Lil Wayne Voices Desire To Play Super Bowl Halftime Show In Resurfaced Clip

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Lil Wayne performs onstage during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman on February 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Weezy has wanted the gig since February.

Kendrick Lamar just made another Young Money enemy. The rapper already took out Drake with his historic run of diss tracks. Now, he's snatched the Super Bowl Halftime Show out from under the New Orleans hometown hero, Lil Wayne. To be clear, Lamar was given the spot, and given his recent run of hits, the booking makes total sense. It's more the fact that New Orleans fans feel like Wayne should've been prioritized given his background. Lil Wayne has stated, point blank, that he wants to lead a Super Bowl Halftime Show in his city.

The statement was made back in February. Lil Wayne went YG's 4HUNNID podcast to discuss his legacy and his relationship to New Orleans. Naturally, the topic of the Super Bowl came up, given that it will take place in the Big Easy come 2025. Weezy told the host that he hadn't been contacted about playing at the Halftime Show, but he remained hopeful that he would. "We all praying, we keeping our fingers crossed," he explained. "I’m working hard." Lil Wayne said that the desire to headline the Super Bowl was actually motivating him during the recording sessions for his upcoming album.

Lil Wayne Was 'Praying' For The Halftime Show Call

"I’m going to make sure this next album and everything I do is killer," the rapper asserted. His reasoning? If the next album is undeniable, than Roc Nation and the NFL would have no choice but to book him. "I’m going make it very hard for them to [pass me up]," Lil Wayne stated. "I want to just make it hard for them not to highlight the boy." Unfortunately, Weezy is still working on Tha Carter VI, with no release date set. JAY-Z and the Roc Nation team opted for Kendrick Lamar instead. Lil Wayne hasn't commended on the perceived snub. His Young Money family, however, has been plenty loud.

Nicki Minaj blasted JAY-Z on Twitter. She didn't mention names, but the allusions to Colin Kaepernick made it very clear who she was talking about. "One n**ga took a knee," she wrote. "The other n**ga took the bag." Birdman, meanwhile, tagged Minaj and Drake in what practically read like a declaration of war against Roc Nation. "These n**gaz P**si @NICKIMINAJ @Drake @LilTunechi YMCMB," he tweeted out. "I’m make these n**gaz respek us on Gladys."

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Elias Andrews is a music and entertainment writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH in 2024 as the lead night shift contributor, which means he covers new music releases on a weekly basis. In the year since joining, Elias has covered some of the biggest and most turbulent stories in the world of music. He covered the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and the release of the disses “Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams,” in particular, in real time. He has also detailed the ongoing list of allegations and criminal charges made against Diddy. Elias’ favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808s Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He loves L.A. hip-hop but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he ever bought was Big Willie Style by Will Smith, which he maintains is still a pretty good listen.
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