The Best Twitter Reactions to Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy Performance

If there was a performance to make you jump out of your seat during the 2016 Grammy Awards it was Kendrick Lamar’s. The Grammy-winning rapper took to the stage for a politically-charged, and utterly riveting, performance of “The Blacker the Berry,” “Alright” and a new track. Below, our favorite reactions:

Black twitter rn with Kendrick pic.twitter.com/UkRM4zQvzI

— A’marion (@whois_aj) February 16, 2016

 

“If Kendrick Lamar was as concerned with black on black crime as he is police brutality then maybe….” Articles otw pic.twitter.com/0cSJQgusfB

— Victor Pope Jr (@VictorPopeJr) February 16, 2016

 

WE HAVE REACHED PEAK BLACK! #GRAMMYs

— Sylvia Obell (@SylviaObell) February 16, 2016

 

Everybody trying to figure out how they’ll perform after Kendrick. pic.twitter.com/2CjJ1Jqdbq

— Wes Pendleton (@WesPen_215) February 16, 2016

 

i can’t wait for white people to be complaining tomorrow about kendrick’s performance pic.twitter.com/G6SoebpZfW

— em (@deansvibes) February 16, 2016

 

here’s to all the angry headlines and facebook statuses about kendrick’s performance tomorrow pic.twitter.com/RbpBmwQ3f0

— judgmental gay (@jdgmntgay) February 16, 2016

 

Oh the ancestors are rejoicing @kendricklamar #GRAMMYs @Afripopmag

— Be Leather (@BeLeather) February 16, 2016

 

Racist Twitter after watching Kendrick’s performance pic.twitter.com/r4tNFncZeP

— Sam (@SamRea14) February 16, 2016