Tag: Kendrick Lamar

  • Glastonbury closes with Kendrick Lamar chanting “Godspeed for ladies’s rights”

    By Online Desk

    Glastonbury closed with the US rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar chanting “Godspeed for ladies’s rights.”

    At the tip of his set whereas he was performing “Savior,” he chanted “Godspeed for women’s rights; they judge you, they judge Christ” repeatedly in response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. He additionally did a handful of tracks from his most up-to-date album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, together with “N95,” “Silent Hill,” and the aforementioned “Savior,” in keeping with Stereogum music weblog.

    “Godspeed for women’s rights”@kendricklamar pic.twitter.com/JJjCcRPGMe

    — KENDRICK LAMAR BIBLE (@dakendrickbible) June 26, 2022

    “Glastonbury closed with rapper Kendrick Lamar making a dramatic statement apparently referencing the US Supreme Court ruling on abortion, wearing a crown of thorns as fake blood poured from his face,”Sky News stories.

    Lamar is understood to be a Christian and indicated earlier than his last monitor started that the crown of thorns represented Christ.

    “I wear this crown. They judged Christ. They judge you, they judge Christ,” he mentioned, earlier than launching into the quantity.

    The crown was reportedly made by Tiffany and Co and options 8,000 diamonds, in keeping with British Vogue.

    He continued the mantra of “they judge you, they judge Christ” on the finish, intermingling it with “Godspeed for women’s rights”, earlier than he all of the sudden left the stage, leaving his dancers behind, Sky News added.

  • Eminem makes historical past by breaking file for many Gold, Platinum singles

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: American rapper and songwriter Eminem has made historical past by turning into the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) new King of Gold and Platinum Singles.

    According to Deadline, RIAA revealed that the rapper has now change into the No 1 awarded act for singles within the 64-year historical past of the Gold and Platinum program.

    Thanks to 73.5 million new certifications, the Oscar winner’s profession haul at present sits at 227.5 million, which consists of 166 million single certifications and 61.5 million album certifications, reported the outlet.

    He has additionally change into one in all solely seven artists with three or extra Diamond-certified albums for gross sales of at the least 10 million models within the U.S.

    Eminem broke out in 1999 along with his second album ‘The Real Slim Shady’, which featured the basic single ‘My Name Is’, then hit the stratosphere along with his 2000 follow-up ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’.

    Recently, he was a part of the historic Super Bowl Halftime Show that additionally featured Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar.