Watch Kendrick Lamar hit out at Drake during Super Bowl Halftime Show 2025 performance: “I want to play their favourite song but you know they like to sue”

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Kendrick Lamar has delivered a fiery performance at the Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show – check it out below.Today (February 10), Lamar hit the field at the New Orleans Superdome to perform for the Super Bowl Halftime Show, making him the first-ever solo rapper to headline the massive honour.While he had previously confirmed that SZA would be joining him, Kendrick Lamar also brought along several major guest surprises, with Samuel L.

Jackson narrating the rapper’s as Uncle Sam performance while Serena Williams made an appearance to dance..@SamuelLJackson! #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/cTb7yRoEzu— NFL (@NFL) February 10, 2025 Lamar kicked off his set with an unreleased verse before before transitioning to ‘Squabble Up’, ‘HUMBLE.’, ‘DNA.’ and ‘Euphoria’.Throughout the set, Kendrick took several shots at Drake and even poked fun at the latter suing Universal Music Group for promoting ‘Not Like Us’.

Hinting at ‘Not Like Us’, which was only played for a mere second, Kendrick quipped during the performance: “I want to play their favourite song but you know they like to sue”.

Kendrick would eventually perform ‘Not Like Us’, though only after SZA joined him for ‘Luther’ and ‘All The Stars’."I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" – Kendrick Lamar pic.twitter.com/x1Ke3W3NLr— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 10, 2025To end off the set, Kendrick was joined by producer-DJ Mustard for ‘TV Off’.Check out clips of the performance below.KENDRICK!!! @KendrickLamar #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/FAo4ALNhsU— NFL (@NFL) February 10, 2025BE HUMBLE.