Nicki Minaj, Birdman and more slam NFL for not booking Lil Wayne for 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show

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Nicki Minaj, Birdman and more have hit out over the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime booking, expressing their disappointment that Kendrick Lamar was picked over Lil Wayne.Last weekend it was announced that Lamar would be headlining the prestigious Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show next year, which will take place on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.However, while the news was well received among sporting and music fans, it hasn’t gone down too well with some fellow rappers – particularly given that the host city is Lil Wayne’s hometown – with both Minaj and Birdman taking issue with the announcement.“Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego,” Minaj wrote in a post on X.“Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!!

LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out.”Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego.

Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!!

Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out.…— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024The rapper also seemed to take aim at Jay-Z, who was named the co-producer of the Super Bowl halftime show in 2019.“One n*** took a knee The other n*** took the bag.