In this special report, MSNBC's Ari Melber breaks down the Kendrick Lamar and Drake rap battle. (Check out The Beat's playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Connect with Ari Melber: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber)
At the 2016 Grammy Awards, as the cry “Black Lives Matter” was still reverberating across the world, hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar, who took home five Grammys that night, used a masterful performance to call out America’s history of racial violence. He appeared chained outside a prison cell before leading a chain gang to the center of the stage.
Jay-Z choosing Kendrick to perform before millions of viewers speaks to Kendrick’s ability to tell stories about racism, politics, religion and DEI for a mass audience. This is not an easy feat to accomplish. When asked by Apple Music commentators Ebro Darden and Nadeska Alexis in a Wednesday news conference what to expect during his Super Bowl LIX performance, Kendrick said, “I think I’ve always been very open about storytelling throughout all of my catalog and my history of music.
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