npub196…5hftf on Nostr: The thing about Kendrick is that he's an artist among the greatest of all time. His ...
The thing about Kendrick is that he's an artist among the greatest of all time. His work has a depth that has been studied deeply, is layered, and is extremely meticulous. He's much closer to high art than entertainment. On top of that he's so popular that he doesn't care about the people that don't know him. The throughline of his career is self reflective grappling with the question of his role as an influence and a representative of his culture.
So he took the opportunity to do the Superbowl as a way to elevate his art. Almost didn't play his hits, instead played some introspective pieces in a crafted stage. The whole performance is packed with symbolism covered in a ghetto hoodrat package. Thing is, he knew a lot of people would not only dislike, but hate that he was doing so he doubled down on it and incorporated the criticism that would be thrown at him to elevate his message. He will be studied for decades, because he has captured something that only a handful of people manage to capture in a generation. Truly a master at the top of his game in his craft.
So he took the opportunity to do the Superbowl as a way to elevate his art. Almost didn't play his hits, instead played some introspective pieces in a crafted stage. The whole performance is packed with symbolism covered in a ghetto hoodrat package. Thing is, he knew a lot of people would not only dislike, but hate that he was doing so he doubled down on it and incorporated the criticism that would be thrown at him to elevate his message. He will be studied for decades, because he has captured something that only a handful of people manage to capture in a generation. Truly a master at the top of his game in his craft.