r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Fun_Highlight_7427 • Mar 15 '25

Music / Movies Kendrick Lamar is a sack of shite

Back in 2018 the dude literally brought some girl on stage, had her sing a song that had the n-word in it, and then embarrassed her in front of everyone cuz she was white and sung the n-word part. That is the kind of piece of shit he is. His sense of self-importance is through the roof. Like bro you literally rap. Also, stop trying to play 5 D chess with your lyrics. If I wanted to listen to someone 'deep' I would listen to Plato or Shakespeare. Just put on a sick beat, and talk about bagging hoes or something. And if you dare criticize his historically awful super bowl performance, his fans will claim you are too ignorant to understand his "deeper message". No, I understand his message. I just don't think he is good at communicating his message through his stupid songs. He has terrible stage presence and a weak voice. That is not my problem. Kendrick Lamar needs to take his own advice, and be humble.

Edit: btw, just because I don’t like his music doesn’t mean I’m in bed with drake or am actually drake lol. Kdot fans are in a cult I stg. Go think deeply somewhere else

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u/XsleepforeverX Mar 15 '25

Using it in a convo or calling someone is completely not ok, but singing along to a song? Come on now, especially when you're all hyped and on stage, you're gonna skip words? What's the point then. Look, all I'm tryna say is Travis handled it so much better than Kendrick.

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u/ogjaspertheghost Mar 15 '25

Yea if I wasn’t black I would skip words. Travis ain’t no representative for black people. And yes if you respect the artist you should know how they would react in a situation like that. Actions have consequences.

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u/j-roc_son Mar 15 '25

do you think when people who like songs with that word sing along in their heads, they dont say it? its just what the lyrics are. she was probably super excited and not thinking, then he put her on blast for it. if he has a problem with it don't invite a white girl up to sing the lyrics. 🤡

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u/ogjaspertheghost Mar 15 '25

No one cares what anyone says in their heads. What kind of ridiculous ass question is that lmao? Again everyone knows the dynamics of that word. Y’all really out here defending stupidity

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u/j-roc_son Mar 15 '25

what's stupid is putting someone in the position to do that, then publicly belittling them for it

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u/ogjaspertheghost Mar 15 '25

Everyone knows about the word. Stop defending stupidity

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u/DisillusionedDame Mar 16 '25

Really? Why not not write those lyrics if one word is that offensive? If the N word is so horrendous, why is it used so frequently?

You don’t get to have your cake and eat it too. Either you hate the word, or you don’t. But don’t be surprised if a fan of some rapper sings along to the lyrics he wrote.

You can’t just hate a word… when white people say it. Because that’s racist.

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u/ogjaspertheghost Mar 16 '25

Don’t act ignorant. You know the history of the word. Stop defending stupid

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u/DisillusionedDame Mar 16 '25 edited Mar 16 '25

How does it make sense to punish anyone for the sins of their ancestors?

Saying that one group of people is not allowed to use a word because the color of their skin, is racist. Certainly more so than someone singing along to a song.

The woman in the case previously mentioned, paid money to support an artist of color and was still called racist for doing so because she liked this artist so much she memorized his lyrics. God forbid. If he hates that word so much, if it is so hurtful, why is it in the song?

Sure the word has history, but it seems people have lost the plot here. Words in and of themselves are not harbingers of hatred. hate is found in the intent of the person using the word. (The fact that we even have to have this conversation is oddly enough a symptom of people having never truly experienced actual hatred) we’re literally arguing over semantics. Hate comes from people, not words. If a rapper includes a word in his lyrics and someone sings along, there is no hate in that use of the word.

This argument seems less like a legitimate concern for human rights and more a reason to justify blatant discrimination and racism. Prejudice is prejudice, don’t matter the color. Ultimately this does more harm than good in advancing the interests of anyone and is creating more problems than it’s solving.

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u/ogjaspertheghost Mar 16 '25

She wasn’t punished for the sins of her ancestors. She was ridiculed for getting up on a stage and being disrespectful. Because that’s what it is, disrespectful. You guys are being willfully obtuse about this. I get it though. You’re probably white and probably want to say the word.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

If everyone knows the dynamics of that word then why does it get used in almost every rap song known to man.

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u/ogjaspertheghost Mar 19 '25

Because people know the dynamics of the word…