A Polish contestant on a talent game show is raising eyebrows for his on-air impersonation of Kendrick Lamar, complete with blackface makeup and use of the N-word.

Singer Kuba Szmajkowski, who is white, was a recent participant on Your Face Sounds Familiar, a European series wherein contestants try to do faithful impersonations of famous musicians. Ahead of his performance of K. Dot’s 2017 hit “Humble,” Szmajkowski posted an Instagram video of himself in a hair and makeup chair, being outfitted with dark brown face makeup and a feeble attempt at some cornrows.

Despite this, and his choice to not censor the N-word, HipHopDX reports that Szmajkowski still won Season 19 of Your Face Sounds Familiar. It wasn’t until footage of the performance began circulating across the pond that he and the show’s producers came under fire for the racist gimmick.

But this is just the latest instance of a long,...