Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’: The highly anticipated Super Bowl 2025 took center stage on February 9, drawing millions of viewers worldwide. While many tuned in for the championship game, the halftime show—always a spectacle—was one of the most talked-about moments of the night. This year, Kendrick Lamar delivered an electrifying performance, blending high-energy visuals with his signature storytelling, and subtly addressing his ongoing feud with Drake.
Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson kicked off Lamar’s set, embodying the legendary American figure “Uncle Sam” in a powerful introduction. As the stage transformed into a dynamic video game-inspired world, Kendrick emerged atop a moving vehicle, commanding attention from the start. Surrounded by a troupe of precision dancers, he launched into a hard-hitting set that was as visually stunning as it was lyrically bold.
As Kendrick Lamar moved electrically across the stage, singing his hits, many wondered if he would bring up his famous diss track “Not Like Us” which exposes singer Drake with a series of accusations of pedophilia and cultural appropriation.
During the show, Lamar teases the idea of singing the song by saying, “I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue” as the first musical notes of the song.
“Not Like Us” enter into the moment. Kendrick Lamar continues the show singing with his guest artist, SZA who joined him to sing “Luther” and “All the Stars”.
Finally, Kendrick Lamar ends his musical section with SZA to return to where he started and begin singing “Not Like Us”, the song that everyone was waiting for but no one predicted he would sing.
The interpretation of this famous diss track has stolen everyone’s attention for the way Lamar has sung the song without worries of possible lawsuits, by mentioning the artist directly singing his verse “Say Drake” and looking at the camera in a smiling and mocking way. Kendrick’s image has taken over social media and has become a meme since the Super Bowl.
In addition, Lamar brought tennis player Serena Williams on stage, who danced on stage to the rhythm of the diss track “Not Like Us”. Williams’ presence on stage brought up her past love affair with Drake and the way she joined Lamar in dancing to the song against him.
The halftime show ended and social media has been filled with analysis of what was one of the most symbolic halftime shows of the Super Bowl.
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