Fox News analyst Geraldo Rivera criticized Kendrick Lamar for his performance at the 2015 BET Awards, according to the New York Daily News.
“This is why I say that Hip Hop has done more damage to young African Americans than racism in recent years,” he says on The Five. “This is exactly the wrong message.”
Lamar performed “Alright” at the awards. His stage set featured two vandalized cop cars and a large American flag.
Rivera pointed out the lyrics, “We hate po-po / Wanna kill us dead in the street for sure” as particularly problematic.
The analyst shared similar sentiments earlier this year, saying that leaders like Russell Simmons are giving young Black people a false sense of success and that has “been really destructive culturally.”
Rivera continues on The Five by criticizing comparisons of Dylann Roof, the suspected gunman in the Emanuel AME church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine people dead June 17, to police officers who have killed Black men within the past year.
“To conflate what happened in the church in Charleston, South Carolina with these tragic incidents involving excessive use of force by cops, to equate that racist killer with these cops, it is so wrong,” he says. “It is so counter-productive. It gives exactly the wrong message.”
Lamar shared his thoughts on the church shooting prior to the awards.
“I feel like personally it’s an energy that’s trying to spark an evil, a race war,” he said. “For me, personally. Because these events is just happening back-to-back.”
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Kendrick Lamar,keep on making sentimental rap with a clownish voice….it will give you a sizeable black fanbase and also flying kisses from black bitches….and when you sing songs like these…you forget the problems within the black community itself…..and hell yeah…if you don’t like po-po..then btw you and N.W.A,there’s no difference…but it’s interesting that N.W.A gets a lot of hatred and you,praise from the left white and black liberals….double standards,huh?
You’re welcome to eat a bowl of dicks.
Whose?Your homies’,your father’s or your grandpa’s dick?Twink…..
They arent protesting the deaths in baltimore because no one wants to be a statistic. Just a biased news scource using biased guests to influence another bias
You’re definitely WHITE!
Wasn’t Geraldo the one with the nutty ass selfie a few years back? Talk about messages …what were you sending with that one playboi? Foh
Comparing a selfie to someone who supports vandalizing the law/those who are there to serve and protect so you don’t have to? Classy, Androi. I bet you’re highly educated, as well.
How is Kendrick supporting vandalizin the law? You have been watching too much Fox News since the message of his performance went way over your head.
Is that you “Real Nigga”? He mad I roasted is ass like almonds on another thread. So let me explain it for you here-
The point is what does a 55+ yr old man expect to get out of a half naked selfie on social media? Its the pot calling the tea kettle black…and further more..start talking about these homes and the mothers and Fathers that raise said kids…and If thats the problem lets talk about that
Its funny how fox news criticize so many things involving blacks. Their news is ridiculous it might as well be called my extremely bias opinions… Its so left wing i can only assume ppl that cant think or discover answers for themselves watch that crap. where the fuck is diversity on fox gimme a couple blacks, hispanics,native americans, asains, and/or middle easterns you ignorant fucks…. Everyone knew who kendrick was before he even became famous dont act brand new. Its dumb fucks that got us all seperated in the first place… Look through history (not the crap america feeds us saying its history) but true history whites have fucked everyone over even themselves but We R All Humans. If we dont come to terms about that then we’re all doomed.
^^Irrelevant to the story….. Sounds like it should be a personal forum post somewhere.
Yeah you dim witted shit,a guy tries to explore the realities behind racism…and you call him irrelevant and a forum post…suck your dick…
Your intelligence speaks through your words, Marcus. Nicely spoken!
Why do 4 white people who know nothing about hiphop think they should even have an opinion on this? You don’t live anywhere near hiphop. Go report news and stop picking on Kendrick who if anything has been leading a GREAT example for kids in the black community.
imSOcool you are right.Comparison of a selfie to breaking of laws and going against the ones who protect us,is simply foolish and dumb.Hey nigga…Androi….you seem to be drunk….are you in your right senses?
If you thought that was breaking laws and going against police, then you didn’t get the message.
You really trolling hard…”real nigga” imsocool/andre dawson….hahah just take the L bro…you couldnt come up with sensible perspective of it drop kicked you like Liu Kang
My apologies for my earlier post. I didn’t get the message until I actually asked someone to explain it to me. He’s right though, a selfie vs vandalizing cop cars is no comparison.
You’re not smart enough to get the jist..cumstain. The point is dont talk and point fingers when you’ve done much more suspect shit in real life vs a video…you fucking 15 tool. Put on those. Thinking caps dipshits
Promoting vandalism of laws…getting engaged to a not-to-black woman,having worm like hair….yeah a great example to the kids of black community indeed.No wonder more people will be shot….because the black streets will have no shortage of gangsters and thugs…all having dirty gay ass sex…
There is no vandalism being supported, his fiance is black, and those are dreadlocks. Do you even listen to music or do you just skim through it?
It’s so funny hearing people who have heard 30 seconds of a song form entire opinions on an artist and their impact on a race. Glad to see ignorance is still prominent.
fuck geraldo riveria
Whiteskinned Cucasians have been engaged in a Race War with non-whiteskinned people from the time they left the caves untill now.
They have an insatiable lust for slaughtering non-Caucasians and subjugating non-Caucasians which is why they are in constant warfare with the world.
It’s just sickening how some white-Hispanic could equate HipHop culture to the culture of Racism/WhiteskinSupremacy.
we love to fuck your women too homie
Whites, Asians, Latino, Indian. Everyone seems to get along. It’s the black community that has a deep seeded hate for anyone who’s not black. The Latino community represents 34 percent of the population but you never hear them complaining about other races unless they have a legit complaint.
Funny when people have an opinion on police brutality when it has never happened to them or anyone they know…they don’t realize they live in a different world
Fox News should never comment on hip-hop at all. They don’t know what they’re talking about.
Nuff said
I don’t need to troll kid.Never afraid of my real name.Cause some guy points out your bullshit logic…you start acting oversmart….androi13.Oops forgot…you are a typical uncle sam in disguise…trying to troll and feed…I always respect k.dot for his guts….nothing against him…but white traitors like you got no place….just screwing with our feelings….
Dumb Nigga please gtfoh
Ha…pissed off nigga….tell your mommy to suck my dick….lmfao
Im dead this genius said over smart lol you must be 15…flip my burgers pimple face
Geraldo is looking to get his nose broken again.
Kendrick speaks the truth. FOH if you in your feelings. 12 never loved us and they wanna constrict us til we can’t fight no more, til we lose our voice. Fvck 12 and the Man. In fact, we should all return to Africa and build ourselves up like the Arabs and Chinese. The Man never loved us.
geraldo & his white people problems!
I wonder what Geraldo’s thoughts are on Skee Lo’s “I Wish”…..
Sounds like modern day cointel pro. Single out a the rapper who can raise awareness and confidence to the young black youth and demonize him in the media. This is there tactic which is even more reason to support Kendrick. As a matter of fact I don’t fuck with anyone the media is praising, because as history proves, the real activist are always crucified by the media.
True say
Go open another empty crypt Geraldo. You are obsolete as your opinions are.