Kendrick Lamar lit up the stadium in a charged Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present that recruited Samuel L. Jackson as an Uncle Sam-like determine, the beforehand introduced SZA, shock visitor Serena Williams, and extra.
Williams, who’s rumored to have dated Drake off-and-on from 2011-2015 and is reportedly not on good phrases with the “Too Good” rapper, was introduced out throughout “Not Like Us,” Lamar’s now five-time Grammy-winning Drake diss observe. The large tic-tac-toe board items signified it was “recreation over” of their rivalry along with his Grammys success adopted by this Tremendous Bowl efficiency precisely one week later. Lamar additionally wore an “a” chain that followers assume is a reference to the notorious “a minor” line within the music.
Drake wasn’t the one major occasion of his halftime present. It opened with Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam, who was mainly telling Lamar that he higher behave and provides American audiences what they wished, the implication being no political statements. However Lamar has by no means been one to disregard actuality. And with President Donald Trump within the Tremendous Bowl crowd — marking the primary time a sitting American president has ever attended the Tremendous Bowl — Lamar’s political commentary all through his present was noteworthy.
Lamar and his backup dancers have been wearing purple, white, and blue as they emerged on the sphere after Jackson’s introduction. “That is the nice American recreation,” Jackson mentioned. As Lamar added not lengthy after, “The revolution is about to televised, however you picked the flawed man.” They shaped an American flag formation at one level. Jackson reappeared all through the present to offer satirical commentary.
Kendrick Lamar’s Full Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present efficiency #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/OxZED0YXDn
— popculture (@notgwendalupe) February 10, 2025
Lamar stored the give attention to music from his current GNX album, but in addition carried out older songs. “DNA,” “Peekaboo,” “Squabble Up,” and “Humble” have been all crowd-pleasers. He teased “Not Like Us” at first to start the Drake trolling.
“I wish to carry out their favourite music, however you understand they like to sue,” he mentioned earlier than the music’s immediately recognizable hook performed. He coyly smiled on the digicam after he made enjoyable of Drake’s “Not Like Us” lawsuit. (Drake has sued Common Music Group for its launch and promotion of the Lamar single.)
“I wish to carry out their favourite music, however you understand they like to sue” – Kendrick Lamar pic.twitter.com/x1Ke3W3NLr
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 10, 2025
SZA made her anticipated look between the “Not Like Us” nods. They carried out their new music “Luther” earlier than going into their hit “All of the Stars” from the Black Panther soundtrack.
When “Not Like Us” got here again in full, that’s when Williams appeared. Born and raised in Compton, California like Lamar, Williams danced to the diss observe in a second that’s positive to rile up Drake once more. Lamar’s Grammy-winning producer of the observe, Mustard, got here out and danced on the finish as nicely. And identical to finally week’s Grammys, the complete crowd sang loudly to “tryna ring a bell and it’s most likely A-minor.”
See reactions to the Lamar Halftime Present beneath. And somebody verify on Drake.
Kendrick Lamar and the entire #SuperBowl stadium screaming “A MINOR” pic.twitter.com/v9St0MKf9s
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 10, 2025
Serena Williams needed to pop off with Kendrick throughout “Not Like Us”
Compton’s best 😤 pic.twitter.com/9OIvVcmNnR
— espnW (@espnW) February 10, 2025
THIS MAN KENDRICK LAMAR JUST SMILED IN THE CAMERA AFTER COOKING DRAKE
LMFAOOOOOO#SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/O09jyWwh6l
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) February 10, 2025
SZA and kendrick lamar carry out ‘all the celebs’ on the tremendous bowl pic.twitter.com/XRYaZvbuCm
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 10, 2025
kendrick lamar and sza perfom ‘luther’ on the tremendous bowl pic.twitter.com/FZdtw7e9SQ
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 10, 2025
kendrick rly a nasty bitch in these denims i want them can he drop a hyperlink pic.twitter.com/riHZ6UwHdt
— chris kreider respecter (@jonmoxIeys) February 10, 2025
That was the pettiest shit ever. I’m impressed. @kendricklamar
— child fury (@KidFury) February 10, 2025
Kendrick Lamar performing “Not Like Us” and calling Drake a p*do in entrance of 100M viewers dwell on the Tremendous Bowl goes down in historical past pic.twitter.com/vluJ0FOziG
— King Wow (@wowthatshiphop) February 10, 2025
This how Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams did Drake 😭 pic.twitter.com/MKN4bIs3g4
— Ringer-Verse (@RingerVerse) February 10, 2025
Kendrick Lamar smiling immediately into the digicam whereas mentioning Drake perhaps essentially the most diabolical factor I’ve seen perhaps ever
GAME OVER#SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/rDJP0OuWbY
— Giovanni Lago (@TheGiovanniLago) February 10, 2025
Drake watching Kendrick Lamar name him a pedophile with the complete world watching pic.twitter.com/cO7P9FTMDv
— هاي©️ (@Haeldian) February 10, 2025
Kendrick Lamar & SZA performing All The Stars on the Tremendous Bowl, life actually simply peaked 😭pic.twitter.com/Y1rwSFiXJd
— King Wow (@wowthatshiphop) February 10, 2025
Kendrick Lamar carrying an a minor chain 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/eHxkRAZYjw
— BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) February 10, 2025
“Man I didn’t crip stroll like that at Wimbledon, I might’ve been fined!”
— Serena Williams following her look at Kendrick Lamar’s #SuperBowl halftime present.
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 10, 2025
The lights within the crowd throughout Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Present learn “Recreation Over” pic.twitter.com/wWBGIGVpql
— The Sporting Information (@sportingnews) February 10, 2025