ago

I am not an expert, but I feel like a call and response between a black Uncle Sam(uel L. Jackson) and an entire american flag made up of black men was maybe a larger statement than the diss track?

Reposted from The New York Times

Kendrick Lamar, the first rapper to headline the NFL's biggest stage solo, made his Drake diss "Not Like Us" the centerpiece of his Super Bowl halftime set at the expense of a larger statement, our music critic writes.

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elusivejay.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yep. Too many focusing on Drake.

KL called out Pedo-Felon 47 & got stadium to join in! ("A MINORRRR")

Divided U.S. flag.
"40 acres & mule."
"UNCLE... Sam"
"Too ghetto"

Dancers dead on ground in shape of swastikas!

"GAME OVER" on Play Station CONTROLLER is about AmeriKKKa, not just Drake beef.

gravelinfluencer.bsky.social•15 days ago

I've been responding to people mad that Kendrick didn't call out Trump by saying, "What did you think that entire performance was about?"

velospence.bsky.social•15 days ago

unfortunately media literacy and nuance is all but extinct.

gravelinfluencer.bsky.social•15 days ago

The whole thing was stunningly subversive and unfortunately that meant it flew over a lot of people's heads.

hiranyaloka.bsky.social•15 days ago

“The revolution will be televised
You got the right time, but the wrong guy.”

thelaundress.bsky.social•15 days ago

This right here.
That moment at the beginning set the whole stage for me.

bstnboy.bsky.social•15 days ago

Fuck @nytimes.com

milkipedia.bsky.social•15 days ago

Jon boy there doesn't have the range

dalbryn.bsky.social•15 days ago

My prediction is that next year's halftime show will be the whitest performance they can possibly pull off. I bet there is even a prayer to white baby Jesus.

clyde409.bsky.social•15 days ago

America didn’t see the diss track. They saw black people.

amalovessalem.bsky.social•15 days ago

I keep learning more and more about how there are so many details that have so many messages, and just saying "diss track" is simply lazy journalism. Of course, this just keeps with what we all saw during this election.

very-simple.com•15 days ago

I, a middle aged white lady who barely listens to music on the radio got at least *some* of the symbolism. How are the professional music understanders dumber than me?

amalovessalem.bsky.social•15 days ago

I, an even older white lady, cannot believe how every news organization isn't in awe over the amazing attention to detail. The thoughtfulness behind this show is incredible. You could write a thesis on this thing.

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