The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday evening and opened with an appearance by Kendrick Lamar. Lamar launches into “XXX.,” and at the end of his first verse, a gunshot sounds and the stage becomes dark. What is the “satire” that Lamar references? One might assert that the satire comes about from the mock patriotism inspired by the American flag that waived just prior to the message. Chappelle’s comments make sense; watching Lamar is indeed terrifying, and being Lamar is even more terrifying, so why do we cheer?

Source: Daily Sun February 01, 2018 04:52 UTC