Kendrick Lamar Talks About Super Bowl Halftime Controversy

Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise album, “GNX,” and on it he addresses the controversy that followed his announcement as the headliner for the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show.

“Bumping ‘Tha Carter III,’ I held my Rollie chain proud/Irony, I think my hard work failed Lil Wayne,” Lamar raps on his intro track, “Wild Murals.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop megastar released the 12-track album on Friday afternoon.

He then says in another line, “Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulating me/ All these (expletive) excited/ I’m just glad it’s on their faces/ Honestly, lots of artist but they’re outdated/ Old (expletive) flows in trying to convince me that you like them.”

His words come in response to the drama that arose in the hip-hop/rap community after the NFL and Lamar shared that he would take the stage as its headliner, a no-brainer considering how Lamar’s hit song “Not” Like Us” — the rapper’s latest jab at Drake during their recent beef — captured the world over the summer.

But while many were overjoyed with the decision, several musicians thought it was a little too much for New Orleans rap legend Lil Wayne, who previously expressed a desire to perform at the big fight in his hometown. Super Bowl LIX takes place in New Orleans

Back in September, Lil Wayne shared that he was disappointed that he didn’t get the job.

“Forgive me for the delay … First of all, I had to gain strength. I had to gain enough strength to do this without breaking,” Wayne said at the time in an Instagram video. “I thought there was no was somewhat better than that place, that platform in my city, so it hurt. It hurt a lot.”

In addition to talking about upsetting Lil Wayne, Lamar also repeated his tiff with Drake by naming one of his tracks “heart pt. 6,” which continues his “heart streak.” The new track’s title references Drake’s use of Lamar’s streak when he dissed the Compton rapper on his “The Heart Part 6.”

Lamar released “Not Like Us,” this year on May 4th, and as soon as it hit the airwaves, it sparked a Los Angeles-based movement that included Angelenos showing pride and celebrating their city’s culture.