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Kendrick Lamar capped off a thrilling headlining Glastonbury performance with a powerful statement on women's rights, just days after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Kendrick Lamar Delivers Powerful Plea For Women's Rights During Headlining Glastonbury Set Published on:Jun 27, 2022, 3:06 AM by 1 Somerset, England Kendrick Lamarclosed out Glastonbury Festivalin riveting fashion on Sunday night (June 26). Sporting a bejeweled crown of throwns in honor of his devout Christian faith, the Compton native ended his headlining set by performing Savior, his favorite record from Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. With blood streaming down his face from his crown, King Kendrick continued rapping a capella after the song had finished, delivering an impassioned statement just days after the U.S. Supreme Court controversially overturned Roe vs. Wade stripping women of their constitutional right to abortion. They judge you, they judge Christ/Godspeed for womens rights! Kendrick chanted as his voice, energy and emotions ramped up into a screaming crescendo. Then: mic drop. The explosive finale capped off a theatrical performance that journeyed through Kendrick Lamars decorated discography, from the fan-favorite anthems of good kid, m.A.A.d city to the forceful funk of To Pimp a Butterfly through to the stadium-status hits from his Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. Sprinkled throughout were cuts from his latest album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers , which as he told the Glastonbury crowd, We make sure were blessed to give yall some shit you can feel, and thats the real reason I wrote Mr. Morale, because everybodys going through something. The blood-soaked performance continues to write Kendrickinto the history books, making him just the third U.S. rapper to headline the famous U.K. festival following JAY-Z(2008) and Kanye West(2015). Read more