NEW YORK – Ketika Kendrick Lamar memulai pertunjukan paruh waktu Super Bowl awal tahun ini, dia memilih desain panggung yang mungkin familier bagi siapa pun yang menontonnya: persegi, segitiga, salib, dan lingkaran.
Rapper pemenang Grammy ini – di hadapan lebih dari 133 juta orang – memilih untuk tampil di panggung industri besar yang dipenuhi lampu berkedip yang menyerupai pengontrol PlayStation raksasa.
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