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Lamars lyrics, flow prevail at Barclays
BY GLENN GAMBOA
glenn.gamboa@newsday.com
endrick Lamars show at
Barclays Center last night
started with him being at-
tacked by a sword-wielding ninja
with nothing to protect himself
but his words. His words won.
Its an important bit of im-
agery for a Grammy-winning rap-
per who spends the bulk of his al-
bums taking on the establish-
ment and its injustices. And
Lamar hammers the message
home on his DAMN. tour, with
its essentially empty stage, his
backing band hidden from view
and his dancers only making spo-
radic appearances.
Like most hip-hop concerts,
the rapper is the main focus.
However, Lamar handles the
spotlight differently from Kanye
West, with his huge sets with
floating islands and fake moun-
tains, or Drake, with his impres-
sive arena light show. (Opener
Travis Scott did half of his set
bouncing on the back of a giant
mechanical eagle that hovered
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See whos playing LI, NYC concerts.
His flow is crisp and under-
standable even when the words
start flying fast, and in a tribute to
the passion of his fans, many keep
up with him word for word.
Do you remember? Lamar
asks the crowd at several points
during the show. Sometimes, its
to thank them for support
through the years, back to his ap-
pearances at the intimate S.O.Bs
club. But sometimes, he asks be-
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cause he wants to make sure
they understand.
Even though the 90-minute
show has plenty of fun moments
King Kunta is extra funky
early on, Swimming Pools
(Drank) is an impressive scream-
Kendrick Lamar performs in along Lamars main intentions
Quebec City earlier this month. are serious. He does M.A.A.D.
City with the top of the stage
over the stage.) But K.Dot closing in on his head, as if its
doesnt need any of that. ready to squash him a feeling
His DAMN. album hit No. 1 he brings up often as he declares,
and is 2017s second-biggest Aint nobody praying for me.
seller so far, as well as the front- What Lamars concert yester-
runner for album of the year. day showed he returns to Bar-
And his live show takes his mix clays Center Sunday is that
of popular beats and well- his art can get him some prayers,
crafted rhymes to the next level. and some cheers as well.
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and co-sponsored by the maga- wrote Brink-
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she smiles serenely, her hair in Brinkley had also ap-
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