Super Bowl Halftime Show (Afterthoughts)

Without getting too deep, the Super Bowl halftime show by Kendrick Lamar was exactly what I thought it would be: symbolic, envelope pushing, and genuine. Kendrick said a lot, without having to oversell or overplay the performance. Mission accomplished. I can see the conceptual framework of this performance going over people’s heads-but a few all encompassing factors that made this a great (not greatEST) Super Bowl performance, in my opinion, are:

1. a hip hop artist vocalizing without back track on a stage like Super Bowl is CRAZY

2. the constant plays with the dancers and them being representations of America

3. the effortless pairing of lyricism and a visual story that carries the context of what the artist is doing

4. it was simple, elegant, no monkey shining, and he didn’t water down his message, mission, or voice. He executed with style

5. A MINORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Here is the full video for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet (have to watch on YT directly, unfortunately)

This is the most watched Super Bowl Halftime show of all time, breaking Michael Jackson’s previous record set in 1993.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kendrick-lamar-breaks-michael-jackson-150606966.html