of course, smiling uncle sam(uel) also plays on racist depictions of black people (like uncle ben and aunt jemima), his bits reminded me of george clinton's cover concept for his 1986 "r&b skeletons in the closet" album ("with just a little more effort, george could be a fine credit to his race")
the military imagery plays on the fact that the military has been one of the few "career opportunities" for people of color (like colin powell becoming a four-star general) outside sports and entertainment (maybe not under the present government, though)
guys… no one corrected my lyric mishear “I hear you like ‘em young”… do you all secretly hate me…
of course, smiling uncle sam(uel) also plays on racist depictions of black people (like uncle ben and aunt jemima), his bits reminded me of george clinton's cover concept for his 1986 "r&b skeletons in the closet" album ("with just a little more effort, george could be a fine credit to his race")
the military imagery plays on the fact that the military has been one of the few "career opportunities" for people of color (like colin powell becoming a four-star general) outside sports and entertainment (maybe not under the present government, though)
i enjoyed reading this so much!!
Really dug this analysis.
thank you Joel!
We were too engrossed in your salient breakdown of K-Dot’s genius performance, and his sublime pettiness!
Loved this breakdown of all the intricate details! Kenrick injecting a little hope in a crazy time.
the necklace is also likely a plug for his brand pgLang - https://pg-lang.com/
Did you see the flags in the circle on the bottom right?
omg no... timestamp or screenshot?
This bit? Snipped out of the Youtube version.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-protester-palestine-sudan-flag-no-charges-1235262507/
ah yes i saw the gaza flag! great that there are no charges being pressed