Of course, inviting more Black performers to play the halftime show, an event that has historically catered to white Baby Boomers, is an objectively good thing on its face, and we have to hope that this year’s show sets the tone for further diversity and inclusion in Super Bowls to come. There’s a difference between celebrating Black culture and tokenizing it in order to distract people from the very high-profile racial discrimination lawsuit you’re currently facing, and we have to question the NFL’s motives here. But would be a powerful addition to the conversation. As Jemele Hill pointed out on Twitter, the moment would be made all the more significant if the rapper came out and explicitly said that he was kneeling in support of racial justice.įor the record, I think I know why Eminem was kneeling, but if it’s related to Colin Kaepernick, he should say that. His body language kept it vague, too with his head in his hands, rather than in any sort of defiant show of solidarity, the kneel could have easily been misinterpreted as Eminem simply dramatically emoting while performing his song.
Without any added context or explanation, limiting the kneeling to the sole white guy feels a bit like an empty gesture - or perhaps the one that was deemed the most palatable by the powers that be as some sort of compromise. But it’s hard not to wonder whether the reaction would be the same if one of the Black performers onstage had kneeled instead. On the one hand, Eminem’s decision to kneel was an important display of allyship. “As you know, no player, coach or personnel member has been sanctioned for taking a knee so there would be no reason for us to tell a performer he or she could not for whatever reason.” “We watched every rehearsal this week and these elements were included,” an NFL statement read. The word “po-po” was noticeably absent when Lamar delivered the line “And we hate po-po / Wanna kill us dead in the street fo sho.” (It’s unclear whether the NFL or NBC censored the line or Lamar simply self-censored, but the latter seems unlikely - and even if it were the case, the fact that he’d at all feel compelled to do so speaks volumes about the racially complicated performance environment the halftime show has proven itself to be.) While performing his Black Lives Matter anthem “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar’s line about police brutality in the track appeared to be censored. There was one moment in particular that seemed to indicate the latter. But was it a genuine step in the right direction, or a calculated, sanitized PR move meant to deflect the accusations of racism that have long plagued the NFL? It was a long time coming for a league that has historically ignored the genre or relegated it to brief guest spots during more mainstream pop stars’ sets. Paak, who made a brief appearance on drums). Dre was joined by Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. You can check out Prince and Kendrick's 2014 performance below.Last night, hip-hop was finally front and center at the Super Bowl halftime show, as Dr. Prince, though not a fan of Rap music originally, did incorporate it into his music eventually. You’re not taking 'Alright' off my playlist.” Prince and Kendrick performed “What’s My Name” live at Paisley Park in 2014. It’s pure, and with Thundercat on the album? Come on. Prince told Medium in 2015 that he loved To Pimp A Butterfly. We just ran out of time, it’s as simple as that”. We got to a point where we were in the studio talking and not recording and we ran out of time. Kendrick originally wanted Prince to appear on the track “Complexion (A Zulu Love)” and he told NME: “Prince heard the song and he loved it and the concept, so we started talking. Do you – do it with poise, respect and intention, but do you!” He told me to never touch his ping pong paddle – I’ll tell you that.” Dave said further: “Prince don’t care man. We were trying to get Prince on TPAB and we went out to Paisley Park.
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Kendrick Lamar’s manager Dave Free has shared some behind the scenes information with The Big Hit Show about the meeting between Prince and K Dot for To Pimp A Butterfly.
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