nikkas who listen and pay attention
Kendrick stood up on the Grammy stage and said “Respect Hip Hop as an art form”
Kendrick sat down for an interview with Ebro and said that the theme of his performance would be “storytelling”
Kendrick said in his interview/discussion with Timothee Chamalet that Man in The Garden was his favorite song and he didn’t care about its placement within the album because now he’s at a point in his career where he does what HE feels and doesn’t go by the expectations of others.
We’ve seen this man debut entirely new/unreleased songs/verses on nationally televised performances.
We’ve seen him go theatrical/narrative in his performance at the Grammys.
The Superbowl performance was literally everything he said it would be. He championed Hip Hop as art instead of going the greatest hits route, he had a narrative theme based on a story he wanted to tell, he performed songs like Man At The Garden that meant something to HIM. He didn’t worry about potential blowback from performing Not Like Us. He performed a verse from a song that has, to date gone unreleased.
None of this really should be all that surprising if your a Kendrick fan and pay attention.