#halftime performance

[luv-killian]

can't sleep and i'm really thinking of kendrick lamar's half time performance. absolutely amazing, first. second, if u didn't like it, that's bc it was actually aimed at you🙃 now onto me yapping about it:)

as someone that wanted to major in fashion design, let me say this: the outfits were so so good. simple, but they proved a point. also, there was so much symbolism and political commentary that the outfits did not need to be all that (also lots of talent there but that's a discussion for another time). the colors, the fact that everyone had a different styling of their outfit but it was all still cohesive, kendrick's outfit, sza's outfit, samuel l jackson's outfit. it all ate. honestly, not much to say about the outfits outside of that and that i loved it bc most of my thoughts are centered around the performance itself

as a musician and wannabe artist: the whole thing was so thought through. you could tell kendrick was doing it to get a point across but it wasn't like 'oh he's just trying to prove a point' yk. the stage, the outfits, the choreography and formations, samuel l jackson as uncle sam and his commentary throughout. like, there was so much going on (not like chaotic or bad though) that all had a reason to be there and was all cohesive. and the sza feature omg wonderful. she's so beautiful and her voice just scratches such an itch in my brain. serena williams crip walking. kendrick's absolutely giddy smile when going "say drake." the censorship (which i was honestly expecting for the most part)

i could go on about this single performance actually and i hope we discuss it in my class that's about music as a political device :3. i wish i could yap more but i wanna watch it again so i can analyze it more and i should be asleep rn so the words aren't wording in my brain. but i'm hoping to get a chance soon to yap about it more:)

tldr: absolutely amazing everything about that performance, and as someone that was bored during usher's performance, was absolutely blown away/pos during this one

[jonzykid]

Say Drake .

[thedepressedjuggalette]

Okay now I'm not only terrified FOR Drake, I'm now trying to call a wellness check on him, because Kendrick didn't just go scorched earth, man got the Dragon Balls and summoned Shenron on his ass!

[brenninthetaylorverse]

watching the superbowl for the football? ❌️

watching the superbowl for the halftime performance and taylor swift? ✅️✅️✅️✅️

[dailytrickartt]

Simultaneously one of the best and worst ideas I’ve ever had: the guinea pig cannon. If I was at a basketball game and they called a time out, then suddenly a guinea pig was cannoned up to me, I’d be pretty stoked. But the guinea pig probably wouldn’t enjoy the ride 🤷‍♀️

[wisteria-bae]

It’s crazy how I see people say it was the WORST performance ever but won’t explain why. (Or maybe they can’t.)

I’ve seen videos and posts saying, “I came to watch the performance to dance, not to think.” Like wow! You did it! You got the message… and still don’t get it?

Also, the worst ever performance was the Black Eyed Peas. Let’s be so for real.

[mhoosblogs]

Super Bowl Halftime Show

I personally didn't care for the halftime show but I greatly respect the artistic aspect of it. I normally don't care for any Super Bowl Halftime show so it wasn't really a surprise that I wasn't too into Kendrick Lamars. I enjoy a lot of Kendrick's music but I don't think that he should have been performing, especially since he performed a disstrack? I just didn't think it was on brand for the NFL. I think that Lil Wayne should have performed since its his home city and it would have meant much more to most people, and it would have carried much less drama. I also don't think rappers should do the halftime show since a majority of it you can't even understand because its mumbling and low mic quality. I think it should be much more of a concert/show instead, its geared more to making the show look good on TV and they disregard how it looks in person. Overall I think the halftime show has been going downhill in every aspect since they started having rappers do it.

[yumeaoka-chan]

When my uncle told me this morning that he didn't like Kendrick's performance, I knew straight away that he didn't understand it. Kendrick was sending a message that went over soooo many people's heads. The events of the show I'm going to state that happened aren't entirely in order but if you look back on the performance, you'll see what I mean.

Think. It stars off with Samuel L. acting as Uncle Sam, a character symbolizing America as a whole. He starts off saying, "Welcome to the great American game." We see that the entire stage looks like a game controller, meaning Kendrick was playing a game and Uncle Sam was there to see if he was playing it correctly, the "American" way. When Kendrick raps at the start, we see people exiting the car and they're all separated (just like the people of America). They eventually come together to form the flag because WE, the people, are America. Kendrick also says, "The revolution is about to be televised, you got the right time but the wrong guy."

Uncle Sam says something along the lines of "Oh, so you decided to bring your friends with you. Culture cheat code. Score Keeper! Deduct one life." There's a shot of all the dancers falling to the floor, acting as though they're dead, yet a few people are still up. Almost like they're part of an "inner circle." Uncle Sam also makes a statement about how America doesn't wanna see this loud rapping, "it's too loud", "too reckless" and " too ghetto." When he starts singing and Sza joins him, Uncle Sam goes, "That's what America wants to see. Nice and calm. Don't mess this up". Except, Kendrick does mess it up by going back to rapping loud and fast. "40 acres and a mule", Those are the things that were promised to us black people as reparations for slavery, "- this is bigger than the music" The message he'strying to send to yall is what really matters. But nobody is trying to hear him! "Yeah, they tried to rig the game, but you can't fake influence."

And with ending the performance with "tv off" the camera turns to a lit background in the crowd saying GAME OVER. The game is over, he didn't play it like Uncle Sam/America wanted him to. This was bigger than some beef with Drake.

[onlytiktoks]

[vermiciousyidreborn]

Fun fact for superbowl enjoyers! Kendrick Lamar hates Jews almost as much as Kanye does, he just doesn't use Hitler to do so!

[bey-life]

[guardian-angle22]

NICHOLAS GALITZINE answers fan questions

[end-sars]

Me to me.

[angelliicc]

you really think i needed all the guards at the hexgates?

[duskgalore]

Beyoncé's NFL Halftime Show Opening (2024)