Kendrick Lamar doing the SuperBowl Halftime show

[Big Boss]

I honestly think that he’s Super Bowl will age great and get better with time. I think he started something with musicians playing majority of there new music at the bowl. The crazy thing is the were talking shyt about Prince Super Bowl performance I remember the was saying some shyt that had his dikk out all kinds of shyt now it’s the greatest halftime show.

Facts

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

 

[semicko82]

I gotta put Dot in my top 5. This performance solidified it

Hov
Dot
Nas
Andre 3000
Pac

 

[Revolutionary]

Dot been top 5 for years now. He had the disco for it.

 

[No Ma’am]

 

[SNG]

In 10 years all those new songs will be old and when we revisit it it'll be the nostalgia fest people were expecting.

Exactly also he owns the Masters to those records. He trying to sell that shyt to advertisers, film producers. It was a smart move doing this for visibility of his new songs especially when he owns the records.

 

[Revolutionary]

Atlanta showing up

 

[TheAlbionist]

There isn't just one way to approach a performance on a stage this size - a lot of commentators are assuming the only option is to "give them what they want" by focusing on the stadium full of white people who can afford Superbowl tickets, playing classics, leaning on flashy stage tricks and parading special guests - but that's the cap-doffing, forelock-tugging way that most performers choose in the hope they're given more opportunities in future.

The other option, which is only visible to someone at the peak of their artistic powers is to recognise you've been given the largest stage in the world and nobody is going to stop you delivering the music you want to the world. It's a chance to define your own artistry in front of the entire planet for 13 minutes, to tell them what time you're on and have everyone synchronise watches to it and that's exactly what dot did here.

He rapped. He battled. He educated. He cared. He hated.

He told us in the Apple interview that his mission is to put rap music back out in front. That doesn't mean pandering to the mainstream by playing the choruses they know. It means dragging people away from their comfort zones and reminding them what a truly vital HipHop performance looks like and how POWERFUL a single man can be with a microphone. The art of the MC on full display with not even a hype man for support.

 

[SNG]

There isn't just one way to approach a performance on a stage this size - a lot of commentators are assuming the only option is to "give them what they want" by focusing on the stadium full of white people who can afford Superbowl tickets, playing classics, leaning on flashy stage tricks and parading special guests - but that's the cap-doffing, forelock-tugging way that most performers choose in the hope they're given more opportunities in future.

The other option, which is only visible to someone at the peak of their artistic powers is to recognise you've been given the largest stage in the world and nobody is going to stop you delivering the music you want to the world. It's a chance to define your own artistry in front of the entire planet for 13 minutes, to tell them what time you're on and have everyone synchronise watches to it and that's exactly what dot did here.

He rapped. He battled. He educated. He cared. He hated.

He told us in the Apple interview that his mission is to put rap music back out in front. That doesn't mean pandering to the mainstream by playing the choruses they know. It means dragging people away from their comfort zones and reminding them what a truly vital HipHop performance looks like and how POWERFUL a single man can be with a microphone. The art of the MC on full display with not even a hype man for support.

This let’s be real what Rock band is going to do that type of performance? In this day and age. Kendrick definitely had the most creative and artistic show that we have seen in the Super Bowl. I’m glad he didn’t sell out the culture and gave it power on the biggest stage on television. To me like with alot of Kendrick projects he broke another barrier again just like he did with Mr morale. He’s ahead of his time and usually those artists get shytted on at first but they are goated later on.

He literally is the second coming of Prince Roger Nelson not in terms of talent but artistic visionary. Prince was trying to do spotify before spotify, his artistic vision and him being forward thinking of what the future would be got him shytted on too. But the shyt he was saying in the 80s and 90s he was too advanced as well.

 

[Po pimp]

Deaf people watch television

Braille is for the blind, good brother

 

[Po pimp]

I rewatched it yesterday (previously had only watched it once when it was live). Definitely a creative show, and I thought it was good. My main gripe is, I wish he rewrote some of the lyrics instead of censoring himself. I remember back in the days when rappers would have their radio versions of songs with different lyrics. I don’t know why they don’t do it as much anymore.

 

[tremonthustler1]

I rewatched it yesterday (previously had only watched it once when it was live). Definitely a creative show, and I thought it was good. My main gripe is, I wish he rewrote some of the lyrics instead of censoring himself. I remember back in the days when rappers would have their radio versions of songs with different lyrics. I don’t know why they don’t do it as much anymore.

when you don't have to cater to the radio or MTV, there's less reason to conform.

 

[Mastamimd]

I rewatched it yesterday (previously had only watched it once when it was live). Definitely a creative show, and I thought it was good. My main gripe is, I wish he rewrote some of the lyrics instead of censoring himself. I remember back in the days when rappers would have their radio versions of songs with different lyrics. I don’t know why they don’t do it as much anymore.

The reason they did that was because you had multiple outlets where it was necessary. Plus singles aren't sold like that anymore where there's a radio edit, a club edit, instrumental etc. Everything gets pushed up DSPs

 

[L@CaT]

Been rewatching this over and over. Watching Live I thought it was good but not great due to Sound Quality. Now im convinced its one of the greatest Super Bowl Performances of all time

 

[Po pimp]

when you don't have to cater to the radio or MTV, there's less reason to conform.

The reason they did that was because you had multiple outlets where it was necessary. Plus singles aren't sold like that anymore where there's a radio edit, a club edit, instrumental etc. Everything gets pushed up DSPs

True, but I wish they would just redo their songs when they know they’re gonna perform on platforms they’re not allowed to curse. I know Kendrick is talented enough