Kendrick Lamar and SZA perform at Super Bowl Halftime Show. The 'Not Like Us' rapper conjured a medley of hits that spans his 15-year discography with SZA as his special guest.
Have YOU got a story? EmailKendrick Lamar jumped on a bold new fashion trend for men and women on Sunday, as he took to the stage for his lackluster Super Bowl halftime show.
The $1,300 Celine by Hedi Slimane jeans which the star paired with a Gloria jacket saw fans quip he was 'wearing my girlfriend's jeans' in hilarious reactions. 'Everybody’s quick to call Drake zesty, but when Kendrick Lamar comes out wearing these jeans, everyone goes silent 'Take note of Kendrick Lamar’s jeans. That is the perfect Jean and the perfect amount of flare for a guy. Make this more a thing. I want to see this more often. I think they look great and it’s masculine.
He also wore a big silver chain pendant with a small letter 'a', in another reference to 'A minor' in the lyrics and jeans by Celine. At one point during the charged performance a man with a Palestinian flag tried to storm the halftime show but was intercepted by security.Kendrick rocked a blue and white jacket, a black shirt, blue jeans and a backwards hat.
The duo performed their collabs Luther and All the Stars. SZA wowed in an all-red look. Kendrick was also joined by DJ Mustard during the show.Tennis champion Serena Williams, who was once linked to Drake, was pictured dancing during Not Like Us The hit diss song has been the subject of litigation from the Canadian rapper, who recently filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. In the track, Drake is referred to as a 'certified pedophile.'
He also accused UMG of allowing the 'inflammatory and shocking allegations' because the song was a 'gold mine' for the company.Kendrick rocked a blue and white jacket, a black shirt, blue jeans and a backwards hat The track also earned Kendrick all five awards that he was nominated for, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video, at the ceremony in his hometown of Los Angeles.
'Love when they argue the hardest MC / Is it K. Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? / We the big three, like we started a league.' He also hit out with 'Taylor Made Freestyle,' where he used the AI-generated voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg, two of Lamar's idols, to go after him. However, it resulted in a cease and desist from Tupac's estate.She showed off some fun choreographyAt one point during the performance Jackson returned, and told the crowd: 'Too loud, too reckless, too ghetto. Mr.
The lyrics were widely considered to be a callback to US rapper Pusha T's infamous Drake diss track The Story of Adidon, which revealed Drake had fathered a son with French adult star Sophie Brussaux.Before he had a chance to respond to euphoria, Kendrick doubled down with 6:16 in LA - seemingly a parody of the Canadian musician's famous timestamp songs such as 4 PM in Calabasas and 8 AM in Charlotte .
Mere minutes after Drake released his song, Kendrick fired back with Meet the Grahams - his third diss in a week.'You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh, you lied about them other kids that's out there hoping that you come,' go the lyrics. 'Say Drake, I hear you like 'em young,' the Kendrick rapped, encouraging others to 'hide your little sister from him'.'And Party at the party playin’ wit’ his nose now,' targeting Canadian artist PartyNextDoor.
But, in the battle for rap glory, The Heart Part 6 felt like a whimper after Kendrick roared in Not Like Us.Within days of its release, it climbed to the top of the Billboard's Hot 100 list - marking Lamar's first solo entry since the release of 'Humble' in 2017.The feud between Drake and Kendrick has now entered its 13th year, after the One Dance singer filed a federal defamation lawsuit over Not Like Us.
When asked what viewers can expect, Lamar answered: 'Storytelling. I think I´ve always been very open about storytelling through all my catalog and my history of music. And I´ve always had a passion about bringing that on whatever stage I´m on.'
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