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Kendrick Lamar's GNX addressed the contention implicit his upcoming 2025 Super Bowl amusement aft Lil Wayne expressed disappointment that helium was not chosen to execute astatine the New Orleans game.
By Sabba Rahbar Nov 22, 2024 11:41 PMTags
Kendrick Lamar Announced arsenic Performer for the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Kendrick Lamar is rapping astir immoderate atrocious blood.
With the surprise Nov. 22 release of his sixth album GNX, the "Not Like Us" rapper addressed the contention surrounding his upcoming performance astatine the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Kendrick was announced arsenic the headliner successful September, but galore fans assumed that rapper Lil Wayne would beryllium chosen since the crippled was being held astatine Caesars Superdome in the "Lollipop" emcee's hometown of New Orleans. In fact, Lil Wayne expressed his "hurt" implicit the perceived snub, sharing successful a caller Instagram video, "I blasted myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for conscionable automatically, mentally putting myself successful that position."
On the opus "wacced retired murals," Kendrick alluded to the incident, rapping, "Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie concatenation arrogant / Irony, I deliberation my hard enactment fto Lil Wayne down / Whatever though, telephone maine crazy, everybody questionable / Turn maine to an Esk---, I drew the enactment and decimals."
He besides addressed the contention much specifically successful the pursuing verse, saying that precise fewer of his chap musicians had reached retired to him.
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"Won the Super Bowl and Nas the lone 1 congratulate maine / All these n----s agitated, I'm conscionable gladsome they showin' they faces," helium continued. "Quite frankly, plentifulness artists, but they outdated / Old-ass flows, tryna person maine that you they favourite / This is not for lyricists, I curse it's not the sentiments."
Kendrick's upcoming Super Bowl amusement volition beryllium the 2nd clip he's performed astatine the sporting event. He joined headliners Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J. Blige for the 2022 Halftime show.
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And erstwhile the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper was announced to instrumentality to NFL's biggest signifier earlier this year, helium told E! News successful a statement, "Rap euphony is inactive the astir impactful genre to date. And I'll beryllium determination to punctual the satellite why. They got the close one."
Lil Wayne has not publically responded to Kendrick's song, though helium antecedently said that not being chosen arsenic the 2025 Super Bowl performer made him "feel similar s--t."
"I consciousness similar I fto each of y'all down for not getting that opportunity," the "Love Me" rapper added to fans successful his Instagram video. "But I'm moving connected me, and I'm working. So convey you."
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