SET UP? Kendrick Lamar Scolds White Fan For Singing ‘N’ Word — In His Own Song’s Lyrics!

Kendrick Lamar has had a good year. He won a bunch of Grammys, sold a zillion records, and even picked up a Pulitzer Prize for his hip hop music.

But the rap artist is drawing scorn and anger from some over an incident that happened Sunday while he was performing in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Lamar was the featured artist for the final night of the Hangout Festival, where he invited a young (white) female fan named Delaney (and others) to sing along on his song “M.A.A.D. City.”

Just so you know, the chorus goes:

“Man down
Where you from, n****?
“Fuck who you know, where you from, my n****?
“Where your grandma stay, huh, my n****?
“This M.A.A.D. city I run, my n****”

Now, not everyone can sing those words — even though they are the lyrics and the offending word ends with an “A” and not an “ER.” Delaney, called to the stage by Lamar, found that out — fast. Just seconds into the song, Lamar shut down the music to scold his young fan for singing the words he wrote.

He was nice at first, praising another fan who had already sung by saying he “kinda’ knew the rules a little bit” and saying to Delaney, “You gotta’ bleep one single word, though.”

Delaney apologized profusely. “Oh I’m sorry, did I do it?”

“Yeah, you did it.”

“I’m so sorry,” said the flustered fan.

Then Lamar turned to the crowd: “Should she stay up here, y’all?” There were mixed boos and cheers and “no’s.” Delaney said: “No, please keep me up here. I’ll try my hardest. I’m used to singing it like you wrote it.”

“You sure?”

“I’m sure.”

She was allowed to stay, but Lamar cut her time short before moving on to another fan.

After video of the incident emerged on social media, some speculated that the whole thing was a set up.

“@kendricklamar pulled the biggest set up ever. Brought a fan up on stage to sing Maadcity and then flipped when she said the N word. Smh. He knew what he was doing. Ruined her life all over social media. She’s gonna have to live with the video of people being mad forever,” “Jesus Pasos” wrote on Twitter.

“Buhree” wrote: “This is an obvious attempt by Kendrick Lamar and most likely his record label, to stir the pot. The real tragedy is that it worked. Entertainment is being used to manipulate everyone. How much more hatred has been generated by his little stunt?”

And R. Clemens said: “@kendricklamar set that girl up for publicity and as a stunt. For everyone who claims their favorite rapper is real not mainstream, this was as set up and fake as it gets all for attention.”

So next time you’re singing along to Kendrick, do like “Michael Bolton” did in “Office Space.” [Warning: Graphic lyrics]