Kendrick Lamar says "turn this TV off" before ending his Super Bowl halftime performance.
He should have told us that at the beginning of the performance.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 10, 2025
“Kendrick Lamar slammed for 'worst halftime show ever’”
Most accurate media headline ever written. pic.twitter.com/lK0HZ5BC0h
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 10, 2025
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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance in New Orleans on Sunday drew criticism from some fans, who labeled it the ‘worst halftime show ever.’
Fresh off his Grammy wins, the rapper, 37, didn’t seem to carry that momentum into his performance at the Caesars Superdome during the showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Pulitzer Prize winner showcased his lyrical prowess as he started out the performance on top of a car before taking a swipe at his hip hop rival Drake, 38.
Despite Drake recently suing his and Lamar’s record label, Universal Music Group, over the controversial diss song, Not Like Us, which calls Drake a ‘certified pedophile’, Kendrick still performed the song, however, he omitted the word.
He did go on to deliver two other controversial lines, including ‘Say Drake, I hear you like them young’ and ‘trying to strike a chord and it’s probably a minor,’ as the crowd sang along.
The rapper had a surprise introduction from actor Samuel L. Jackson, 76, who was dressed up as ‘Uncle Sam’, and performed a medley of his hits, before he was joined by R&B singer SZA, 35.
Kendrick also wore a big silver chain pendant with a small letter ‘a’, in another reference to ‘A minor’ in the lyrics.
The scathing diss track about Drake won Lamar a Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year last weekend.
Released last May, the viral song saw Kendrick sensationally accuse Drake of being a ‘certified pedophile’ and pursuing minors. Drake denied the allegations in his rebuttal track The Heart Part 6, saying his was ‘not a name you gon’ see on no sex offender list’.
Tennis champion Serena Williams, who was once linked to Drake, was pictured dancing during Kendrick’s performance of Not Like Us.
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