It polarised some fans, but Lamar’s exploration of trauma and fallibility through often unflattering storytelling confirmed that he possesses something truly special
Has anyone ever voluntarily returned a Pulitzer prize? A snap reading of Kendrick Lamar’s seemingly truculent fifth album Mr Morale & the Big Steppers suggested that the 2018 winner for music might wish to.
It’s not that Lamar has renounced the hyperliterate dexterity and sense of daring which made him one of the 21st century’s most universally praised artists. Rather, his tolerance for the scrutiny that comes with adulation has expired, and resolution with his inner fallibilities feels impossible under the gaze of a public quick to anoint him as a saviour. He can’t please everybody, as became obvious when this double-sided, 73-minute-long therapy session into his traumas and coping mechanisms landed.
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