Kendrick Lamar is breaking his silence on the controversy that took place after fans were upset that Lil Wayne wasn’t chosen to perform at the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show.
The 37-year-old rapper unexpectedly dropped his sixth album, GNX, on November 22. In the opening track, “wacced out murals,” Lamar responded to Wayne’s frustration about not being selected to perform at the upcoming Super Bowl in the Caesars Superdome, located in the “A Milli” rapper’s hometown of New Orleans.
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“Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down / Whatever though, call me crazy, everybody questionable / Turn me to an eskimo, I drew the line and decimals,” Lamar rapped on the song.
Additional lyrics reveal the “Humble” artist subtly referencing his well-known rivalry with Drake, highlighting how various hip-hop personalities felt compelled to take sides. This situation contributed to his sense of isolation within the genre, especially after securing the Super Bowl performance.
“Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulated me / All these n—-s agitated, I’m just glad they showin’ they faces,” added Lamar on the track.
Lamar was officially named the headliner for the 2025 Super Bowl on September 7, and just a few days later, Wayne expressed his views in an Instagram video.
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“I had to get strength enough to do this without breaking. I’mma say thank you to every voice, every opinion, all the care, all the love and the support out there. Your words turned into to arms and held me up when I tried to fall back,” Weezy said.
Wayne expressed feeling “hurt” when he saw the announcement of Lamar headlining the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. “I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for automatically mentally putting myself in that position like somebody told me that was my position,” he continued.
The Young Money Entertainment founder added, “But I thought there was nothing better than that spot and that stage and that platform in my city, so it hurt.”
“Like I said, it broke me, and I’m just trying to put me back together, but my God, have you all helped me,” he told fans. “Thanks to all of my peers, my friends, my family, my homies on the sports television and everybody repping me. I really appreciate that, I really do. I feel like I let all of y’all down by not getting that opportunity, but I’m working on me, and I’m working, so thank you.”
