In an interesting turn of events, Kendrick Lamar’s music recently became interwined in the murder trial of Olympic star Oscar Pistorious. Pistorious is accused of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, and trying to cover it up by claiming he accidentally shot her after mistaking her for an intruder.
Lamar’s song “B—-, Don’t Kill My Vibe” is said to have led to an argument between Pistorious and Steenkamp. The couple were chatting on the instant messenger service WhatsApp when Steenkamp referenced the song.
Steenkamp: I’m scared of you sometimes and how u snap at me and how of you will react to me. You make me happy 90 percent of the time and I think we are amazing together but I am not some other b—- you may know trying to kill your vibe.
Pistorious: I was upset that you just left me after we got food to go talk to a guy and I was standing right behind you watching you touch his arm and ignore me. And when I spoke up you introduced me which you could’ve done but when I left you just kept on chatting to him when clearly I was upset. I asked Martin to put on that Kendrick Lamar album in the car and don’t know it. … Granted that it was a s— song but you should’ve just bent forward and whispered in my ear to change it seeing as I had to drive to pick up your friend.
When asked by prosecutor Gerrie Nel if the name of the song he was referring to was “B—-, Don’t Kill My Vibe,” Pistorius says he couldn’t remember. Nel then replied that Steenkamp can’t confirm it either.
“We can’t ask her,” Nel said.
If found guilty, Pistorious faces life in prison.
