Kendrick Lamar played on the term "the Great American Game" with a polarizing, Samuel L. Jackson-narrated performance that felt like a Spike Lee Joint in music form. Like every Kendrick Lamar offering,

From PlayStation references to America's political divide, Serena's Crip walk to that "Gloria" jacket, here's a look at what the Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper's show was really saying.

The enthusiastic response to his music has been driven in part by the perception that he’s a political vessel. But what exactly are his politics?