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On Sunday, September 8, 2024, it was announced that Kendrick Lamar would headline the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, which is expected to take place on February 9, 2025. This is the second time the rapper will be gracing the stage at the NFL’s main event, as he also appeared alongside Dr. Dre in 2022. Netizens have since taken to the internet to create hilarious memes related to Drake, considering their rocky history.
In a promotional clip on Instagram, Kendrick Lamar said:
“You know there’s only one opportunity to win a championship. No round two’s.”
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In an official statement, the Loyalty crooner also said:
“Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date. And I’ll be there to remind the world why.”
Netizens have since been in a frenzy following the announcement. Many could not help but bring up Kendrick Lamar’s high-profile beef with Drake, which took over the internet this year. Several X users repeatedly mentioned how K. Dot’s expected performance of his hit track Not Like Us on the Super Bowl stage would be a big blow aimed at Drizzy.
K. Dot fans are convinced that the singer will perform the song at the Super Bowl considering its massive success. On the day of the announcement of the rapper’s 2025 performance, the song stood on the 12th spot on Spotify’s daily U.S. charts, with the musician also boasting 68 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Some reactions to the latest announcement read:
“Drake on February 9th, 2025, watching 120 million people tune in to watch Kendrick Lamar call him a p*dophile for the 193rd time in a row,” an X user commented.
“KENDRICK LAMAR CALL DRAKE A P*DOPHILE ON THE MOST WATCHED TELEVISION BROACAST IN THE UNITED STATES AND MY LIFE IS YOURS,” a platform user hilariously said.
It is worth noting that K. Dot’s set list for the Super Bowl had not been released at the time of writing this article. Meanwhile, netizens continued to troll Drake online, with other comments reading:
“Kind of comforting to know that no matter how bad of a day you might be having, kendrick lamar is going to make sure drake is having a worse one,” another netizen stated.
“Kendrick went from being at home minding his own business to headline the super bowl all because Drake didn’t know how to pick his battles,” a platform user commented.
“Bros bout to perform Not Like Us a million times at the show,” an X user said.
Drake had not publicly addressed K. Dot’s upcoming Super Bowl performance at the time of writing this article. Nonetheless, the former continued to be relentlessly trolled online, with other tweets reading:
“Drake gotta fear for his life everytime he logs into a device at this point,” an X user said.
“Playing Not Like Us during Halftime for the world to see is diabolical,” another netizen said.
Speculations of Kendrick Lamar subtly dissing Drake in Super Bowl promotional video goes viral
Many believe that the Humble rapper seemingly dissed Drizzy by mentioning the phrase “round two’s” in his promotional video, as Drizzy had uttered the same phrase on Instagram in the past. The latter took to his Instagram burner account plottttwistttttt to speak about “winning Game 2.” At that time, followers believed that this was about his battle with K. Dot.
Fans now await for Drizzy to drop a second batch of diss tracks aimed towards K. Dot.
As per Rolling Stone, Jay-Z, NFL’s music strategist, through his label Roc Nation, released a statement regarding K. Dot’s upcoming performance. The former said:
“Kendrick Lamar is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer. His deep love for hip-hop and culture informs his artistic vision. He has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. Kendrick’s work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come.”
The championship will take place at the Caesars Superdome in Luisiana.
