In a summer plagued bypolitical strifeandunabated violence, optimism has often felt scarce.
That the 29-year-old Compton MC delivered a moving performance was unsurprising.
Whatwassurprising was how deftly Lamar fused the roles of hip-hop headliner and wise wordsmith.
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and Swimming Pools (Drank) without a margin of error.
Lamar paired his socially aware songs with black-and-white video footage to great effect.
And as the sound curfew drew near, Lamar summed up his mission statement once again for the audience.
Right here, right now, were going to celebrate life, he said.
Were going to celebrate our life.
Were going to celebrate the life of the victims that passed these last three weeks all around the world.
Ariana Bacle
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