GQ's Man of the Year

Recently GQ magazine named rapper Kendrick Lamar as one of their "Men of the Year".   This is obviously a very prestigious award, but Kendrick decided to skip out on the gig he had lined up at the "Man of the Year" party because of the article that was written about him by a GQ writer.  I'm summarizing a summary of the article in saying this so it won't be the most detailed, but the white man who wrote the article basically passive-aggressively used racism (or at least Kendrick claimed he did).  Kendrick is widely known for his lack of a partying lifestyle, something very common with nearly every rapper.  This was highlighted in the GQ article, which stated it's surprise that Kendrick didn't party and drink as much as his peers, especially because of where he grew up (Compton).  Kendrick did not like how the writer highlighted this, he wanted the writer to highlight his accomplishments rather than how he stands out against other rappers because of his lifestyle.  In some part I agree with Kendrick's opposition to the article, but I think it was disrespectful to GQ as a whole to cancel his concert.  He should've shown the opposition in a different way, rather than completely missing out on a concert that was to acknowledge his accomplishments.  Although it was slightly pre-Madonna, Kendrick did have a good reason for missing the concert.