Kendrick Lamar Lip Syncing?

[ermackey]

eclipsed would be a matter of perspective. Again you are confusing popularity with art. And for the record I don't really consider what Pete or Bob did as art, just pop culture of the day. Pete at least at some principles though.

It isn't just about popularity. Just because you do not understand nor identify with the lyrics does not make them invalid nor inferior. And there is a HUGE difference between Kendrick Lamar and Ice Cube versus the likes of jokers like Riff Raff or pop stars like Drake. Kendrick Lamar is not spinning pop Lyrics. But there are some serious artists like Kendrick Lamar that can make it on the pop chart despite the serious tone of his message.

 

[ermackey]

He wasn't lip syncing. You just have to add in certain parts of vocals or live rap shows. Some do it more than others. I thought he did fine, and I've done a lot of shows. He definitely didn't embarrass himself lol

He was lip syncing and I was not the only one that noticed:
https://pagesix.com/2018/01/09/kendrick-lamar-slammed-for-lip-syncing-at-football-game/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5249041/Kendrick-Lamar-slammed-Twitter-lip-syncing.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...uring-his-cfp-halftime-performance/109286942/
http://www.kvue.com/news/was-kendri...his-halftime-show-twitter-thinks-so/506473623



Judge for yourself in the first 30 seconds alone:

 

[Wallyhogg]

It isn't just about popularity. Just because you do not understand nor identify with the lyrics does not make them invalid nor inferior. And there is a HUGE difference between Kendrick Lamar and Ice Cube versus the likes of jokers like Riff Raff or pop stars like Drake. Kendrick Lamar is not spinning pop Lyrics. But there are some serious artists like Kendrick Lamar that can make it on the pop chart despite the serious tone of his message.

So we can legitimately compare him to say a Keats, Frost, Whitman, or Poe? Really?

 

[ermackey]

So we can legitimately compare him to say a Keats, Frost, Whitman, or Poe? Really?

Yes. Poe or Tenneson is probably the best comparison. I was thinking more of Dylan or Seeger.

 

[Wallyhogg]

Yes. Poe or Tenneson is probably the best comparison. I was thinking more of Dylan or Seeger.

And his body of work consists of? I'm sorry I'm having a hard time taking this seriously.

 

[bholloway]

Nobody presents a moving rhetorical target like Wally. While never explicitly giving an inch, we've transitioned from whether or not KL is glorifying violence and drug abuse to whether or not he measures up to canonical poets. I almost have to admire it.

 

[bholloway]

And his body of work consists of? I'm sorry I'm having a hard time taking this seriously.

Unfamiliar with the body of work, yet arguing for three pages against its quality/value. Nice.

 

[ermackey]

And his body of work consists of? I'm sorry I'm having a hard time taking this seriously.

Here is his wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar

This may be the type of evidence you are seeking: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/ha...ading-the-lyrics-of-kendrick-lamar-bruno-mars

There is also...
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...-time-20130322/good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-19691231 (see #86)
https://www.billboard.com/photos/6723017/the-10-best-rappers-of-all-time/1 (#9)

Look up his Grammy nominations too. There is much more. It is called peer-review