"40 Acres And A Mule" Explained: What Did Kendrick Lamar's Line Mean In Black Historical Context

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance will be dissected and discussed for weeks if not months on end, due to the easter eggs and cultural references throughout. Ahead of the rapper dropping the "Not Like Us" diss track, Kendrick Lamar opened up with a verse referencing "40 Acres and a Mule" to introduce the song as it built to its epic opening.

Kendrick Lamar rapped the lines, "40 acres and a mule, this is bigger than the music.... Read more


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