“Obama’s favorite rapper” Kendrick Lamar had a great night at the Grammy Awards Monday winning five awards, but fell short of winning any of the top four prizes (Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year or Best New Artist) despite a push from NBC News.

That’s right. With the battle over the Supreme Court raging, foreign affairs in shambles, terrorism and immigration among other critical problems, NBC News had the time to wonder aloud if “Obama’s favorite rapper” could take home the album of the year award much to the chagrin of many on social media.

Can Obama’s favorite rapper @KendrickLamar win the top award at the #GRAMMYs? https://t.co/7fJzU6vnGF pic.twitter.com/nEFLdw2wEE

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 16, 2016

@NBCNews Not sure. Can you get your heads out of Obama’s ass?

— Rob (@robmillertime) February 16, 2016

@NBCNews Hundreds turned out today in my city for a Deputies funeral procession. Nobody gives a shit about this.@kendricklamar

— Republicanvet (@Republicanvet91) February 16, 2016

@NBCNews That’s almost as touching as all those tweets the @WhiteHouse & @POTUS sent out abt all the Police shootings.

— Fed Up American (@fremontdad) February 16, 2016

@NBCNews @kendricklamar @FoxNews @brithume What a joke! Is this all @BarackObama has to do? Oh that’s right. He’s the next Jimmy Fallon!

— Proud Conservative (@rong112129) February 16, 2016

@NBCNews @kendricklamar Who the freak cares

— dan (@Fr360dDan) February 16, 2016

@NBCNews You really hit send on this? Maybe you can mix in a question to Obama about why he hasn’t acknowledged the recent deaths of 8 cops?

— Sabertooth (@Pawservative) February 16, 2016

And while Lamar didn’t win the coveted prize (that went to Taylor Swift), he did turn in the most controversial performance of the night on the Grammy stage.

Donning prison attire and shackles, Lamar and his backup dancers schlepped onto the stage while his band sat in makeshift prison cells behind them and performed “The Blacker the Berry” off of his album “To Pimp a Butterfly.”

The song attacks the police’s treatment of blacks, racism, and a general blaming of white people for “hating” black people and keeping them from success.

Interesting choice coming from a successful millionaire.

“You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture/You’re f*****’ evil, I want you to recognize that I’m a proud monkey,” he rapped.

“You sabotage my community, makin’ a killin’/You made me a killer, emancipation of a real n****’,” he continued.

At one point, he called himself a “hypocrite” for weeping “when Trayvon Martin was in the street when gang banging make me kill a n**** blacker than me.”

The performance led into another from the album where Lamar was in front of an African scene rapping his hit “Alright” while backup dancers were dressed in traditional African garb.

Naturally, the White House thought the divisive, racially charged spectacle was just fantastic and congratulated the rapper on social media.

Shoutout to @KendrickLamar and all the artists at the #Grammys working to build a brighter future. #MyBrothersKeeper https://t.co/XM0KwV3jNB

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 16, 2016

That’s one more than the tweets it sent out offering condolences to the eight police officers shot last week.

And one more than the actual winner of the award, Taylor Swift, received.

@unravelingjenna @taylorswift13 @WhiteHouse She’s white. That’s why she’s not getting a shoutout.

— Kaizer Allen (@KaizerAllen) February 16, 2016

@WhiteHouse Did the White house actually give a #ShoutOut to a gangster rapper?

Times have changed…#BetterThingsToWorryAbout

— Seriously? (@I_Wunder_Why) February 16, 2016

@WhiteHouse @kendricklamar …Kendrick Lamar raps about selling drugs – how is that a brighter future? https://t.co/U0YkNsQWs1

— El Manco de Lepanto (@Pembrokes_Men) February 16, 2016

@WhiteHouse @kendricklamar of course the White House praises anyone inciting violence against those who risk their lives to keep us safe

— Rubin (@chillerapps) February 16, 2016

@WhiteHouse @kendricklamar Havent watched #Grammys but I’m guessing there was something very anti-white to have #Obama tweeting about it

— Little King Capital (@littlekingcap) February 16, 2016

@WhiteHouse @kendricklamar I really think that u have a much better use of your time then this bullshit!!!!!

— jef (@mx328) February 16, 2016

Check out the performance below.

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