How The Super Bowl Explains Kendrick’s GNX
🕑 Added 2025-02-14 16:21:50 +0000 UTCAfter watching the Super Bowl performance, I think I understand GNX better - GNX was the setup, and the Super Bowl is the punchline.
NOTE: This edit is 2 mins longer than the YouTube version. Here's a link to the Damn video that I point to at the end.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this Super Bowl performance, let me know what you think in the comments below!
Comments
Keptcha
In a world of endless analysis and takes on the Super Bowl performance this is by far the pinnacle. Excellent content as usual. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next
Kent Ring
Can’t wait for you to have millions of views. Deserve it more than anyone. Killing it.
Marc
Love the video, I am more here to give you a request, can you please cover one of my favorite rappers ever. Shyheim, you probably know him, he worked with big L and was in wu tang clan but his work like dear god and more are just such perfect songs please do a breakdown of it
Ambree Williams
LOL...does everybody *have* to like the performance? A person can either like it, hate it, or don't care.
Justin Lyons
I wanna send this to everyone who didn't like the performance.. nah what's the point? They're just haters and the art side of the performance wasn't for them.
Josh Nelson
Interesting analysis in the NYTs to compliment Brandon's work: (it's a gift article and is not behind a paywall; not sure how many different IPs can view, however?) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/opinion/kendrick-lamar-halftime-art.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w04.y9Dj.DrzEnDNR5viJ&smid=url-share
Brandon Shaw
Love this! So many hidden things
Paul Cargill
A little note about the controller buttons at the start. They flash in the sequence of the GTA 5 cheat code for max health and armour.
Josh Nelson
Really interesting episodeStory - respect how much you dig into the history and details BMusicologist. Very interesting conclusion. And, I've never listened to Kendrick.❤️
Paul Cargill
Incredible video.
Brandon Shaw
Had to cut that part way short for YouTube - but as someone who has played the Nas song many times, when I heard man at the garden I instantly went “oh he’s doing one mic”
Brandon Shaw
Thank you for the correction!
Trust Ya Dopeness
You smoked this!
Etienne Rosel
I don't want to be that guy. But "Meet the Grahams" dropped 20 minutes after "Family Matters". As like a confirmation (this part is just theory) what was said in 6:16 in LA, that someone was feeding Kdot some info what is happening in OvO camp.
SlumpJones
Love this one. I NEVER peeped the similarities between Man at the Garden & One Mic. That blew my mind
Varian Nash
Another great analysis of Kendrick Lamar. I didn't consider TV Off being Not Like Us pt. II. But it does make sense now. But the channeling Tupac to One Mic being used, great details again!
Christian Valencia
Immediately CLICKED
Cameron Mead
common digging the greats w