Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Responds To Geraldo Rivera Criticism Over "Alright"

Started by BrotherMan, Jul 2, 2015, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. BrotherMan
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    The Compton, California rapper also discusses making the "Alright" video.

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    Kendrick Lamar addressed criticism from Geraldo Rivera over his performance at the BET Awards Sunday (June 28). Rivera used Lamar's performance, which featured vandalized police cars and anti-police lyrics, as justification to say that "Hip Hop has done more damage to young African Americans than racism in recent years."


    "This is our music," the Top Dawg rapper says during an appearance on TMZ Live today (July 2). "This is us expressing ourselves. Rather [than] going out here and doing the murders myself, I want to express myself in a positive light the same way other artists are doing. Not going out in the streets, go in the booth and talking about the situation and hoping these kids can find some type of influence on it in a positive manner. Coming from these streets and coming from these neighborhoods, we're taking our talents and putting 'em inside the studio."


    Lamar says that the lyric "We hate po-po" was taken out of context from the song "Alright." He was disappointed that Rivera chose to focus on one line instead of the overall message of hope.


    "You can't dilute the message," he says.


    The video for the song dropped Tuesday (June 30), and during the TMZ interview, Lamar explains the process of making the black-and-white visual where he is flying through the air.


    "That was the most uncomfortable three days of my life," he says. "I'm talking about, man they had me on this little harness strapped up 30, 40 feet in the air. It was painful. They said it was the same harnesses they use for Spider-Man and all types of other movies."​
     
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    I would've told rivera this d-ck ain't free and to f--- off
     
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    Responding to these people is just a waste of time really
     
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    I agree, he didn't respond to that ugly b---- and her foolishness, so if I were him I wouldn't respond to this neither. Outsiders won't understand our everyday struggles anyway.
     
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    check this out smh
     
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    with a crowd like that, I would have stolen his glasses and just walked, then watch s--- get real.
     
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    yooooo.
     
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    Mhmmm well its a step in the right direction. I think the Kdot interview helped. And besides, while Fox News is for fuccbois, at least he's better then Bill O' Riley
     
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    What the f--- is this n----- saying. The whole GKMC album is about coming from a bad place and having the strength to rise above it. n----- has no clue what he's talking about. I wish kdot would go out and make another "control" type verse and instead of calling out other rappers calling out media schwabs like this one.
     
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    The f---
     
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    :emoji_fire::emoji_fire::emoji_fire:
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Narsh going in

    Just seen the tags for this thread:dead3:
     
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    :clap:



    you still a b---- though [​IMG]
     
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    And you still have horrible taste and the rationale of a 5 year old!
     
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    Nice to see you and narshmallow are best friends now
     
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    Says the guy with a f---ing Young Thug avi [​IMG] Foh fat boy [​IMG]
     
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    But ur insults are either about the weight of another grown man, or something h----------

    Even if you're joking, it shows how intelligent you are

    Just saying.
     
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    you gon always be my b---- @Narsh [​IMG]
     
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