Lil Wayne Reveals He and Kendrick Lamar Discussed the 2025 Super Bowl: ‘He Better Bring His A-Game’

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance

Lil Wayne revealed that he and Kendrick Lamar discussed the latter’s 2025 Super Bowl halftime performance – check out what Wayne had to say below.

In September, the NFL announced that Kendrick Lamar would headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans. Although the news was generally well-received, local residents expressed disappointment that their own rap legend, Lil Wayne, was not selected for this honor.

Wayne’s Reaction and Their Conversation

Lil Wayne took to social media to express his feelings about the situation, stating: “It hurts. It hurts a lot, you know what I’m talking about, it hurts a lot. I blamed myself for not being mentally prepared for the disappointment, which automatically mentally put me in a position as if someone had told me that this was my position. So I blamed myself for that.”

Now, it seems things have shifted between Wayne and Lamar, as Wayne shared with Skip Bayless that they connected to discuss the Super Bowl performance.

Wayne told Bayless: “I spoke to him and wished him all the best and told him he’d better kill him. He must kill him.”

Leading up to their chat, Kendrick Lamar surprised fans by releasing his new album, GNX, in November, where he referenced Lil Wayne in the opening track, “Wacced Out Murals”: “I used to come across Tha Carter III, I was proud of my Rollie chain / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down“

This prompted Wayne to respond on social media: “The f**k am I doing this?! I’m just relaxing and they’re still running through my head. Let’s not mistake kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I ask you all. Nobody really wants destruction, not even me, but I will destroy if I’m disturbed. On me. Love.”

When Bayless inquired about Kendrick Lamar’s invitation, Lil Wayne mentioned that this was the first he heard of it: “This is the first I’ve heard of it. I think he’s as much a fan as I am a fan of his music. I think that means he saw what everyone else saw, he saw how much it meant to me. He didn’t let me down.”

Wayne elaborated: “It didn’t require any explanation. I think I understand. His hard work is the reason he got to this point and obviously what let me down is I’m just upset and disappointed that I didn’t get that spot.”

When Bayless asked if Wayne would share the stage with Kendrick Lamar if invited, Wayne replied that he “won’t even be in the country” on February 9.

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX secured the 12th spot on NME’s Top 50 Albums of 2024, while his collaboration with Drake, “Not Like Us,” was recognized as NME’s second-best song of the year.

The GNX album received a stellar five-star review from NME. Kayann-Sian Williams stated: “In a way, ‘Gloria’ is symbolic: ‘GNX’ starts with such an ominous tone that doesn’t necessarily go away. But Lamar channels what could be interpreted as hatred and negativity into a teachable moment, encouraging you to tap into the purest emotion known to man: love. In a year that started with such rancor, Kendrick Lamar shares the antidote to ‘GNX.’