With Mr Morale being a narrative-focused album with ebbs and flows of emotion and volume, a Kendrick concert is never going to be full of bangers. Indeed, it felt more like a well-crafted theatre performance than a rap show.
Take for instance, the repurposing of “Alright” as a post-pandemic anthem. Kendrick performed the former protest song against police brutality in a ‘quarantine box’ with the British female narrator voice-over declaring “Mr Morale, it’s time for your COVID test…I’m afraid you are…infected”.
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