This past Monday, the Grammy’s aired on CBS and anticipation filled the air as many of music’s brightest stars were set to perform. One of those stars included hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar, who performed two singles from his second album, “How To Pimp a Butterfly”.
Whether people praised him or not, it is an undeniable performance that impacted many others and brought a poetic message to the stage.
Let’s start with the very beginning of the performance, as Kendrick Lamar walked to the mic in chains, sweat on his forehead with a face of disparity. It was a visual of a prison with a saxophone player locked behind bars and his backup dancers standing behind him holding up their chains in the air to demonstrate a silent protest.
In the final part of his performance, Lamar performed a new song where he discussed his mental stability through the madness, struggles with sobriety and his relationship with religion. The lyrics were rapidly thrown at the audience; however, everyone understood his message of racial tension, prosperity and his own personal struggles.
Through a powerful performance, Kendrick Lamar captured the attention of many across the entire nation.