I'm 40, so yep - definitely middle aged - haven't updated my profile picture on here in like 10 years. Same cat is still asleep next to me as I type this though 😂
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naw... still a puppy. you don't start really living until you move out of your parents house, which typically starts around 18... you got a lot of living ahead. 50. Thats the new middle aged
edit: do agree with your choice of cats. have two green eyed black cats ourselves. admittedly more my wife's than mine, but still. they tolerate me. they are the right blend of independent but family orientated and tend not to whine too much.
A Black artist criticizing the US government and pedophilia while performing in New Orleans? I'd say that was dead on the money for the venue. Art is political and Lamar used his stage well, especially if it pissed people off.
(For those lacking context: Gayle Benson -- the owner of the Saints -- has used the Saints organization to protect and bolster the reputation of the local archbishop who's been shielding the pedo priests. As for the US government, let's just say that the effects of the federal flood are still felt here.)
Shrugs. Sorry. Sure, let him schedule a concert and voice his politics at Caesar's. Do it on his own dime and that would be even a stronger statement. I might even choose to attend.
Just saying, for those that go to a sport event to escape politics, I don't think he changed their minds on anything and perhaps antagonized them further.
It's all opinions. I support his message, I don't need to virtue signal, just questioning the timing. I suppose if someone wants a moment of peace they can just go sit in the middle of a lake in a row boat.
Is there some kind of empirical evidence you have to prove you are in the majority?
And does it matter…? This is quite a juvenile and boring argument.
First of all it was rap, second which rating and critics? Most of the half liked it. It was the best halftime show by far
I understand the sentiment, but also you have to understand that a lot of the protests done at football games, be it a subversive half time show or a kneel, is literally done because they have a lot of eyes on them and it is an issue that they feel is important. Yeah, Kendrick can just keep it to his concerts but that's preaching to the choir. They gave him a larger stage. He took it. And for those that didn't appreciate the message, they can just ignore the politics and enjoy or not enjoy the Drake beef. By the sounds of everyone singing from the stands, a lot of them enjoyed it.
I’m a person in their 60s who generally favors rock bands. Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen were both fantastic. But The Who, I think, ruined it for classic rock bands at the Super Bowl. They were absolutely terrible that night. Roger Daltry couldn’t sing a lick and their choice of songs wasn’t great either. I have always felt that the halftime shows should be a party atmosphere and one of the best rock bands to do that would be AC/DC. But that’s just me.
I have nothing personal against rap or hip-hop artists. And more power to them that they are successful. But for me personally, I just grew up on music that had melodies. To me hip-hop sounds like someone talking over a drum machine. I am not questioning the quality of the lyrics, but I cannot listen to the two layered on top one another, not in sync For me, rap is like fingernails on a chalkboard. Again nothing personal against this type of music that’s just the reaction that I have when I hear it.
All I know about it I read after the fact. Here is a pretty simple run down: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-kn...erformance-serena-williams-drake-not-like-us/
In addition to what @DavidLeblond posted, this article was posted upthread by @Capeto and I found it good as well.
The subversive genius of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance
The Compton MC might have just given us the biggest rap performance ever
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Seeing The Who at that Super Bowl perform and do their best made it a great show.
IMO, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend pulled a great show.
I also remember McCartney performed at a previous Halftime Show, I don’t remember much of it, I’ll look for it in YouTube.
Also, Prince, Michael Jackson…. who else… mmm.
You haven't read comments I was replying to.
They didn't say "this wasn't good hip-hop", which was a legitimate opinion we may have debated about. They were just useless rants about music these days, by people who would have reacted the same way if Public Enemy had just given their greatest performance.
I traditionally take my dogs out for a walk during the Super Bowl halftime. It's cold where I live and it's usually golden sunset hour and they need to romp in the snow. A side feature of these walks or hikes is that I usually have to pick up the doggie poop with one of those plastic doggie bags. I enjoyed that much better than the few minutes I caught of whatever that was on the stage.
Or you can watch it on Apple Music without ads.
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Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show (Live) by Kendrick Lamar on Apple Music
Music Video · 2025 · Duration 13:20
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there is no more ridiculous measure of quality or popularity of music than a grammy. Award shows are such a joke all around in this day. I rag on bands I like who get grammy's cus there's far better choices out there. lol
Eh, more dramatic than funny. I think Kendrick is better than a lot of other modern, low quality hip-hop / rap.
"Fact", huh? Are you suggesting that Facebook and Twitter is accurately showing you all the different opinions on something like this, or are they showing you the opinions that are likely to get higher engagement from you?
i’m sorry…what? 🤣 Kendrick released his fifth number-one album last year, continuing a nearly 15-year-long run as rap’s best; SZA’s last proper album was the first R&B album to spend as long as it did atop the charts since Whitney’s peak. truly, there is only one thing being shown as out-of-touch here, and it’s not the NFL…
Sounds like a one sided argument being stated as a fact. Facts are objective and is backed by evidence. Putting something in quotes without any actual reputable source doesn’t make it a fact. It makes it an opinion being pawned off as a fact which looks desperate.
We all know they mean Rock, Country, maaaaybe Alternative Rock and that is it.