Kendrick Lamar Receives Mixed Reactions to Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

Kendrick Lamar is receiving combined reactions following his NFL Tremendous Bowl LIX halftime efficiency … even after he included his extraordinarily standard Drake diss observe “Not Like Us” within the lineup.

Along with the hit tune — which won him five Grammys final week — he carried out different crowd-pleasers, together with “gnx,” “peekaboo” and “HUMBLE.” He additionally introduced out SZA for his or her hits “All of the Stars” and “Luther,” and even had Serena Williams — who as soon as dated Drake — crip-walking to “Not Like Us.” Samuel L. Jackson opened up the efficiency dressed as Uncle Sam to preside over the present.

However not all viewers had been happy. Many followers slammed the present as “boring,” with some even claiming they switched channels to move the time.

Some displeased viewers rated Kendrick’s because the worst halftime present efficiency they’ve ever seen … and others went so far as demanding Roc Nation — Jay-Z‘s firm that started producing the halftime exhibits in 2019 — be banned from controlling a halftime efficiency ever once more.

Drake might be loving the hate … however KL obtained loads of reward for his efficiency, too. Viewers applauded him for protecting Drake’s identify in “Not Like Us” and for bringing his exes into the combination. Others gave him factors for taking part in new music and never simply leaning into nostalgia, whereas additionally highlighting his creativity for the political messages.

Kendrick adopted final 12 months’s record-setting Tremendous Bowl — that includes Usher with Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon and Ludacris at halftime — which brought in 123.4 million viewers. The truth is, final 12 months’s sport is the second most-watched TV program ever, subsequent to the 1969 Apollo 11 moon touchdown.