With an audience of over 120 million people, the performance broke viewership records. But at times it seemed designed to speak directly to me.

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Kendrick Lamar made a powerful statement about Blackness in America, full of symbolism and not meant to please everyone.

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As the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the show, he brought out Samuel L. Jackson to play Uncle Sam and even had a cameo by tennis great Serena Williams. He also put a nail in the coffin of his ...

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With the biggest captive audience of his career, Lamar's performance conjures a medley of hits that spans his 15-year ...

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Imagery was in abundance during Kendrick Lamar's spirited halftime performance. But he saved the biggest shots for rival Drake.