The fact that we’re even seeing this, courtesy of some of Aubrey’s preppy-looking so-called pals, is our first clue that this is very much the unauthorised biography. Clearly neither rapper, nor any member of their inner circle, was anywhere near this production. But if you’re sick of the usual hagiographies – even when partially disguised by Lego, as in Pharrell Williams’s new one – maybe that’s no bad thing?
Maybe this is all just a distraction from the harrowing conflicts that have truly characterised 2024 – such as Elon Musk v democracy or western imperialism v Palestinian lives. But if we’re gonna get into it, let’s really get into it: who does the “us” of Lamar’s Not Like Us exclude? What does it say about changing masculine ideals that many of the insults revolved around paternal responsibility? And can you feature on a Taylor Swift single and still hold your head up in the hood?
