Every time a hip hop artist touches a big stage, folks start crying about it being “disrespectful” or “divisive”... But let’s be real about it, Kendrick’s performance wasn’t the issue. The real problem is that some people still ain’t ready to accept that Black history IS American history. K Dot didn’t disrespect the country, he told a story. Our story. Black folks have been here, building, fighting, and shaping this country since day one, whether history books want to admit it or not. Some people just can’t handle seeing that truth in real time. The same folks mad at Kendrick are usually the ones cherry-picking history, loving freedom but forgetting who bled for it, hyping up resilience but dismissing the art that reflects it. Hip hop has always been about truth-telling, and truth makes people uncomfortable. So if his performance rubbed you the wrong way, maybe sit with that for a minute. The history Kendrick spoke to ain’t going anywhere, it’s just waiting on more people to finally acknowledge it.
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