Upon the album’s release, people wondered if “We Cry Together” and its Poetic Justice argument scene-meets-RZA “Domestic Violence”-style dramatics could even work live, nevermind what it would look like.
With this earthquake-abrupt switch in tone, his non-Mr Morale songs felt intermediary, almost like rewards for making it through invisible checkpoints. Kendrick is never lost in these frenzied sequences-he is undeniably captivating on stage, zen in the middle of the storm. Dancers rush out and circle him with brisk, uniform movements while the somber arena became flooded with lights and WrestleMania entrance-style pyrotechnics. Morale material, which asked that you listen closely to his aching words. It’s a departure from the precision-focused, more intimate approach he employs on Mr. While rapping these songs, a different Kendrick appears on stage for a moment: his voice becomes more frenzied and emphatic, intent on drawing the biggest roars from the crowd possible. Mystery persists throughout the night.įrequently, Kendrick digs through his back catalog for high-energy cuts like “ELEMENT” and “Backseat Freestyle,” crowd pleasers in the truest sense. Morale, but he’s more elusive on stage – set pieces like the puppet and piano vanish almost as quickly as they’re introduced. Kendrick treats weighty themes with a lack of subtlety on Mr.
The pageantry, sparse as it is, has dynamic energy. But with Kendrick’s colossal presence, the stage never feels empty. The simplicity of the stage design means there isn’t much to look at besides Kendrick and whatever is projected onto the curtains. As Lamar and the puppet perform the song together, the arena is charged up with its invigorating sermon. On his left hand, Kendrick wears a glittering white glove the nod to Michael Jackson, both pop music’s most exalted figure and the subject of horrific allegations, is a glimpse of Lamar’s onstage reckoning with celebrity. Sitting beside him is an identically dressed mini-Kendrick puppet that stares into the crowd. Then, Lamar appears from the darkness, his back turned to a piano and wearing a black suit as the opening notes of “United In Grief” ring out. Lamar’s entrance is heralded by a group of suit-wearing dancers - some in all black, others all white - who clap, turn, and bounce as the curtains raised. Its supporting tour understands this issue and works to bring the songs to life with intense emotive rapping and visuals projected onto a flowing box of white drapes meant to enhance their storylines and metaphors. Morale can make it, at times, a difficult headphone listen. Nearly clueless about the setlist and performance, I wondered how Kendrick, whose live performances are known to elevate his songs to greater heights, would attempt to draw new depth out of his latest album. Early on in his set, a soft robotic voice speaks to Kendrick directly: “You seem to forget who you are… Do you need a reminder?”
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Morale & The Big Steppers: cagey, defensive about his responsibilities as an artist and one of the biggest rappers on the planet, and learning how to open up through a mess of conflicting impulses.
The silence outside of his performance felt meditative, as if he were channeling the Kendrick Lamar characterized on Mr. Aside from repeating the questions a few times to feed off the crowd’s rapturous energy and thanking Boston for welcoming him back, Kendrick didn’t have much to say in-between songs. “Are you alive right now?” Kendrick Lamar’s question boomed through TD Garden not long after he took the stage.
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