Grammys 2016: Kendrick Lamar Performs In Chains And Handcuffs

Rapper Kendrick Lamar took the stage dressed in jeans and a blue collared shirt draped in chains and handcuffs starting a medley with “The Blacker The Berry.”

Kendrick Lamar Performs In Chains And Handcuffs

As the chains dropped off and a black light lit up the stage, designs were imprinted on the clothing of the artist and his dancers. Lamar transitioned to another stage with a traditional African setting with a full fire blazing behind the rapper, clearly making the connection between the current debate over mass incarceration and slavery.