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The show was pretty much his new album and some of his disses from this year. There was two songs that weren’t from the past year.

Bold move considering he could’ve did a show with his greatest hits that everyone would’ve loved.

The imagery and production was amazing. Him rapping with a live mic and no background on that stage is also super impressive.

Gotta love the pettiness of Serina C-walking to a national audience wearing all blue to get back at Drake. Just iconic lol

 

[storrsroars]

He doesn’t need to air out grievances, he won the battle. He performer the song that won track of the year at the grammys, the most played rap song of the year. It’s odd than anyone thinks it’s any deeper than that.

For me, it's simply that the whole feud seems stupid.
"I'm the best,"
"No, I'm the best."
"One of your kids is from your producer."
"Oh yeah, well you're a pe-do."
And on and on and on.

Guess you can put a beat to anything and it sells, eh?

 

[CardiacAndre7]

For me, it's simply that the whole feud seems stupid.
"I'm the best,"
"No, I'm the best."
"One of your kids is from your producer."
"Oh yeah, well you're a pe-do."
And on and on and on.

Guess you can put a beat to anything and it sells, eh?

Well there is a lot more nuance to it than that. Again, listen to the other songs if you’d like.

 

[temery]

I saw local attorney Brook Goffe had at least 3 ads. I wonder what she had to pay. At least 15 seconds each.

she must be looking to represent the ticket holders and want their money back.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

Man, some of you are really entertaining.

He’s not wrong

 

[Dutch Boyd]

His comment made me laugh out loud. My daughter had friends over and they came downstairs specifically for the halftime show. My wife and I were laughing about all the dudes in Wranglers pounding their lazy boys when the halftime act wasn’t Def Leppard.

Oh stop, you’re trying a little hard here. That was pretty bad regardless of what you and your wife think.

 

[HuskyHawk]

So, anyway, the sloth commercial was good. Dunkin’ was good. Seal Mountain Dew was, un different. Matt Damon and David Beckham Stella commercial was great.Ritz was ok.

Nike ads sucked. Tubi was just too weird.

I don’t know Kemdrick’s music, or Drake’s, the feud means nothing to me. It was clean, loved the use of Samuel L Jackson and I appreciate the USA vs Canada element. My 21 year old loved it. My sense is that for the young people the whole thing just fits their very online sense of humor, vicious trolling, burns and jabs. The champion at that via music? That remains Carly Simon.

 

[husky429]

Who in their right mind thinks this noise is music? How has a 5’2” guy mumbling in a sea of white hoodies become cool? Has nothing on Pour Some Sugar on Me. I’d have settled for some friggin Pink, anything but that.

Any one of Kendrick's albums has a whole lotta something on Def Leppard's entire catalog. I haven't really listened to him since his first couple albums and that much is obvious.

It's bizarre you think Kendrick is for kids. He's most popular with the 25-40ish crowd. Folks young when MAAD City and DAMN. were popular. All kids know is about the Drake beef and "Not Like Us."

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I have no dog in this hunt. Before the Super Bowl halftime show was announced I never heard of Kendrick Lamar. I just saw this article and laughed and figured I'd post it.

Super Bowl 2025: Kendrick Lamar halftime show ranks among the best ever

Super Bowl 2025: Kendrick Lamar halftime show is one of the best in NFL history, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Serena Williams.

www.boston.com

Pretty much every halftime show draws loud contingents of “that was the greatest halftime show ever” and “that was the worst halftime show ever”.

 

[husky429]

I have no dog in this hunt. Before the Super Bowl halftime show was announced I never heard of Kendrick Lamar. I just saw this article and laughed and figured I'd post it.

Super Bowl 2025: Kendrick Lamar halftime show ranks among the best ever

Super Bowl 2025: Kendrick Lamar halftime show is one of the best in NFL history, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Serena Williams.

www.boston.com

I genuinely can't imagine someone with internet access (and access without paywalls in your case) not knowing who Kendrick Lamar is. He's been the face of rap for pushing 15 years now.

 

[Mr. Hand]

I genuinely can't imagine someone with internet access (and access without paywalls in your case) not knowing who Kendrick Lamar is. He's been the face of rap for pushing 15 years now.

It's not that out of the ordinary.

I'd heard the name before but since rap holds little appeal for me, I'd never heard him perform before. I'm sure you can probably guess that I continue to miss the appeal.

 

[CaptainRon]

He should have told us to turn off out tvs before he “sang”, not after.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Nice thing about my new hearing aids is they don't have a rap setting. This Giants fan watched only to see Saquon get his the rest of it except for a few good commercials was lousy entertainment

 

[cellocgg]

Nike ads sucked. Tubi was just too weird.

I'm still mad Nike didn't have Paige in their commercial

 

[boog204]

This whole thread is pretty hilarious. We've got people arguing about the relevancy of Kendrick Lamar while also name-dropping Def Leppard and Carly Simon.

I guess I'm now at the point where I wonder what's the actual point of the halftime show at all? Regardless of who plays, 1/2 the viewers will say they suck because they are either too "old/irrelevant" or too "young/what's wrong with music nowadays?"

 

[RuffRuff]

This whole thread is pretty hilarious. We've got people arguing about the relevancy of Kendrick Lamar while also name-dropping Def Leppard and Carly Simon.

I guess I'm now at the point where I wonder what's the actual point of the halftime show at all? Regardless of who plays, 1/2 the viewers will say they suck because they are either too "old/irrelevant" or too "young/what's wrong with music nowadays?"

Oh stop, we all know you would have gotten pumped for some Sabrina Carpenter. You’da been thumb dancing all the way to kick off.

 

[Mr. French]

I like Kendrick, I’m sick of the “beef” and I find Drake corny as heck but also an incredible rapper. Just so my stance is known.

I was laughing at the old lady at my party saying the same things about “this rap guy I’ve never heard of” - I told her they aren’t marketing to 80 year old women they don’t care if you know him.

But I also found his show only average. It wasn’t an incredible show. He IS an incredible artist though.

Pat Mahomes and Kelce looking like they would cry any minute was my halftime entertainment. And post-game. And all offseason.

 

[storrsroars]

Oh stop, we all know you would have gotten pumped for some Sabrina Carpenter. You’da been thumb dancing all the way to kick off.

I had to look up "thumb dancing". I wasn't expecting to see something clean, lol.

I knew there was a singer named Sabrina Carpenter. Never saw her until some clips from the Grammys. The woman has legs. Us old guys wouldn't care one lick about the music as long as we could watch those legs and admire those as "art"!

 

[Kembacity]

Who in their right mind thinks this noise is music? How has a 5’2” guy mumbling in a sea of white hoodies become cool? Has nothing on Pour Some Sugar on Me. I’d have settled for some friggin Pink, anything but that.

I grew up liking rap and hip hop music, but this mix tape diss track winning the song of the year kind of says it all for the state of music these days

 

[temery]

Huh? He’s almost 40 and has been big for over a decade. I assure you 14 year olds are not his target demographic.

Taylor Swift is pushing 40 and that's exactly her demographic.

 

[husky429]

Taylor Swift is pushing 40 and that's exactly her demographic.

I think we can reasonably understand the difference between Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar in pretty much every conceivable way, lol.

 

[RuffRuff]

I like Kendrick, I’m sick of the “beef” and I find Drake corny as heck but also an incredible rapper. Just so my stance is known.

I was laughing at the old lady at my party saying the same things about “this rap guy I’ve never heard of” - I told her they aren’t marketing to 80 year old women they don’t care if you know him.

But I also found his show only average. It wasn’t an incredible show. He IS an incredible artist though.

Pat Mahomes and Kelce looking like they would cry any minute was my halftime entertainment. And post-game. And all offseason.

The moral of this story is you really need to be nicer to 80 year old women.

 

[temery]

I have no dog in this hunt. Before the Super Bowl halftime show was announced I never heard of Kendrick Lamar. I just saw this article and laughed and figured I'd post it.

Super Bowl 2025: Kendrick Lamar halftime show ranks among the best ever

Super Bowl 2025: Kendrick Lamar halftime show is one of the best in NFL history, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Serena Williams.

www.boston.com

I thought it was going to be Anna Kendrick and some guy named Lamar.

Thought she'd do a play on Cups, but with athletic supporters. Then I found out football players don't wear cups anymore, so I changed channels and watched Jag re-runs and yelled at some kids to get off my lawn.

 

[Hunt for 7]

I thought it was going to be Anna Kendrick and some guy named Lamar.

Thought she'd do a play on Cups, but with athletic supporters. Then I found out football players don't wear cups anymore, so I changed channels and watched Jag re-runs and yelled at some kids to get off my lawn.

Now this is halftime entertainment the all American way. Connecticut suburbs. I just left the room and made something to eat while my 40 yr old wife and kids watched the show. I wanted the Eagles to win made money on them with a sizable win outright bet but I did not want it to be over by halftime.

One of the worst games in recent memory. Maybe Patriots-Rams 13-3 was less fun to watch but it was still a game. But this was not the best night for the NFL.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Taylor Swift is pushing 40 and that's exactly her demographic.

That too is far from accurate. She’s also much bigger in the 25-40 range than with the younger generation.

 

[Deepster]

Listen to ANY of his other songs, literally. He gets criticism for NOT putting enough radio plays out. He did this song to show his versatility. This just shows you either don’t know Kendrick, or you don’t care enough to, which is fine, but stop acting as if you know enough to speak on it.

He’s already universally considered one of the GOAT rappers. It’s 2025, entertainment sells and there aren’t any world renowned rock bands making big enough waves to catch a Super Bowl halftime show, just deal with it or turn it off.

I don't agree with this. I knew nothing about Bruno Mars before his Super Bowl performance and the guy killed it. I'm not a Lady Gaga fan but I thought she did a great job too.

He didn't really dance and walked around in a monotone mumble. It sounded like one long song. Is he a great rapper? Probably. Was he a great halftime performer at a Super Bowl? Nope.

 

[RuffRuff]

I thought it was going to be Anna Kendrick and some guy named Lamar.

Thought she'd do a play on Cups, but with athletic supporters. Then I found out football players don't wear cups anymore, so I changed channels and watched Jag re-runs and yelled at some kids to get off my lawn.

Would have been pretty cool if Lamar Odom did a duet with Anna Kendrick, Islands in the Stream. Now that’s entertainment.

From my standpoint the halftime show is reserved to be more of a spectacle than just one dude walking around totally inanimate. Not the venue for a solo artist looking like he’s walking around a mall. Throw a collab out there, some instruments, some animation, anything. KL is all about the lyrics, but for those that don’t know them and can’t hear them, the rest is pretty damn blah.

And Wtf was the point of Samuel L? Weird.

I went to a string quartet in a church in Brooklyn Saturday that did 90s grunge and found that 100x more entertaining.

 

[jibsey]

Music appreciation is a growth process that takes time. Right now I’m right on the verge of getting into the 80’s.

 

[Revrat]

Typical Boneyard. The entirety of this post has nothing to do with the original question.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I don't agree with this. I knew nothing about Bruno Mars before his Super Bowl performance and the guy killed it. I'm not a Lady Gaga fan but I thought she did a great job too.

He didn't really dance and walked around in a monotone mumble. It sounded like one long song. Is he a great rapper? Probably. Was he a great halftime performer at a Super Bowl? Nope.

I think this is a much fairer take than some of the other criticism in this thread. I can easily see how someone would want a higher energy or more pop performance on that stage without saying that they don’t see how anyone could think that noise was music.