Kendrick Lamar was announced to headline the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show on Sunday (September 8), and hip-hop stalwarts talked about Lil Wayne being overlooked with the big game in 2025 being in his hometown of New Orleans.
Teacher P expressed his opinion on Instagram, saying that Lil Wayne “has to be a part of this celebration” as the No Limit Records boss serves as an entertainment ambassador in the Big Easy.
“Congratulations to @kendricklamar for playing halftime at Super Bowl LIX..he deserved it, he's one of the hottest music artists in the world and has one of the biggest songs right now,” he began his post, before sharing his thoughts on Weezy. “As an Entertainment Ambassador for the City of New Orleans, I have to agree with the fans that @liltunechi #LilWayne should be a part of this celebration as well. He is one of the greatest Hip Hop artists alive, still relevant, and a native of New Orleans. Let's not miss this cultural moment in the South. Life is too short! We must give our legends their flowers while they are here.''
Cam'ron and Mase are back with an episode of It Is What It Is on Monday (September 9), during which they gave Kendrick Lamar his set but couldn't process how Lil Wayne wasn't the Halftime Show pick. Cam laid the blame on Jay-Z, who serves as co-producer of the NFL's Super Bowl Halftime Show, and speculated that it could be due to issues with Hov and Wayne being rivals in the past.
“Listen, I love Kendrick Lamar… I hate the choice,” Cam began. “He's in New Orleans and you don't get Lil Wayne? Is this what we do? Don't have Lil Wayne in New Orleans for the Super Bowl? … There's no reason why Lil Wayne shouldn't be playing in the Super Bowl.”
He added: “It's not really a secret, Lil Wayne had a problem with someone before who was kind of part of the organization that ran it. This is depreciation. Who is Lil Wayne's artist? Drake… Lil Wayne not showing up in New Orleans for the Super Bowl is outrageous and needs to stop.”
Mase said: “Hating at this age is crazy.”
Bulletin board Jay-Z's rep has been reached for comment.
Even though he's from about 80 miles northwest of New Orleans, Boosie Badazz also shared his frustration with the NFL's decision to go with Kendrick Lamar rather than any artist from the Big Easy or his home state.
“ALL YALL ACTING LIKE YALL COOL WITH HOW THEY'RE PLAYING IT FOR THE SUPERBOWL SMH THE MOST CULTURAL CITY IN THE USA “@MasterPMiller @BIRDMAN5STAR THIS SHOWS THEY NEVER WANTED TO KICK THE DOOR AND FIRST PLACE BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL TRYING LOCK‼️ SUPERBOWL 22 WAS THE GOOD N GOOD ARTIST TOO UT NOW ITS N LOUISIANA N NO LOUISIANA LEGENDS CANT DO THEY THANG #idontrespectit.”
Lil Wayne's longtime engineer Fabian Marasciullo expressed his disappointment over the decision to snub Weezy for K. Dot.
“Shattered. Disappointed. Angry. But most of all, inspired,” Marasciullo wrote on his Instagram Story, which he captured Complex. “We will never again be in a position or a position where we are at the mercy of someone else's decision. We will make the decisions.”
Now, that doesn't mean Lil Wayne won't be a part of the Super Bowl halftime festivities in some capacity. The stage is set for Kendrick to take the stage at Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025, in New Orleans. It won't be Lamar's first time participating in the big game's Halftime Show, as he joined the 2022 West Coast celebration alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent.
“Rap music is still the most exciting genre to date,” Lamar said in the statement announcing him as the Halftime Show performer. “And I'll be there to remind people why. They got the right one.”
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