Lil Wayne Fans & Collaborators Express Outrage Over Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show

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MIAMI, FL - MAY 05: (L-R) Mack Maine, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Wayne attend Bamboo Miami on May 5, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/WireImage/Getty Images)
Super Bowl LIV will take place in New Orleans, and even big Kendrick Lamar fans think that Lil Wayne deserved the spot.

So many hip-hop fans are excited for Kendrick Lamar's recently announced Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans on February 9, 2025. However, even some of his strongest supporters admit that Jay-Z and the NFL missed out on a massive and more well-deserved opportunity to bring Lil Wayne to the massive stage. Whether it was Young Money goons or people who are typically Drake/Weezy haters, a lot of people discussed this move and made their case for the Cash Money icon. Not only that, but Tunechi's engineer and producer Fabian Marasciullo took to his Instagram Story on Sunday (September 8) to seemingly react to Kendrick's announcement.

"Confused. Disappointed. Angry. But most of all. Inspired," he wrote on IG, which led many to assume that he was talking about the NFL picking Kendrick Lamar instead of Lil Wayne. "Will never again be in a position or have the [goat emoji] in a position where we are at the mercy of someone elses decision. We will make the decisions." Of course, another element to consider is Wayne's loyalty to Drake in regards to the Kendrick battle, plus the fact that the Compton lyricist mocked his Toronto rival's teases toward a "Game 2."

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Another argument in Lil Wayne's favor is that the next two Super Bowls will be in California, so Kendrick Lamar would've had his shot. Overall, though, it's clear that the public's reaction to all this – no matter where they lean – falls victim to the lack of public knowledge about the business background of all this. But maybe this conversation would all become moot if the pgLang creative brings Weezy out in February. It's very unlikely when you consider Young Money's family ties, but Kendrick sticking up for Wayne on "Not Like Us" indicates that he still has a lot of love for him. Check out more takes on this Super Bowl debate down below.

Fans Debate

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne almost collaborated on a Jay Rock song years before Kendrick and the rest of TDE made it to the top of the rap game. Eventually, they linked up on "Mona Lisa" off Tha Carter V. We'll see if anything else happens soon that will inform or reveal more about this situation. If nothing else, we're very excited for whatever greatness occurs on February 9... Even if we know that someone else should be taking the headlining spot.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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