Hip-hop scholars talk Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show

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culture 1:08 Hip-hop scholars talk Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show

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Andrew G Adkins

5 Feb 2025 387

Hip-Hop Studies at Virginia Tech Co-founders Craig Arthur and Frederick Paige discuss rapper Kendrick Lamar, his music, and the significance of his upcoming halftime performance.

Ken Kamars is there still a big three? I don't know. According to him, probably not. Big me. But he's Compton, LA based, MC. I mean, he's won a Pulitzer, Grammys, all the awards you can think of actually performed a tech, but I think maybe, like, 11, maybe something like that. But yeah, he's arguably the most relevant. Dt wrap her out right now. They coming for you with a coma. Came. I've loved the progression over time. Like, he writing has gotten better and better and better by exploring different themes, but also different ways to rap, different ways to bend words, find different rhymes. You can really tell he put the work into the craft. I will say what I do expect is a high level performance in terms of artistry, preparation, local control, breath control. He does not rap over his own lyrics. It's live. It's him. He's very much so thematic and it means something. It matters, and it makes you think. So I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what he cooks up and