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I just think they're neat!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

God I'm getting old and out of touch. That might have been the weirdest halftime show I've seen

[–] Sl00k 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Kendrick's performances usually have a lot of layers to them that aren't immediately visible to everyone and people eventually discover and break them down, but I can see how things might look weird if you're out of the loop on anything.

One example is Serena crip walking, given her prior relations with Drake.

Another is the Gil Scott-Heron quote and the split US flag.

I'm assuming he had to dial back as well to get approved given the lyrical censorship, I'm surprised the Uncle Sam bit got approved. Also hilarious how the dude waving the Palestinian flag wasn't on TV.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Basically it was a follow-up to the biggest diss track drop of our generation. There were a insane amount of drops during the performance to people who have been following the Kendrick x Drake beef as well as Kendricks follow though as a performer. Lots of political commentary and visual representations of the current climate as well as references to his previous works.

Basically if you have been following the modern music industry for the past year or so then it was insane.

If haven't followed it then it was probably at least relatively entertaining as a side show if not then a bit confusing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

What was weird about it?