Kid Rock “respects” Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl show but thinks it’s “the epitome of DEI blowing up”

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Kid Rock has shared his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance last week – see what he had to say below.Last week (February 10), Kendrick Lamar made history by becoming the first solo rapper to headline the coveted Halftime Show.

Shortly after, it was reported that Lamar’s slot went on to pull 133.5million live viewers, as well as over 38million views on YouTube –making it the most-watched Super Bowl performance in history.Despite the record-setting viewership, reception towards the performance has been split down the middle, with some calling it “a masterpiece”, while others are hailing it as the “worst Super Bowl performance in the last decade”.Now, rapper and Donald Trump associate Kid Rock has shared his thoughts on Lamar’s performance.

Appearing on the latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Kid Rock said of Lamar’s Halftime Show: “To put it nicely, it wasn’t my cup of tea, but I got to respect it.

And here’s why. You know, I grew up loving, emulating hip-hop, all things hip-hop — break dancing, deejaying, graffiti, rapping, and so I understand the culture a little bit more than most.