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But what exactly are his politics?
It feels increasingly like a stretch to ascribe meaningful politics to his music at all.
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The year Kendrick releasedhis debut album marked his first real brush with political controversy.
The backlash was immediate.
He added of Mitt Romney, I just dont feel like hes got a good heart at all.
Instead, they all seemed to embrace him.
He wants to stand for something, Kendrick said at aForbes30 Under 30 event.
You dont look at the moment, whether its gonna work or not.
No, you look at what the next generation is gonna receive from it.
What Kaepernick received was exile.
Donald Trump is a chump, know how we feel, punk, Kendrick rapped.
Im not a politician, Im not bout a religion, he rapped on YAH.
His ability to probe his own psyche over innovative instrumentals earned him the firstmusic Pulitzerfor a nonclassical/jazz composer.
Hollywood took notice as well.
The rapper attended a peace walk through Compton that June.
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It was evident that Kendrick too had grown less interested in stoking the flames of dissent.
He had already performed during the Super Bowl halftime show in February with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre whenMr.
were eclipsed by lengthy riffs on his life as a family man.
Both rappers seemed eager to weaponize Kendricks political reputation.
But that didnt mean their feud was absent from the campaign trail.
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(Even Alright was conspicuously absent from the set list.)
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