‘Real Time’: Kid Rock Says Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Was “The Epitome Of DEI Blowing Up”

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Although Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl halftime performance left many viewers stunned, it still wasn’t quite as stunning as Kid Rock‘s mental gymnastics of a reaction.

On Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the 3x Grammy nominee shared his two cents as someone who “understands the culture,” before going on to rant that Lamar’s set was the “epitome of DEI blowing up.” “To put it nicely, it wasn’t my cup of tea, but I got to respect it,” he told Maher. “And here’s why: I grew up loving, emulating all things hip-hop, break dancing, deejaying, graffiti, rapping, and so I understand the culture a little bit more than most.

And when I say most, of course, I mean white people. “So when you’re watching it, after, it’s a lot of things going through your head, you know, everyone’s like, ‘that sucked,’ this that and the other.

I’m like, this kid pretty much came out figuratively with both middle fingers in the air, doing what he does for the people who love what he does, unapologetically.