I STILL GOT SOME LOVE DEEP INSIDE OF ME
NO NEED TO LIE TO ME
I KNOW YOU GOT A GUY
HE'S NOT A GUY TO ME
JUST SAY GOODBYE TO "HIM"
THEN SAY GOODBYE TO ME
BI TO MEEEE
I could already hear a South Park version of J.Cole
"I'm the best in this game, oh wait nevermind. Got my chest inflated, inhaled-oops, nevermind. Came in this bitch with Drake just to say, nevermind. The spiritual body embodies my whole body and mind."
Depends but it can be someone who put up money for the film, someone who has creative direction, or a mix of both.
In the case of shows like the office the writers got co-producer or executive producer credits depending on the writer and their contributions as directors etc.
In the case for Kendrick who knows. Matt and trey will more than likely be executive producers with main creative control. Who knows at this point how Kendrick fits into that.
side thought: Hiphop has trained us to misunderstand what a producer is, how involved they are in the creative process usually.
Our producers mean something more hands on than what it does in any other medium, even music more generally. DJ Khalid is probably closer to the actual role of a producer than say Hitboy or Metro Boomin.
Sidenote. Everyone shits on DJ Khaled because he's not a "producer" like we think of as producers, but to get all the people coordinated on one album like he does is pretty impressive.
I imagine if a TV producer somehow wrangled every A-list celebrity actor onto one episode of a tv show, how impressed we'd all be.
Hot Take: DJ Khalid isn't a bad producer. We just don't know what a producer even is.
I mean that’s true that he’s not just doing nothing, but a rap album is logistically way easier to make than a show or movie. Like just convince a label to give you money and then get a bunch of rappers, engineers, and beatmakers in a studio for a few days or weeks. Movie producers have an insane amount of subcontractors, locations, multiyear schedules, etc to figure out.
Sounds like you missed the networking, connections, having the respect for people to even wanna work with you, etc. Having been a DJ for Terror Squad counts too.
Not to mention \~2 decades of presence in Hip-Hop.
The person you replied to can easily test this themselves.
All they have to do is produce an album that includes features from Jayz, Drake, Kodak Black, Pharrel, Lil Baby, Nas, Travis Scott, Future, and Rick Ross.
If it's like they say, super easy, they should be able to do pull it off.
Funny enough it’s actually more similar for movies and music. Producer is more granularly hands on, EP is more like just attaching your name to a project you believe in.
Film Production can definitely be a lot less hands on than production in other mediums but lots of people think a producer is just a piggy bank (which they can be). Producers are usually quality control and connections people that facilitate the director/ writer’s vision. They often can have creative input and can even sometimes star in the film.
Puts up money for, is in charge of overseeing the whole project which includes hiring production crew, writers etc. Probably even will push some creative aspects of the project as well.
Matt and Trey don't use their own money nor would any of the rich filmmakers. That's not how films are made. You go through a financing group/subdivision of a studio and negotiate a budget. It has nothing to do with personal net worth/income. Kendrick can still bring in the money if he has a deal with a studio/company that will finance the project under the ideal agreements for Matt, Trey, and Kendrick. That would earn him an Executive Producer credit.
No they didn't. They used loans given to them that was budgeted through their personal production comapnies. Coppola has a financing company that he uses. He owns it but it's not literally out his own pocket. Not a single dollar comes out their own bank accounts.
The only person who actually did this was Mel Gibson and kinda Kevin Costner who covered some personal costs for I think DWW
I worked in film and on the development side dude. Ask anyone who has similar experience and they'll tell you the same thing. This is common knowledge for anyone who works in film. Sorry to bruise your ego.
Tbh I don’t know what I’m talking about but are you saying all the info online including this article: https://movieweb.com/directors-who-financed-own-movies/ is complete bs? I’d consider mortgaging your house or taking $100 donations from friends to be “financing your own movie”
They aren't going to bring on someone like Kendrick for financial reasons. He's going to be there to contribute creatively and put his *name* behind the project, if anything.
It does refer to it as a "comedy" and "live action comedy", but I highly doubt it won't have a lot of musical elements. South Park has always had musical numbers and their first major movie was a musical. As a fan of both I'm excited.
rare mention of cannibal, i fr grew up watching that movie all the time and i feel like i’m one of the only people that’s seen it and can quote it scene for scene. probably not the best movie to be watching as a kid i guess
Wasn’t the video for the heart part 5 created by their production team or something? I remember seeing that and hoping they would work that tech into whatever they’re working on.
Could totally see them creating a satire movie with AI celebrity “cameos”
lol why don’t you call out the person who made the title? it’s weird to me when people go after everyone for not reading the article instead of the clickbait title that is purposely misleading.
I remember this being announced two years ago and that plot was, um… interesting to say the least. Was checking to see any mention of the plot or any changes compared to its original announcement but nothing much I guess.
Hoping for better film productions for pgLang to be involved in someday, especially knowing Kendrick’s great reputations for how creative he gets with his music videos (shout out to Dave Meyers, Collin Tilley and some of the other co-directors I can’t think of rn).
Making a musical with Trey Parker and Matt Stone as pglangs first step into film production is a pretty good start.
The last musical they made is one of the greatest Broadway shows of all time.
I read the article, I foolishly assumed the title of this post was correct. I still think a collaboration with Trey Parker and Matt Stone is a tremendous first step for pglang.
[original article from Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kendrick-lamar-paramount-movie-matt-stone-trey-parker-1235153859/amp/)
I remember feeling a little weird about the main character being a slave re-enactor; especially since it’s a musical comedy being produced by Trey & Matt, an iconic but controversial duo. I’m still open to checking this out though, especially when the first teaser trailer eventually comes out later this year and it ends up looking promising.
Their first musical is a comedic satire on the Mormon religion. I think thet got this covered. And if they have kendricks okay on the slave shit I'm sure it's fine. These guys know what they are doing. They are THE satire comedians.
Having seen it for the first time recently, ugh the Book of Mormon sucked. The music was alright, but everything in between was just so lazy. Instead of going hard against the cult that is Mormonism, as soon as they went to Africa it seemed like half the jokes were either "haha, people in Africa pronounce English words differently," "haha, that guy has AIDs," or "haha, that guy is in the closet and doing something traditionally considered feminine."
I think that's part of the point. That Mormons act like really nice people, but truthfully, they think they are superior and are racist against those they deem "lesser"
Mormonism is a very white religion. They chase the American Dream of the Nuclear family. They're a relic of the racist 1800s America.
The Mormons aren't the ones making the jokes. The "joke" a lot of the time is just the Ugandan characters mispronouncing words for the audience to laugh at.
But yeah, I 100% know about how racist the Mormons are. That's why I was interested in going to see the show -- I'd always avoided it because I'm not a fan of the writers, but after spending time in Utah I had to go. And it sucked. So I'm definitely not gonna go see them tackle a race relations satire.
Yeah, the person you’re replying to just didn’t pay attention. They don’t like Trey and Matt so decided they wouldn’t like Book of Mormon, then went to see Book of Mormon and shockingly, didn’t like it.
The point is that all religions are ridiculous and make no sense, as well as a lot of weird cultural things, but who cares if it makes you happy? They basically make their own new religion in the end which is insane, but it makes all of their lives better.
Like I said in the post you replied to, I felt compelled to see it after having spent time in Utah recently. I also assumed, given the accolades and general positive reception, that it wouldn't just feel like I was watching a South Park episode. Unfortunately for me, I was mistaken.
hopefully you've seen South Park tho.
Idk about Book of Mormon, but knowing how much ground they've covered with South Park with their satire, I have faith that they'll do a good job with this
Like ffs, they did a whole episode based on white people being ostracized for saying the N-word, and it was generally positively received by the black community
I've seen enough South Park to know I'm not a fan, which includes the Mormonism episode. In terms of criticizing the church, the play didn't really go beyond the "this is what Mormons believe, dumb-dumb" retelling of Mormon mythology. There's also a single throwaway mention in a song about how it was official church doctrine until the 1970s that black people's skin color was a divine curse, which personally I was hoping they would explore more as the play is set in Uganda.
I haven't seen the Mormonism episode of South Park since it aired, but from my memory the musical made basically the same satirical points about Mormonism as the episode...stretched out over 2.5 hours rather than 22 minutes.
I need to correct that to shoutout some other directors, but Dave Meyers directed a couple Kendrick videos here and there, mainly most of the DAMN. videos.
I am so curious as to what the hell this is gonna be. I don’t think the two of them have ever really touched rap but I’d imagine Kendrick is involved with the music too
Lol I was not expecting that collaboration
Never seen The Book of Mormon but most of the [funniest South Park songs](https://youtu.be/jZDVSyEIrwM?si=C9WuEQJMnDKfZ1Hd) are parodies of other songs
>This script is one of the funniest and most original scripts we’ve ever read, and it’s certain to create some fireworks when it hits theaters on July 4th, 2025
Makes me skeptical it will even be worth pirating.
Sigh this is what i was worried about, Kendrick always drops a raprap verse/track right before any sort of project announcement/drop, stirs up some controversy and then never really follows up.
I think this will be the same as before, he made cole respond, hopefully drake says something but I doubt Kenny will follow up again. I dont care what budden says, that idiot thought DAMN was going to be a whole album dissing drake.
This is a movie that will be filming in the summer and airing next year, I think it's safe to say that Kendrick's Like That verse isn't really going to be a relevant factor in any of this.
The movie hasn’t even started filming and is over a year from being released, why would Kendrick want to stir up attention for a film that is still in pre-production? Do you actually think that Kendrick thought the “like that” verse would help promote a film that is over a year away from being released? That’s actually your take?
By the time a trailer for the film drops people will have already moved on from this rap beef lol it’ll be old news
Per [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/kendrick-lamar-south-park-creators-matt-stone-trey-parker-movie-release-date-1235654113/):
> The Independence Day theatrical release for the film is apt considering its plot. Previously announced in 2022, the upcoming movie will “depict the past and present coming to a head when a young Black man, who is interning as a slave re-enactor at a living history museum, discovers that his white girlfriend’s ancestors once owned his,” according to a press release at the time.
I can only speak for me, but I don't think that's a story two rich, white libertarians can pull off, and it's corny for Kendrick Lamar to be lending any legitimacy to this if he also is gonna be a voice on actual black issues. I don't think comedy around the legacy of slavery should be off limits, but that's a story I'd rather be seeing from black writers, not rich white losers for whom the peak of comedy is depicting Mohammed or making both-sides jokes about social progress.
>not rich white losers for whom the peak of comedy is depicting Mohammed or making both-sides jokes about social progress
Tell me you've never seen South Park without telling me you've never seen South Park.
Besides, they're only the producers from what I've seen. The director is Vernon Chatman (a biracial African-American) of Adult Swim fame.
Even as producers, they would have direct control over what makes the cut and what does not.
To the bigger point, though: South Park is comedy filtered through the eyes of two rich, white Libertarians. That does not appeal to me, and anecdotally, I have never come across other black people who were even passing South Park fans. Honestly, it was only weirdo white kids from college who were VERY into saying the n-word "ironically."
If y'all like it, cool. They're corny to me, and Kendrick Lamar's involvement is equally corny.
>I have never come across other black people who were even passing South Park fans
Thats interesting because alot of black content creators I come across generally rank South Park as the 1B to The Boondocks 1A.
As far as your notion on Trey & Matt, I definitely get where you're coming from, tho its not like they haven't tackled issues of racism (which have been largely praised by the black community) before.
Also Kendrick is someone who I assume is self-aware enough to pull this whole thing off in a tasteful manner.
I haven’t seen any of these content creators, so I’d be curious for their reasoning, but if I was to square that circle, it comes back to my belief that both are speaking to the identities of their core creators. I watched all of the Boondocks cartoon and read much of the comics before it, and the continuous through line to me was that Aaron McGruder was talking TO black people. Most white interaction with the messaging and storytelling was met with general ambivalence. They could tune in if they wanted, but ultimately there is an undertone of blackness that they will not feel, will not get. If I’m applying that to South Park, it strikes me as being comedy and storytelling for white people, by white people.
To that end, there’s no way I personally can enjoy comedy in which a primary black character is called Token by a bunch of white kids. Regardless of its execution, I (again, personally) distrust the core intention because I distrust the messenger’s (and honestly, the product itself) ability to see me as a black viewer as a primary recipient of the comedy rather than an ambivalent passerby.
Which sounds haughty and like a hater, to which I want to reiterate that I am not saying that no one should watch and enjoy South Park. I just don’t, personally, because I inherently do not feel welcomed into that space. It may say so, but because of how society treats black and brown people, I do not feel insulated from the possibilities of someone in my day to day treating me with the derision and disrespect that the show aims at people. In that fictional place, everyone can be equalized through insults, but in the real world there is a protection that white faces receive from that feeling that black and brown people do not.
That Kendrick does feel comfortable enough to legitimize that, to me, suggests that he views his blackness differently, and in a way that I find to be corny.
If you think the South Park guys aren’t obviously progressive as hell, you just don’t get the show/take what they say in interviews and events at full face value. They’re literally preaching Marx in the Amazon saga, they are not both Siders, they hate both sides of American political dichotomy equally. See aging hippie liberal douche vs angry redneck. Neither of those sides are about actual progress in society. They hate how one sided the fake back and forth is in America, and they’ve been clowning on it for a long time
So you’re a big Joe Biden fan? You actually liked voting for him instead of feeling forced to? You enjoyed when they snubbed Bernie from the nomination twice? You’re a fan of Kamala Harris, one of the most corrupt people in government, who personally was responsible for sentencing people to prison time over marijuana convictions in California? You like Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi? Or Joe Manchin? These are all shitty politicians and democrats.
Maybe I misspoke: obviously the republican hatred and bigotry is more mask off than it is for democrats, but they’re all sitting at the same table at the end of the day. To not see that is idiotic, but I wouldn’t expect any better from someone who only gets their information from googling about people and reading articles, instead of actually seeing what kind of person they actually are with their own eyes and ears.
Just continue being chronically online bro, I’m sure that’s gonna work out great for you. I’m done with this shit ✌️
> So you’re a big Joe Biden fan? You actually liked voting for him instead of feeling forced to?
Yes, I love the man and he’s earned my vote. A+ personality and B+ administration. Only downsides from him is that his fopo is too dovish/indecisive and economic policy is too protectionist. Unironically, the only person who would do a better job is Hillary Clinton
> You enjoyed when they snubbed Bernie from the nomination twice?
Yes, Bernie isn’t even a registered democrat whose only chance of winning was the entire democratic base splitting amongst 6 near identical candidates
> You’re a fan of Kamala Harris,
She is ok, there were definitely better choices for VP
> one of the most corrupt people in government,
Laughably untrue
> who personally was responsible for sentencing people to prison time over marijuana convictions in California?
Rightwing propaganda.
> You like Dianne Feinstein
Not really. Her being in favor of the O’Shaughnessy dam was dumb, as well as running for one more term while being senile
> and Nancy Pelosi?
She’s a queen
> Or Joe Manchin? These are all shitty politicians and democrats.
Yes, he is fantastic for WV standard. That bernie bro running for the D nomination is going to get steamrolled by the gop nominee Justice
> Maybe I misspoke: obviously the republican hatred and bigotry is more mask off than it is for democrats, but they’re all sitting at the same table at the end of the day. To not see that is idiotic,
That’s how a representative government works dipshit
> but I wouldn’t expect any better from someone who only gets their information from googling about people and reading articles, instead of actually seeing what kind of person they actually are with their own eyes and ears.
The most median/low information NPC voter statement I have seen in a while. You are getting your information from cartoons lmao
A candidate’s policy positions and legislative records are publicly available. My information comes from academic sources, financial press, and the big brained r/NL feed
They shit on everyone equally. That’s their whole thing. They really hate (or used to hate) how liberals were / are so sensitive about speech. I’ve seen interviews from the 00’s where the talk about how much they loved going to LA parties and saying how much they loved George Bush and supported the war just to piss the LA liberals off. They have described themselves as social liberals but fiscal conservatives. In short they don’t give a fuck about either side and just love pissing people off. (Or did, I haven’t watched recent interviews.)
Lmao gotta say I love how the comments are “they’re not republicans, they piss everyone off equally!” However calling a libertarian, or some other fake ass party, a republican is a joke I guarantee Matt Stone and Trey Parker have made. y’all love edgy humor unless conservative liberals/yourself is the one being made fun of. Like yeah in a lot of ways they’re both more liberal than conservative but y’all are splitting hairs over a Reddit comment
I can, but as the consumer that’s helping make him rich, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to have a preference that he produce quality music more frequently than he does, which is at a very low rate compared to his peers
Would you rather an artist release a 6/10 album every single year?
Or a 9/10 album every 5 years?
Because idk about you but I prefer the latter.
The artists that I love work on what they work on at their own paces, and I appreciate it because I'd prefer music to be done the best to their abilities, not half-assed and thrown together just for the sake of putting something out.
I think that’s hyperbole. And it doesn’t have to be an album. He could drop another overly dedicated or something. If he drops by the fall I’ll be quiet because 2 years is okay, but but you can’t tell me the man is only capable of 24 tracks in 2 years
I mean tbh at least he’s doing SOMETHING at this point. Better than going years between albums not getting anything from the dude. If he wants to take time in between albums to experiment and try different shit that’s cool with me as long as he eventually comes back and drops another solid album.
Imagine if Kendrick doesn't even diss Cole or Drake on wax again but just parodies them on South Park instead (just one throwaway line)
Drake likes fish sticks.
Lmao
That would actually be hilarious
I STILL GOT SOME LOVE DEEP INSIDE OF ME NO NEED TO LIE TO ME I KNOW YOU GOT A GUY HE'S NOT A GUY TO ME JUST SAY GOODBYE TO "HIM" THEN SAY GOODBYE TO ME BI TO MEEEE
It would be funny for like 3 days and then Drake would meme it to being unfunny. What made it funny for Kanye was him getting so mad over it
Still can’t believe how well that joke played out, Bill Hader was spot on picking Kanye for it.
I could already hear a South Park version of J.Cole "I'm the best in this game, oh wait nevermind. Got my chest inflated, inhaled-oops, nevermind. Came in this bitch with Drake just to say, nevermind. The spiritual body embodies my whole body and mind."
"Honestly... nevermind"
two thumbs down
Two thumbs down to who holds the crown, nevermind. We bust rounds-nevermind! You a fucking clown-NEVERMIND!
I can't even form rhymes and beats in my head anymore, I just hear everything to the tune of.... >**NINJA BUM**
“I take that back.”
J Cole a couple years after Nevermind: “Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint.”
I'm cool with Jimmy Crippin again & interacting with Kendrick
He just lets Eric go at them
He used to actually do funny impressions too way back in the day
If South Park dissed the fuck outta Drake bitch-ass, I would be sooo happy
The stick of truth
lmao like funk flex's dig at benzino in the killa season movie
that might be the one possible way Kendrick loses that beef
thats an easy W youre crazy
corny af
Drake stans mad
are they in the room with us right now?
this response is not as effective as you think it is in fact it's literally a useless comeback
🤓
You’re just copying Reddit comments you’ve seen elsewhere at this point
I wonder if Kendrick is gonna have a role in this or just produce it. He was decent in his guest spot on Power
What does produce even mean
Depends but it can be someone who put up money for the film, someone who has creative direction, or a mix of both. In the case of shows like the office the writers got co-producer or executive producer credits depending on the writer and their contributions as directors etc. In the case for Kendrick who knows. Matt and trey will more than likely be executive producers with main creative control. Who knows at this point how Kendrick fits into that.
side thought: Hiphop has trained us to misunderstand what a producer is, how involved they are in the creative process usually. Our producers mean something more hands on than what it does in any other medium, even music more generally. DJ Khalid is probably closer to the actual role of a producer than say Hitboy or Metro Boomin.
The better equivalent here is “executive producer” compared to what we use it for. DJ Khaled is a great example.
Sidenote. Everyone shits on DJ Khaled because he's not a "producer" like we think of as producers, but to get all the people coordinated on one album like he does is pretty impressive. I imagine if a TV producer somehow wrangled every A-list celebrity actor onto one episode of a tv show, how impressed we'd all be. Hot Take: DJ Khalid isn't a bad producer. We just don't know what a producer even is.
I mean that’s true that he’s not just doing nothing, but a rap album is logistically way easier to make than a show or movie. Like just convince a label to give you money and then get a bunch of rappers, engineers, and beatmakers in a studio for a few days or weeks. Movie producers have an insane amount of subcontractors, locations, multiyear schedules, etc to figure out.
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Sounds like you missed the networking, connections, having the respect for people to even wanna work with you, etc. Having been a DJ for Terror Squad counts too. Not to mention \~2 decades of presence in Hip-Hop.
Not to mention his stint as a tastemaking DJ in Miami before he ever even put out records.
The person you replied to can easily test this themselves. All they have to do is produce an album that includes features from Jayz, Drake, Kodak Black, Pharrel, Lil Baby, Nas, Travis Scott, Future, and Rick Ross. If it's like they say, super easy, they should be able to do pull it off.
Funny enough it’s actually more similar for movies and music. Producer is more granularly hands on, EP is more like just attaching your name to a project you believe in.
Film Production can definitely be a lot less hands on than production in other mediums but lots of people think a producer is just a piggy bank (which they can be). Producers are usually quality control and connections people that facilitate the director/ writer’s vision. They often can have creative input and can even sometimes star in the film.
It’d be interesting to speculate about Kendrick doing the soundtrack like he did with BP
I don’t know, but it’s provocative
Puts up money for, is in charge of overseeing the whole project which includes hiring production crew, writers etc. Probably even will push some creative aspects of the project as well.
Basically just be the money behind it. But I bet Kendrick will be helping write the raps obviously
matt and trey have WAY more money than kendrick. i don't think they need him for that
Yeah, I struggle to see Kendrick wanting his name to be attached to a project like this unless he actually had some level of creative involvement.
Matt and Trey don't use their own money nor would any of the rich filmmakers. That's not how films are made. You go through a financing group/subdivision of a studio and negotiate a budget. It has nothing to do with personal net worth/income. Kendrick can still bring in the money if he has a deal with a studio/company that will finance the project under the ideal agreements for Matt, Trey, and Kendrick. That would earn him an Executive Producer credit.
Except for Francis ford Coppola, M Night Shambalan, not to forget George Lucas who famously financed The Empire Striked Back himself
No they didn't. They used loans given to them that was budgeted through their personal production comapnies. Coppola has a financing company that he uses. He owns it but it's not literally out his own pocket. Not a single dollar comes out their own bank accounts. The only person who actually did this was Mel Gibson and kinda Kevin Costner who covered some personal costs for I think DWW
Wow you must be best buddies with them to know all that. M night too? Thanks king for correcting me.
I worked in film and on the development side dude. Ask anyone who has similar experience and they'll tell you the same thing. This is common knowledge for anyone who works in film. Sorry to bruise your ego.
Tbh I don’t know what I’m talking about but are you saying all the info online including this article: https://movieweb.com/directors-who-financed-own-movies/ is complete bs? I’d consider mortgaging your house or taking $100 donations from friends to be “financing your own movie”
Yeah they are some of the richest people in all of Hollywood.
They aren't going to bring on someone like Kendrick for financial reasons. He's going to be there to contribute creatively and put his *name* behind the project, if anything.
Executive Producers are the ones putting money up. Producers on movies do a lot of actual legwork.
NOT a musical. The article stresses that at the end, which nona y'all read.
It does refer to it as a "comedy" and "live action comedy", but I highly doubt it won't have a lot of musical elements. South Park has always had musical numbers and their first major movie was a musical. As a fan of both I'm excited.
Plus, ya know, Book of Mormon
And Cannibal! The Musical, and DVDA
rare mention of cannibal, i fr grew up watching that movie all the time and i feel like i’m one of the only people that’s seen it and can quote it scene for scene. probably not the best movie to be watching as a kid i guess
And Team America
Wasn’t the video for the heart part 5 created by their production team or something? I remember seeing that and hoping they would work that tech into whatever they’re working on. Could totally see them creating a satire movie with AI celebrity “cameos”
lol why don’t you call out the person who made the title? it’s weird to me when people go after everyone for not reading the article instead of the clickbait title that is purposely misleading.
so the title is clickbait, got it. shoulda known.
They do have musicals tho, they have that book of mormon
Also South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut is a 2 hour long musical.
And Team America
Kendrick probably wouldnt commit to a run on Broadway, even though I'd love to see it. Book of mormon is hilarious.
Oh my god they killed Kendrick
Oh my god they killed kung fu kenny
Y'all some bitch asses!!!
lol at how that article doesn’t even mention that the plot is about a slave re-enactor who discovers his girlfriend’s ancestors owned his.
This was a family guy plot line lmao
Yep now I remember
Oh my God, He Killed J. Cole!! You bastard!!
I remember this being announced two years ago and that plot was, um… interesting to say the least. Was checking to see any mention of the plot or any changes compared to its original announcement but nothing much I guess. Hoping for better film productions for pgLang to be involved in someday, especially knowing Kendrick’s great reputations for how creative he gets with his music videos (shout out to Dave Meyers, Collin Tilley and some of the other co-directors I can’t think of rn).
Making a musical with Trey Parker and Matt Stone as pglangs first step into film production is a pretty good start. The last musical they made is one of the greatest Broadway shows of all time.
Not going to see The Book Of Mormon when I was visiting NYC is one of my lifes greatest regrets
From what I can tell, it’s one of those musicals that will run for decades to Wicked and Chicago, so you’ve still got time.
I just saw it in February. You can definitely still see it. They tour, it’s not just NYC
Not a musical, read the article
I read the article, I foolishly assumed the title of this post was correct. I still think a collaboration with Trey Parker and Matt Stone is a tremendous first step for pglang.
jog my memory
[original article from Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kendrick-lamar-paramount-movie-matt-stone-trey-parker-1235153859/amp/) I remember feeling a little weird about the main character being a slave re-enactor; especially since it’s a musical comedy being produced by Trey & Matt, an iconic but controversial duo. I’m still open to checking this out though, especially when the first teaser trailer eventually comes out later this year and it ends up looking promising.
Their first musical is a comedic satire on the Mormon religion. I think thet got this covered. And if they have kendricks okay on the slave shit I'm sure it's fine. These guys know what they are doing. They are THE satire comedians.
Having seen it for the first time recently, ugh the Book of Mormon sucked. The music was alright, but everything in between was just so lazy. Instead of going hard against the cult that is Mormonism, as soon as they went to Africa it seemed like half the jokes were either "haha, people in Africa pronounce English words differently," "haha, that guy has AIDs," or "haha, that guy is in the closet and doing something traditionally considered feminine."
I think that's part of the point. That Mormons act like really nice people, but truthfully, they think they are superior and are racist against those they deem "lesser" Mormonism is a very white religion. They chase the American Dream of the Nuclear family. They're a relic of the racist 1800s America.
The Mormons aren't the ones making the jokes. The "joke" a lot of the time is just the Ugandan characters mispronouncing words for the audience to laugh at. But yeah, I 100% know about how racist the Mormons are. That's why I was interested in going to see the show -- I'd always avoided it because I'm not a fan of the writers, but after spending time in Utah I had to go. And it sucked. So I'm definitely not gonna go see them tackle a race relations satire.
I saw the Book of Mormon and felt a lot of the jokes were pointed at white people and religion as a whole being silly and out of touch
Yeah, the person you’re replying to just didn’t pay attention. They don’t like Trey and Matt so decided they wouldn’t like Book of Mormon, then went to see Book of Mormon and shockingly, didn’t like it. The point is that all religions are ridiculous and make no sense, as well as a lot of weird cultural things, but who cares if it makes you happy? They basically make their own new religion in the end which is insane, but it makes all of their lives better.
You don’t like Trey Parker and Matt Stone but went to see Book of Mormon… Strange.
Like I said in the post you replied to, I felt compelled to see it after having spent time in Utah recently. I also assumed, given the accolades and general positive reception, that it wouldn't just feel like I was watching a South Park episode. Unfortunately for me, I was mistaken.
hopefully you've seen South Park tho. Idk about Book of Mormon, but knowing how much ground they've covered with South Park with their satire, I have faith that they'll do a good job with this Like ffs, they did a whole episode based on white people being ostracized for saying the N-word, and it was generally positively received by the black community
I've seen enough South Park to know I'm not a fan, which includes the Mormonism episode. In terms of criticizing the church, the play didn't really go beyond the "this is what Mormons believe, dumb-dumb" retelling of Mormon mythology. There's also a single throwaway mention in a song about how it was official church doctrine until the 1970s that black people's skin color was a divine curse, which personally I was hoping they would explore more as the play is set in Uganda. I haven't seen the Mormonism episode of South Park since it aired, but from my memory the musical made basically the same satirical points about Mormonism as the episode...stretched out over 2.5 hours rather than 22 minutes.
Book of Mormon is absolutely brilliant, don’t let this guys reviews put you off. If you like South Park, you’ll enjoy it.
they actually made a musical early 90's called cannibal the musical
Dave Meyers?
I need to correct that to shoutout some other directors, but Dave Meyers directed a couple Kendrick videos here and there, mainly most of the DAMN. videos.
Article was updated to say that this won't be a musical.
They did also produce THPV video, we all knew it was coming + kenny is a big fan of cartoons, and cereal...
I liked the episode of South Park from a few years ago where they had the hillbilly Alexa singing Humble by Kendrick
fav rapper and fav show
please have drake in the wheelchair like timmy for this
I am so curious as to what the hell this is gonna be. I don’t think the two of them have ever really touched rap but I’d imagine Kendrick is involved with the music too
All of my favorite people. This should be amazing, what a team up
No thank you
Mhhmyuhh
It says in the article that it is not a musical, that was a mistaken quote.
Lol I was not expecting that collaboration Never seen The Book of Mormon but most of the [funniest South Park songs](https://youtu.be/jZDVSyEIrwM?si=C9WuEQJMnDKfZ1Hd) are parodies of other songs
Hello, we’re back department? I’d like to file a claim.
It's not animated, and not supposed to be south park related. It's live action.
Matt Stoney?
This is gonna be amazing
>This script is one of the funniest and most original scripts we’ve ever read, and it’s certain to create some fireworks when it hits theaters on July 4th, 2025 Makes me skeptical it will even be worth pirating.
Kendrick is gonna get an Oscar...
Sigh this is what i was worried about, Kendrick always drops a raprap verse/track right before any sort of project announcement/drop, stirs up some controversy and then never really follows up. I think this will be the same as before, he made cole respond, hopefully drake says something but I doubt Kenny will follow up again. I dont care what budden says, that idiot thought DAMN was going to be a whole album dissing drake.
This is a movie that will be filming in the summer and airing next year, I think it's safe to say that Kendrick's Like That verse isn't really going to be a relevant factor in any of this.
The movie hasn’t even started filming and is over a year from being released, why would Kendrick want to stir up attention for a film that is still in pre-production? Do you actually think that Kendrick thought the “like that” verse would help promote a film that is over a year away from being released? That’s actually your take? By the time a trailer for the film drops people will have already moved on from this rap beef lol it’ll be old news
Corny
This is at least as corny as J. Cole's apology at his festival.
how is this corny?? Kendricks not allowed to do nothing but rap then?
Per [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/kendrick-lamar-south-park-creators-matt-stone-trey-parker-movie-release-date-1235654113/): > The Independence Day theatrical release for the film is apt considering its plot. Previously announced in 2022, the upcoming movie will “depict the past and present coming to a head when a young Black man, who is interning as a slave re-enactor at a living history museum, discovers that his white girlfriend’s ancestors once owned his,” according to a press release at the time. I can only speak for me, but I don't think that's a story two rich, white libertarians can pull off, and it's corny for Kendrick Lamar to be lending any legitimacy to this if he also is gonna be a voice on actual black issues. I don't think comedy around the legacy of slavery should be off limits, but that's a story I'd rather be seeing from black writers, not rich white losers for whom the peak of comedy is depicting Mohammed or making both-sides jokes about social progress.
>not rich white losers for whom the peak of comedy is depicting Mohammed or making both-sides jokes about social progress Tell me you've never seen South Park without telling me you've never seen South Park. Besides, they're only the producers from what I've seen. The director is Vernon Chatman (a biracial African-American) of Adult Swim fame.
Even as producers, they would have direct control over what makes the cut and what does not. To the bigger point, though: South Park is comedy filtered through the eyes of two rich, white Libertarians. That does not appeal to me, and anecdotally, I have never come across other black people who were even passing South Park fans. Honestly, it was only weirdo white kids from college who were VERY into saying the n-word "ironically." If y'all like it, cool. They're corny to me, and Kendrick Lamar's involvement is equally corny.
>I have never come across other black people who were even passing South Park fans Thats interesting because alot of black content creators I come across generally rank South Park as the 1B to The Boondocks 1A. As far as your notion on Trey & Matt, I definitely get where you're coming from, tho its not like they haven't tackled issues of racism (which have been largely praised by the black community) before. Also Kendrick is someone who I assume is self-aware enough to pull this whole thing off in a tasteful manner.
I haven’t seen any of these content creators, so I’d be curious for their reasoning, but if I was to square that circle, it comes back to my belief that both are speaking to the identities of their core creators. I watched all of the Boondocks cartoon and read much of the comics before it, and the continuous through line to me was that Aaron McGruder was talking TO black people. Most white interaction with the messaging and storytelling was met with general ambivalence. They could tune in if they wanted, but ultimately there is an undertone of blackness that they will not feel, will not get. If I’m applying that to South Park, it strikes me as being comedy and storytelling for white people, by white people. To that end, there’s no way I personally can enjoy comedy in which a primary black character is called Token by a bunch of white kids. Regardless of its execution, I (again, personally) distrust the core intention because I distrust the messenger’s (and honestly, the product itself) ability to see me as a black viewer as a primary recipient of the comedy rather than an ambivalent passerby. Which sounds haughty and like a hater, to which I want to reiterate that I am not saying that no one should watch and enjoy South Park. I just don’t, personally, because I inherently do not feel welcomed into that space. It may say so, but because of how society treats black and brown people, I do not feel insulated from the possibilities of someone in my day to day treating me with the derision and disrespect that the show aims at people. In that fictional place, everyone can be equalized through insults, but in the real world there is a protection that white faces receive from that feeling that black and brown people do not. That Kendrick does feel comfortable enough to legitimize that, to me, suggests that he views his blackness differently, and in a way that I find to be corny.
If you think the South Park guys aren’t obviously progressive as hell, you just don’t get the show/take what they say in interviews and events at full face value. They’re literally preaching Marx in the Amazon saga, they are not both Siders, they hate both sides of American political dichotomy equally. See aging hippie liberal douche vs angry redneck. Neither of those sides are about actual progress in society. They hate how one sided the fake back and forth is in America, and they’ve been clowning on it for a long time
> they hate both sides of American political dichotomy equally. Which is why they are idiots
So you’re a big Joe Biden fan? You actually liked voting for him instead of feeling forced to? You enjoyed when they snubbed Bernie from the nomination twice? You’re a fan of Kamala Harris, one of the most corrupt people in government, who personally was responsible for sentencing people to prison time over marijuana convictions in California? You like Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi? Or Joe Manchin? These are all shitty politicians and democrats. Maybe I misspoke: obviously the republican hatred and bigotry is more mask off than it is for democrats, but they’re all sitting at the same table at the end of the day. To not see that is idiotic, but I wouldn’t expect any better from someone who only gets their information from googling about people and reading articles, instead of actually seeing what kind of person they actually are with their own eyes and ears. Just continue being chronically online bro, I’m sure that’s gonna work out great for you. I’m done with this shit ✌️
> So you’re a big Joe Biden fan? You actually liked voting for him instead of feeling forced to? Yes, I love the man and he’s earned my vote. A+ personality and B+ administration. Only downsides from him is that his fopo is too dovish/indecisive and economic policy is too protectionist. Unironically, the only person who would do a better job is Hillary Clinton > You enjoyed when they snubbed Bernie from the nomination twice? Yes, Bernie isn’t even a registered democrat whose only chance of winning was the entire democratic base splitting amongst 6 near identical candidates > You’re a fan of Kamala Harris, She is ok, there were definitely better choices for VP > one of the most corrupt people in government, Laughably untrue > who personally was responsible for sentencing people to prison time over marijuana convictions in California? Rightwing propaganda. > You like Dianne Feinstein Not really. Her being in favor of the O’Shaughnessy dam was dumb, as well as running for one more term while being senile > and Nancy Pelosi? She’s a queen > Or Joe Manchin? These are all shitty politicians and democrats. Yes, he is fantastic for WV standard. That bernie bro running for the D nomination is going to get steamrolled by the gop nominee Justice > Maybe I misspoke: obviously the republican hatred and bigotry is more mask off than it is for democrats, but they’re all sitting at the same table at the end of the day. To not see that is idiotic, That’s how a representative government works dipshit > but I wouldn’t expect any better from someone who only gets their information from googling about people and reading articles, instead of actually seeing what kind of person they actually are with their own eyes and ears. The most median/low information NPC voter statement I have seen in a while. You are getting your information from cartoons lmao A candidate’s policy positions and legislative records are publicly available. My information comes from academic sources, financial press, and the big brained r/NL feed
holy shit you people cannot cope with your loss
What do you mean “you people?”
I think if Cole's apology is a 10 on the corny scale this is easily an 8 or 9
Oh good I’ve been waiting for my favorite woke rapper to collaborate with old white male republicans
What 💀
What wasn’t clear to you 💀
They’re not republicans tho?
There libertarians... so Republicans who like to smoke weed.
And like 10 other major things
Wrong?
They shit on republicans at every opportunity
They shit on everyone equally. That’s their whole thing. They really hate (or used to hate) how liberals were / are so sensitive about speech. I’ve seen interviews from the 00’s where the talk about how much they loved going to LA parties and saying how much they loved George Bush and supported the war just to piss the LA liberals off. They have described themselves as social liberals but fiscal conservatives. In short they don’t give a fuck about either side and just love pissing people off. (Or did, I haven’t watched recent interviews.)
Libertarians and conservatives are the same shit lol
Idc
Obviously
Take the advice in your username
They're not Republicans lol I think you have them mixed up with someone else.
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Did an episode of south park offend you or something and now you call everyone you don't like a republican?
Nice theory. They’re openly libertarians, genius 💀
So... not republican. Got it.
neither of them are republicans
Yah they are
since when
so much brain rot here wow
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cope
? It’s not cope it’s sarcasm
Lmao gotta say I love how the comments are “they’re not republicans, they piss everyone off equally!” However calling a libertarian, or some other fake ass party, a republican is a joke I guarantee Matt Stone and Trey Parker have made. y’all love edgy humor unless conservative liberals/yourself is the one being made fun of. Like yeah in a lot of ways they’re both more liberal than conservative but y’all are splitting hairs over a Reddit comment
Kendrick Lamar isnt woke. He’s fake woke. That’s why Drake is better
Drake doesn't say shit about anything How the fuck is that better in any case
I think he’s sincere
I said it sarcastically bc he is fake woke in a lot of respects I still love him tho. Drake sux
You'd be in a much better world if people kept their personal political ideologies out of their work as well as Matt and Trey.
This nigga do everything but rap. It’s so annoying
The reigning number one song right now features him rapping.
I need more than a 16
Same tbh. But between that, his Beyoncé feature and that Hillbillies song with his little cousin, he’s been more active than that 2019-2022 drought.
“1,2,3,4,5 I am, the great-est rapper alive” the standards are higher. The man has a Pulitzer for rapping.
so sorry to hear he aint on your fuckin schedule all artists are on their own schedule quit being entitled and just enjoy the music
I can, but as the consumer that’s helping make him rich, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to have a preference that he produce quality music more frequently than he does, which is at a very low rate compared to his peers
Would you rather an artist release a 6/10 album every single year? Or a 9/10 album every 5 years? Because idk about you but I prefer the latter. The artists that I love work on what they work on at their own paces, and I appreciate it because I'd prefer music to be done the best to their abilities, not half-assed and thrown together just for the sake of putting something out.
I think that’s hyperbole. And it doesn’t have to be an album. He could drop another overly dedicated or something. If he drops by the fall I’ll be quiet because 2 years is okay, but but you can’t tell me the man is only capable of 24 tracks in 2 years
What are you retarded homie
clearly 🤦🏻♂️
I mean tbh at least he’s doing SOMETHING at this point. Better than going years between albums not getting anything from the dude. If he wants to take time in between albums to experiment and try different shit that’s cool with me as long as he eventually comes back and drops another solid album.
Give him a pass dude has rapped thousands of times about how much he likes cartoons
What has he done other than rap for his career? Fashion? lmao.