http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a54506/kendrick-lamar-damn-fox-news-trump/
- Kendrick Lamar gave the most stunning Grammys performance of the decade - performed atop a police car
- After the Grammys, Fox News' Geraldo Rivera said messages like Lamar's do nothing but incite violence. "This is why I say that hip-hop has done more damage to young African Americans than racism in recent years"
- DNA - opening verse samples Rivera's Fox News rant
- On the next song, "Yah," Lamar raps, "Fox News wanna use my name for percentage / My latest news is my niece, she's worth living / See me on the TV and scream that's uncle Kendrick / Yeah, that's the business / Somebody tell Geraldo this nigga got some ambition."
- Fox News returns later in the album album on the U2-featuring "XXX," Lamar mentions Donald Trump, then says, "You overnight the big rifles then tell Fox to be scared of us / Gang members or terrorists..."
- His most stunning political verse on the album, though, is his story of election night and what comes after on "Lust"
- Here, he ties together the news cycle, Trump, and the fundamental changes to our country and our democracy has undergone since he last released an album
The fact that rappers are able to socially and politically comment on world news and issues in today's society makes them such important and fundamental role models for young people. This album was able to politically comment on the issues that America are facing today and comments on FOX news for slating his actions for revealing hope rather than hatred. This album blew up increasingly fast, through social media, and therefore shows that music is a powerful tool when coupled with social media as his message was able to clearly be addressed and spread much quicker. This also reveals how music is arguable a source of news that provides truth, through particular artists, their commentary is able to provide audiences with the truth rather than a blurred reality that is actually broadcast.
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