Kendrick shut down an otherwise snooze-worthy Grammy Awards with a powerful performance and Twitter provided some complimentary commentary along the way.
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Posted by Blavity on Monday, February 15, 2016
The performance began with him as a part of a chain gang…
Wow pic.twitter.com/YycKI3t49c
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) February 16, 2016
He even alluded to the murder of Trayvon Martin
KENDRICK SAID “FEBRUARY 26TH I LOST MY LIFE TOO 2012 SET US BACK 400 YEARS” pic.twitter.com/poVkSvjaXF
— MY DADDY ALABAMA (@moisturizeds) February 16, 2016
We beamed with pride at his unapologetic blackness
Kendrick watched Bey last week like pic.twitter.com/ebwEGFm33V
— Tristan (@AyoTristan) February 16, 2016
RT @MelechThomas: Twitpic how Black you felt after that Kendrick Lamar GRAMMYs performance. pic.twitter.com/VPhHg6US6b
— QuᎬᎬᏁ_MᎪᎠᎪm (@godsAMAZINgrace) February 16, 2016
Gif pic.twitter.com/dpDGYzjxVI
— blacklivesmatter ✊ (@goIdmaIik) February 16, 2016
pic.twitter.com/w3GHZdOXoP RT @MelechThomas
Twitpic how Black you felt after that Kendrick Lamar GRAMMYs performance.— Kenneth NOPEland (@DKShan) February 16, 2016
Watching this Kendrick Lamar performance #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/lyZiG0Em8n
— Only Hip Hop Facts (@OnlyHipHopFacts) February 16, 2016
Make them uncomfortable Kendrick pic.twitter.com/R4JycDO8SA
— † Bonita AppleBOMB (@Desire_Nae) February 16, 2016
Kendrick got black twitter like pic.twitter.com/2ejuBrnFo7
— SeanM #WinterSoldier (@Sean_RambLO) February 16, 2016
Black twitter rn with Kendrick pic.twitter.com/UkRM4zQvzI
— A’marion (@whois_aj) February 16, 2016
BLACK. AS. FUCK. #GRAMMYs
— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) February 16, 2016
Before and after watching Kendrick Lamars #GRAMMYs performance tonight pic.twitter.com/yOEEox2JKO
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) February 16, 2016
Kendrick snatched my edges and put them on Bieber’s chin. #GRAMMYs
— April (@ReignOfApril) February 16, 2016
Kendrick gonna have Raven even more confused about Africa. pic.twitter.com/HEBxjcH4Bh
— Ol’ QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) February 16, 2016
The audience’s reaction was a different story though.
The day of reckoning. pic.twitter.com/gKHbbvL20V
— RICH KIDD | R-WAY (@richkiddbeats) February 16, 2016
Wipeepo in the audience like pic.twitter.com/ixFsN9JItz
— Biggie Shorty (@TrayDeuce) February 16, 2016
You know she’s planning the longest complaint letter in the history of mankind. pic.twitter.com/exLlcYe154
— clv. (@clvtno) February 16, 2016
Kendrick changing her life as we speak. pic.twitter.com/WGv1www8i7
— X (@XLNB) February 16, 2016
What’s wrong with yall pic.twitter.com/Tc2JwEqxGN
— Memphissippian (@CuntryCorner) February 16, 2016
White people watching Kendrick performance like… pic.twitter.com/7ulExsZzdr
— khendra ♍ (@khendoll) February 16, 2016
The white folk were sitting there during Kendrick’s performance like… #TheGrammys pic.twitter.com/dNDXUyMwdv
— King Sh*t. (@DopeBlackKing) February 16, 2016
They were already mad… and we were ready
“Hi Controversy, how are you ?” pic.twitter.com/Hi3N47JC3v
— The Wolf (@ayman_benaughty) February 16, 2016
“Slavery ended YEARS ago. Why is everything about race? Kendrick is trying to divide our nation” pic.twitter.com/o7CG2eEEvY
— Ivana.✨ (@blaaksuedepumps) February 16, 2016
Hope y’all ready to fight “all lives matter” Twitter all week. Kendrick got em mad.
— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) February 16, 2016
— ❁ blossom ❁ (@naomihubert) February 16, 2016
So we prepared for an onslaught of think pieces that will be published by Tuesday morning…
WHAT POLITICIAN’S WIFE IS GONNA WRITE A THINK PIECE ABOUT HOW HER SON WAS TRAUMATIZED BY THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY FROM KENDRICK’S SET?
— Tina and Jeff’s Boy (@CoryTownes) February 16, 2016
White people already typing at the speed of light.
— Blue Wavy (@KidFury) February 16, 2016
“If Kendrick Lamar was as concerned with black on black crime as he is police brutality then maybe….” Articles otw pic.twitter.com/0cSJQgusfB
— Victor Pope Jr (@VictorPopeJr) February 16, 2016
WATTBA!
