Kendrick Lamar delivered an enormous present on the 2025 Tremendous Bowl Halftime present final evening (February 9). Test it out in full under.
The occasion occurred on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, the place the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs went head-to-head with the Philadelphia Eagles. The latter would finally take the win, securing a 40-22 victory.
In the course of the iconic Halftime Present, Kendrick Lamar made historical past – turning into the primary solo rapper to headline the large showcase. He additionally introduced out quite a lot of particular company for the efficiency, together with SZA, Serena Williams and Samuel L. Jackson.
Whereas he broke out tracks like ‘Squabble Up’, ‘HUMBLE.’, ‘DNA.’ and ‘Euphoria’, one of many largest moments from the set was his rendition of his Drake diss observe ‘Not Like Us’.
The rendition got here following the 2 of them partaking in a heated feud final 12 months, and likewise noticed Ok.Dot poke enjoyable on the ‘God’s Plan’ rapper for suing Common Music Group after the diss observe’s success. “I need to play their favorite track however you already know they prefer to sue,” he quipped, earlier than finally breaking out the observe.
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One other memorable second within the Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present got here as a member of Lamar’s dance crew was chased and escorted off the sphere mid-performance.
This got here as one of many 400-strong forged of dancers and fashions unfurled a Palestinian flag with the phrases “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it, and proceeded to run throughout the sphere. The second got here in the direction of the top of the set when the rapper broke into ‘TV Off’ with DJ-producer Mustard.
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Actual viewing figures for the Tremendous Bowl LIX have but to be confirmed, though the NFL occasion was anticipated to attract greater than 120million viewers – making it one of many most-watched TV occasions of the 12 months (through CBS).
The Halftime Present from Lamar appeared to attract combined opinions from followers, with some left disenchanted by the set whereas others praised it as being one of many strongest Tremendous Bowl performances of all time.
It additionally spawned a brand new meme throughout social media, with many noticing Kendrick Lamar taking a second to smirk on the digicam as he dropped the ‘Not Like Us’ line: “Say Drake, I hear you want ’em younger”.
The efficiency in New Orleans comes following one other large victory for Lamar this month, as simply days earlier he received 5 awards on the Grammys 2025. These included Report Of The Yr and Tune Of The Yr for his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’.
The track is extensively thought-about essentially the most profitable of the Drake/Kendrick feud. It turned Lamar’s fourth Quantity One single and noticed him smash quite a few streaming data.
Kendrick Lamar surprise-released his newest album, ‘GNX’, final November. The album scored a glowing five-star evaluate, whereas ‘Not Like Us’ was topped NME‘s second Greatest Tune of 2024.
