The Tremendous Bowl halftime present is inflicting a stir as some segments of Hip-Hop and its followers assume Lil Wayne ought to take the stage as a substitute of Kendrick Lamar in Wayne’s hometown of New Orleans.
With some pointing the finger at JAY-Z, Fats Joe provides a unique take.
“Years in the past the meat with the NFL was Black individuals weren’t represented,” Fats Joe stated. “”They introduced out Dr. Dre, Eminem, everyone, primary scores. Yeah JAY-Z’s a giant voice however he has to undergo the NFL ranks, Roger Goodell, and all that. It ain’t only one man’s determination.
“How about if he wasn’t doing these exhibits it could be no Hip-Hop. It by no means was Hip-Hop.”
You may hear Joey Crack’s perspective beneath.
With widespread assist that Lil Wayne ought to have the Tremendous Bowl stage in NOLA, Drake posted photos on-line. It’s price noting that Drake’s present foe, Kendrick Lamar, has the Tremendous Bowl spot.
Drake exhibiting like to Lil Wayne on his IG Story‼️👀 pic.twitter.com/4WJZd80wJk
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Drake posts Lil Wayne through IG 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/svtvYv6N65
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Kendrick Lamar’s choice because the Tremendous Bowl halftime performer has rubbed members of the Hip-Hop neighborhood the incorrect method. Many, together with Wayne’s engineer, Marasciullo, imagine it ought to have been Lil Wayne.
“Confused. Upset. Offended. However most of all, impressed,” Marasciullo wrote. “Won’t ever once more be ready or have the 🐐 ready the place we’re on the mercy of another person’s determination. We’ll make the choices.”
Kendrick Lamar will take middle stage on the Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present at The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9, 2025. Roc Nation, Apple Music, and the NFL made the announcement at present, sparking pleasure for the globally anticipated efficiency.
Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, founding father of Roc Nation, praised Lamar’s affect: “Kendrick Lamar is actually a once-in-a-generation artist and performer. His deep love for hip-hop and tradition informs his inventive imaginative and prescient… His affect can be felt for years to return.”
Seth Dudowsky, Head of Music on the NFL, echoed this sentiment, saying, “Few artists have impacted music and tradition as profoundly as Kendrick Lamar… Kendrick has confirmed his distinctive capacity to craft moments that resonate, redefine, and finally shake the very basis of hip-hop.”
Apple Music’s Oliver Schusser emphasised the joy: “Apple is thrilled to deliver this present, starring the completely incomparable Kendrick Lamar, to followers worldwide with Apple Music’s industry-leading Spatial Audio high quality.”
Lamar, a Grammy and Emmy-winning artist and co-founder of pgLang, continues to redefine hip-hop, incomes accolades like a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album DAMN. and his chart-topping collaborations earlier this 12 months.
PgLang will creatively direct Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl efficiency, which can be produced by DPS. Roc Nation’s Jesse Collins will function government producer, and Hamish Hamilton will function director.
Apple Music’s ongoing partnership with the NFL and Roc Nation has already produced record-breaking halftime exhibits. With Kendrick Lamar on the helm, this 12 months’s efficiency is about to be one other groundbreaking second in Tremendous Bowl historical past.
