Kendrick Lamar - Celebration
Domination & Celebration
So the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl! Wow that felt great to type. As I sat in my drunken, stuffed stupor, moments after the final whistle from Super Bowl 48, it had not quite sunk in yet. I mean, how am I supposed to feel? No sports team that I am passionate about (Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Seahawks, Vancouver Whitecaps) has ever won a championship. Well I gotta say it felt fucking amazing!
This was supposed to be one of the greatest Super Bowls of all time, with the #1 offense of all time facing one of the best defenses in years. All week leading up to the game all the hype was surrounding Peyton Manning and his legacy and the potent Denver receivers and tight ends. Very little attention was paid to the Seahawks. Virtually nothing to quarterback Russell Wilson and the wide receiver core. The only attention we got was in a negative light, that being the antics of one Richard Sherman and the unwillingness of Marshawn Lynch to speak with the media. But this was no worry to the 'hawks; in fact this is exactly what they wanted. This team is full of guys with chips on their shoulders, from coach Pete Carroll never finding true success in the NFL to the countless players who were drafted way later than they should have been. Being a west coast team without a long, storied history, the Seahawks have been quite unknown to the rest of the NFL and its fans. Well, they are sure as fuck known now! Sucks that it had to take a dominating Super Bowl performance to turn heads, bu hey, I ain't complaining. Now the rest of the sporting world HAS taken notice, the Seattle Seahawks are the best team in professional football and will likely remain that way with a great young core all signed and no real salary cap worries just yet.
As for the game itself, boy oh boy did it ever get loud at my house, and fast. Holy shit a safety on the first play! We couldn't believe it and after only one play my poor kitty was freaked hiding under the couch and had to be taken upstairs for the rest of the game lol. This was a very good thing as huge defensive plays from the likes of Cliff Avril, Cam Chancellor, and Malcolm Smith had us rocking in the first half. The offense was clicking too and many skittles were being passed around. Then at half time came shotgun #2 and chili time! After watching Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were outstanding by the way, I was still in my kitchen grabbing 2nd half food and booze when the kickoff occurred. I quickly ran into view and will always remember standing and yelling Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! with everyone as Percy Harvin returned the kickoff for a brilliant touchdown! Game, Set. Match. At this point I was completely confident that we were going to be World Champions and the party was on. I cracked out my epic Super Bowl dip and some Seahawks cupcakes before the 3rd and final victory shotgun. I partied into the night with my friends and awoke still in slight disbelief and still very drunk.
Last week I made several predictions for the big game and actually fared quite well.
What I got right:
- Seahawks won! Tho my score of 23-20 was certainly off...
- Jermaine Kearse with another HUGE play. He scored Seattle's fourth touchdown in epic style as he alluded 4 tackles and ran it in for a 15 yard score
- Richard Sherman did NOT have an interception but still made some big plays
- Julius Thomas did NOT have a big game and Demaryius Thomas DID (tho not really as that entire team
shit the bed
- Beast Mode did score TD #1
What I got wrong:
- Knowshon Moreno did not cry during the National Anthem
- The Chili Peppers did not do any classic rock covers (tho they were fucking awesome!)
Not too bad if I do say so myself! Sure hope you enjoyed the game (basically only if you were a Seahawks fan) and not sorry if you didn't lol.
"Celebration" by Kendrick Lamar is from his self-titled 2010 EP. This was his first album using his real name; in previous efforts he used the name K-Dot. This EP is absolutely amazing and I have no clue why it wasn't the one that provided his first big hit and superstardom. Success seemed to somewhat elude Kendrick as even his next album, Section.80, also brilliant, did not take off right away. It wasn't until good kid, M.A.A.D. city that he became a global superstar. So if you like Lamar but only know his more recent, popular work than I strongly recommend checking out the EP. Tracks such as "I Do This", "Pussy and Patron", "Thanksgiving" and "She Needs Me" are just as good, if not better than any of the standout tracks from good kid. "Celebration" is my personal favourite from the EP. With its smooth xylophone beat over soulful backing vocals, Kendrick spits some uplifting verses displaying how he has always been wise beyond his years. It's a great feel good song that perfectly sums up the end of Super Bowl 48 for myself and countless other Seahawks fans.
"Celebration" by Kendrick Lamar is from his self-titled 2010 EP. This was his first album using his real name; in previous efforts he used the name K-Dot. This EP is absolutely amazing and I have no clue why it wasn't the one that provided his first big hit and superstardom. Success seemed to somewhat elude Kendrick as even his next album, Section.80, also brilliant, did not take off right away. It wasn't until good kid, M.A.A.D. city that he became a global superstar. So if you like Lamar but only know his more recent, popular work than I strongly recommend checking out the EP. Tracks such as "I Do This", "Pussy and Patron", "Thanksgiving" and "She Needs Me" are just as good, if not better than any of the standout tracks from good kid. "Celebration" is my personal favourite from the EP. With its smooth xylophone beat over soulful backing vocals, Kendrick spits some uplifting verses displaying how he has always been wise beyond his years. It's a great feel good song that perfectly sums up the end of Super Bowl 48 for myself and countless other Seahawks fans.
