(Video) Multiple fan footage suggests Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was a snoozefest
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show may go down amongst the most disappointing in halftime history, as the New Orleans crowd seemed disinterested in the event.
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Fans were busy scrolling on their phones as Kendrick Lamar performed at halftime (Image Credits: AP/X)
The halftime show is one of the best parts of every Super Bowl. It has been customary for the breakout artist of that year to feature on the stage and put their creativity and artistic genius forward. This year was phenomenal for Kendrick Lamar, and unsurprisingly, the NFL approached him to perform in New Orleans.
The show had its fair share of highlights. With Serena Williams crip walking on national television and Kendrick Lamar performing his highly-anticipated diss track, Not Like Us and Samuel L. Jackson decked up as Uncle Sam. The entire Caesars Superdome repeated the lyrics to the diss track, and that was amazing to see.
However, the rest of the show was subpar. There were two types of people present at the Superdome, those who were well-versed with Kendrick Lamar’s material and those who were oblivious to his other hits.
this is real life not twitter.
— 〽️ (@drizzyys) February 10, 2025
people do NOT know who kendrick is.
instead of him using this stage to properly promote his music & introduce himself to new fans, he made the biggest moment of his career about DRAKE. #obsessed
media outlets are already calling this the worst… pic.twitter.com/6ziEQF1y8S
This created a bizarre situation because, at a time when fans were supposed to be moving and grooving, they were busy scrolling through their phones.
Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show is being dubbed as one of the worst
The multiple Grammy Award winner and Pulitzer Prize Awardee failed to carry the momentum into Super Bowl weekend. Fans resorted to social media to express their disappointment with the show. One fan described it as being the ‘worst halftime show ever’ and another went on to compare it to The Weeknd’s 2021 halftime show in terms of how bad it was.
A video taken by fans displayed the environment at the Superdome. Fans seemed to be least interested in watching the show. Everyone was lost in their own worlds and one thing was clear. The artist failed to captivate and hold their attention throughout. Here’s how fans reacted to the show via X:
people on their phones silent & uninterested as fck. like this is so fkn embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/9Rumq5rb5y
— 〽️ (@drizzyys) February 10, 2025
Not enough bots in the world that can manipulate ppl into thinking this was a good performance, he sold so hard, now the rest of his career will pay the price.
— 🕳️. (@hhexryy) February 10, 2025
Kendrick has never been thought of as a Super Bowl performer. How he managed to skip the line without enough mainstream hits is crazy.
— Dee Dee 💕 ♌️ (@DeedeeTheLeo) February 10, 2025
I got dragged for this opinion last night but it doesn’t matter if he’s big on Spotify in 2024
— Jimothy (@jamesbaratheon) February 10, 2025
You need TIME for the rest of America to learn who you are. To know your songs. To have wide appeal.
This was a niche rap beef show at best.
I have no idea who he is or what he's saying. Never heard any of these songs and I have teens who love rap. 🤷🏻♀️
— Marie (@QuidMumu) February 10, 2025
Super Bowl halftime shows need to be mainstream and and sanitized. It needs to appeal to all demographics of America, across age, culture, and gender, because the SB is a mainstream event. Kendrick may have his fans but he was a poor choice. I personally don't like Beyonce but I…
— Ugly Cowboy (@ugly_cowboy) February 10, 2025
This shit ain’t hittin ngl
— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 (@the_det_times) February 10, 2025
Kendrick is a force. But this is bad.
— RyanHeroldMusicGroup (@RyanHeroldMusic) February 10, 2025
There have been doubts surrounding Kendrick Lamar being the performer at Super Bowl LIX. Fans had vouched for the NFL to invite hometown heroes such as Lil Wayne and Master P, who find their roots in the city of New Orleans.
Some fans went as far as to say that a Drake halftime show would have fared better than Kendrick Lamar too, but Jay Z and Roc Nation Sports, the organization responsible for picking the performers wanted to push the hottest artist of the moment to the fans.
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