You literally just described a huge portion (the main portion?) of art through all of history. You don't look to art to be direct and literal, that's what a SPEECH is for. Most artists when they express themselves aren't trying to preach to you like a literal nonfiction speech would, they're using other, indirect, poetic means to plant their message deeper in your consciousness in a different way. The whole point of art as a form is to have the listener USE THEIR BRAIN, as you say REACH INTO THEIR IMAGINATION, and work out the interpretation for themselves. Go elsewhere if you want shyt direct and literal and easy.
But talking like Kendrick gonna be some safe negro trying not to offend a white fan base is clown shyt.
Definitely non-offensive right there.
Yea it's as weak as I said it was. You posted all that just to confirm what I said.
I'll give it to em for picking the perfect time to sale that weak shyt. Lil Wayne was probably the biggest (black) rapper too spit slick pointless gibberish and get away with it. It became common place. Kendrick can come off as genius to those that believed in Wayne or other gibberish rappers he spawned.
If kendrick was competing in the late 80's early 90's when nikkas was really going in, his talking in circles, not really saying nothing ass would be exposed immediately.
You can't listen to nwa, Pac, krs, etc speak on cops then listen to kendrick's weak voiced, neutered "and we hate popo" bullshyt and still be impressed. You'd most likely laugh.
When you listen to unfiltered stern men speak their minds, give their perspective etc, it's easy to tell when you're listening to a white washed shook negro who wants to be viewed like THEM but is FAR from willing to sacrifice whitey's good graces. He knows, really going in will leave him opened up to a conversation he's too weak to have.
So he'll pretend as long as possible cause that's his angle. But he ain't jumping out there. And being artsy is cool, i just believe in calling it how it is. He does this cap shyt to front like he's different. It helps when he's compared to his peers whom totally make waaaaaay better music like drake. Or many others who can easily match him.