There were a lot of messages woven throughout Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night (Feb. 9). But the main message social media commentators took away from the spectacle was: Don't mess with Kendrick Lamar.

Fresh off a clean sweep at last weekend's Grammys, the 37-year-old Compton rapper elicited a slew of theories and interpretations, from both fans and peers, about his performance, which celebrated Black culture.

Standing on the hood of a Buick Grand National GNX (after which Lamar named his most recent album, “GNX”), in a sea of dancers, a man clad in black sweats unfurled the Palestinian and Sudanese flags.