Kendrick's performances usually have a lot of layers to them that aren't immediately visible to everyone and people eventually discover and break them down, but I can see how things might look weird if you're out of the loop on anything.

One example is Serena crip walking, given her prior relations with Drake.

Another is the Gil Scott-Heron quote and the split US flag.

I'm assuming he had to dial back as well to get approved given the lyrical censorship, I'm surprised the Uncle Sam bit got approved. Also hilarious how the dude waving the Palestinian flag wasn't on TV.