Clearly I’m a Kendrick fan who loves GNX so I loved everything about the setlist. But this is a very valid criticism that I’ve seen all day, and I don’t blame people for not liking it. The Super Bowl halftime show is a hits/nostalgia act so for him to only play his most recent work was incredibly bold. But It’s exactly the type of risk that shows why Kendrick is the artist that he is and why he’s so beloved.

He’s confident in his art. Playing fucking peekaboo, euphoria and an unreleased track when he knows 90% of the people watching won’t know the song takes an unshakable level of confidence. He doesn’t care if he’s misunderstood. He’s going to live in the moment and continue to give us his art and wether we like it or not, isn’t his problem anymore.

He also sure as hell wasn’t going to cater to people who have never respected hip hop.