Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show was revolutionary according to Samuel L. Jackson, who also starred in it.
The iconic actor appeared on Paloma Faith’s Mad Sad Bad podcast and discussed the record breaking performance.
Jackson said: “I didn’t know what they were doing. It was kinda trippy because it wasn’t until dress rehearsal that when I looked up and I looked on that stage and I go, ‘Oh shit, that’s a flag. Ah, fuck, we’re being revolutionaries.’ Because I wasn’t listening or paying attention.”
Jackson appeared throughout the performance, playing a version of Uncle Sam, essentially narrating Kendrick’s show.
Dave Free, Lamar’s longtime creative partner, previously explained to the Wall Street Journal, the artistic intention behind the performance.
“We wanted this performance to have a cinematic and theatrical element to it. We can confidently say that there’s no Super Bowl performance that’s quite like this one,” he said.
Free added that he and Kendrick prepared for the event by watching every single Super Bowl halftime performance, drawing particular inspiration from Beyoncé, Prince and Michael Jackson’s shows.
“The feel of it is Black America. What does Black America look like, and how to control that narrative of what it means to be Black in America versus what the world’s perspective of that is,” he said.
The former TDE executive also addressed Dot’s setlist, which mainly featured Drake diss tracks and songs from his latest album, GNX: “It wasn’t about playing the hits.”
Free additionally confirmed that it all began with a call from JAY-Z, who has helped organize the halftime show since 2020. He said he wasn’t sure if Kendrick would be asked to perform at the game having made an appearance during Dr. Dre‘s all-star set just three years ago, but “it felt like the right time for us.”
As well as social commentary, Kendrick’s Super Bowl performance made headlines for featuring a number of jabs aimed at Drake.
During the actual performance of “Not Like Us”, Kendrick self-censored the “certified pedophile” line but smirked to the camera as he rapped: “Say Drake, I hear you like ’em young / You better not ever go to cell block one / To any [bitch] that talk to him and they in love / Just make sure you hide your lil’ sister from him.”
If it were so revolutionary Sam it wouldn’t have been approved. I hope people don’t believe this performance was rehearsed and kept in secrecy until it was show time. Definitely not knocking his show but I remember this before with another award show performance where everything down to his wardrobe was selected for him. There’s no political stance here nor imagery just imagination.
Starting to believe “Sam Moore” is an AI bot…🤔
Revolutionary? How so lol? It wasn’t even a great performance as a whole. Kendrick leaked in 2012 imo. His performance at Bonnaroo 2012 was amazing. His performance there in 2015 sucked in comparison. I saw both live.
Revolutionary wtf was revolutionary about that
Sellouts! White owned event, by people who rely on zionist owned companies to promote them Hollywood and the music industry, co signed by other mega companies like Apple and RocNation which has ties to Warren Buffett. Also to help promote a Marvel movie that flopped Captain America 4. We all know it should have been Wayne and now they screwed up his project Tha Carter 6 to teach him a lesson notice no Mannie Fresh on that album, features removed, tracks removed, and Ye who produced a large amount of Wayne’s albums also removed leaving incomplete project. Reminder Kendrick stays quiet on Eminem attacking black people, Dre abuse past, TDE allegations, and he’s signed to Nike/Converse let’s not forget Carti his evil twin.
FOH nobody is gonna read your all that. Stop crying like a bitch!
revolutionary bank balance