…..First of all….this is going to be a long one……so if you’re not interested in reading it…..go sit in a park with lots of flowers….and watch donuts grow…..anyway, it started out just like I thought it would….so, the toddler decided to leave his playpen in D.C. ….and watch the Super Bowl live…..I’m actually surprised he’d watch a bunch of Black people entertain him….just kidding….but then again…..he thinks he’s the new emperor of the New Republic of America….so I assume he thought he was going to the coliseum to watch the gladiators fight…..but first the NFL commissioner must abide by his rules…..no singing that “Black song”…..while we glorify the one true anthem of this glorious nation…..and two…..get rid of the “End Racism” statement in the end zone…..and replace it with “Choose Love”……because looking at it will probably upset him…..if you look at all the inter-racial members in his new administration….I think it might…..the fact that racism has not ended….is the fact that he was elected president again…..people can lie all they want……but racism is like pornography…… “You know it when you see it”……and I’m pretty sure “Black History Month”…..has nothing to do with those decisions…..but many people are very upset the NFL did this……and this decision was announced the day “STUPID” said he was going to sit in on the game……well, half of it…..costing the taxpayers a cool $20 million….the fact that the NFL would think removing “End Racism”…..would offend a sitting president….tells you all you need to know……fans had no problem booing him and calling him a traitor…..anyway,…..so, let’s talk about America’s favorite past time game……school shootings……no, no, sorry…..I meant…..
THE GAME…..So, let’s start with the…..
PASS INTERFERENCE/PERSONAL FOUL CALLS…..The first one….no…..both of them were fighting for the ball….but the Eagles were playing…..the Kansas City “Cheats”…..and usually they get those 3rd and 4th down calls…..the personal foul one…..he did hit him in the helmet….but it was a result that happened during the course of play….but a head-shot is a head-shot….or the refs said look…..the entire world is watching….so we gotta make it at least look like we’re trying to call a fair game….and they did….a bit better….and started doing what they should’ve been doing all season…..throwing the flags against the “Cheats”….on #74…..I counted 8 false starts and 7 holds…..and if the refs had done their jobs…..KC would’ve never been in the Super Bowl….they would’ve lost at least….5 maybe 6 games…..I said so many times before….what you need to do when it comes to Mahomes is……
HIT HIM!….I heard a guy on a podcast saying the same thing…..don’t hit him to hurt him….but just hit him….you’re going to give KC 15-yards anyway even if you tap him or breathe on him….so rush in and knock his ass on the ground….just like the Eagles did…..a four man rush all game….disrupted Mahomes so bad….he didn’t know what to do and fell apart…..Eagle’s D didn’t blitz one time….during the entire game…..when has that ever happened….they threw him off his game by rushing him…..and sacking him 6 times….KC is way over rated and next season….the refs will be working under a microscope……
JALEN HURTS….I do remember a time when I was told…..Black quarterbacks…….wouldn’t make great players…..because they don’t know how to lead…..I think Warren Moon, Doug Williams, Michael Vick, Russell Wilson, James Harris, Vince Evans, Randall Cunningham, Rodney Pete, Steve McNair, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Partick Mahomes…..and Fritz Pollard….might disagree with that statement…..Josh Allen over Lamar Jackson?….if they can remove “End Racism” from the end zone…..anything’s possible…..and let’s not forget…..
THE FOOTBALL TEAMS…..Cute water bottle ladies….just running around and squirting into the players mouths…..now….let’s get serious…..
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM…..Yeah, people always have a problem with that song…..and many didn’t like John Batiste’s version….I didn’t hear it….me personally, I don’t listen to it during games….I have a problem with a song that glorifies war, slavery and has nothing to do with me…..but Rosanne Barr was available…..why didn’t you call her?….José Feliciano might’ve been up for doing it….but the one person who should’ve sung it….isn’t with us…..and that would’ve been……
MARVIN GAYE…..Who sang the most mournful rendition of the national anthem….. “EVER!”…..that was back in 1983 at the NBA All-Star game…..a performance which was part gospel, improvisation, R&B…..and pure style…..let’s not forget bluesy…..Amiri Baraka wrote….. “It is impossible to say how old the blues is….it is a native American music…..blues could not exist if the African captives had not become American captives”…..you could feel the song when he sang it…..the history of pain, suffering, lies….and dreams deferred…..that’s why….
KENDRICK LAMAR…..His performance was definitely intentional and not about hype…..and it all wasn’t about Drake……if you didn’t like his dissertation on the exploitation and disrespect of Black men, women, children, culture, politics and music by America and the media…..then look again for the many analytical pieces on its nonstop symbolism……while paying particular attention to….Uncle Samuel Jackson’s narration…. “Salutations, it’s your Uncle Sam….and this is the great American Game…..No, no, no….too loud, too reckless…..too ghetto….Mr. Lamar, do you really know how to play the game?……then tighten up”….. the “ghetto” remark may be a response to the letter sent by a group of REICH-publican Louisiana lawmakers….to the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation…..demanding Lamar’s show not be “lewd or offensive”…..the letter cited “hardworking taxpayers with children who have serious concerns…..about the fact that past Super Bowl performances…..have been less than family-friendly……Kendrick was sending a message….and it went over a lot of people’s heads…..and made people uncomfortable….Uncle Sam acting like the character in Django…..warning Kendrick to play the game White America wants us to play…..the Squid Game stage which symbolizes the rich killing the poor…..the stage also being a prison yard…..remember when the dancers created the American flag?….I bet you didn’t notice the “White Hoods” did ya?….or the 40 acres and a mule comment…..so most of you didn’t like the halftime show…..ok, I get it…..just remember….most of us didn’t like what happened at the U.S. Capitol building in January 6th either…..40 acres & a mule…this is bigger than the music…..and the revolution will be televised…..and…..
I FOUND THIS……A woman going by the name….Carrie Ann….shared some information on her/a Facebook page….what she posted made me realize…..I didn’t know shit about Kendrick Lamar…..her opinions…..I agree with 100%…..here it is…..
SO……we all have our preferences…..what we like, what we listen to, what we prefer to perform (as musicians), what we don’t, etc…..music, just as art, is subjective…..what you like, someone else won’t and vice versa…..however, here are some hard facts that you may not know about…..
KENDRICK LAMAR……22 Grammy Awards…..37 BET Hip Hop Awards….a Primetime Emmy Award….a Brit Award…..four American Music Awards…..six Billboard Music Awards….11 MTV Video Music Awards…..Time listed him in the top 100 most influential people in 2016….he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music because of his meaningful lyrics…..becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the honor……not to mention he called out a pedophile (Drake)…..in front of millions of people while the “ENTIRE ARENA” chimed in on….. “Why you trollin’ like a bitch? Ain’t you tired?…..Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minorrrrrrrr”……while 65k+ people sang along in unison……SHAKING the Superdome!…….it’s fine if his music isn’t your thing……I don’t listen to him but I do read and much has been written about this man and all that he has accomplished…..that’s something that no one is going to take from him……what’s more disheartening is reading ALL of the musicians who are talking about how much he sucks…..and how worthless the half time show was…..he’s a musician just like we are and has accomplished LIGHT YEARS more…..before the age of 40 than any of us have our entire lives…..if you’re a musician who bitches about musicians trashing musicians while you are TRASHING ANOTHER MUSICIAN…… get out of the music industry…..We DO NOT claim you!…..the symbolism hidden within the confines of his artistry were nothing short of spectacular……I saw someone say “you didn’t need to understand what he was saying in order to UNDERSTAND what he was saying.”…….look deeper…..he spoke volumes….the fact remains, he played the Super Bowl half time show……got his message out and most likely SKYROCKETED his album sales in the process…..good for him.….never forget when Kendrick Lamar’s 2016 Grammy’s performance…..was so crazy…..that they made it damn near impossible…..to find it on the internet.