On Feb. 9, there’s a strong chance that Kendrick Lamar will walk onto the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, and call Drake a pedophile in front of hundreds of millions of viewers.

The enthusiastic response to his music has been driven in part by the perception that he’s a political vessel. But what exactly are his politics?

Kendrick Lamar and SZA will take the stage at the year's biggest football game -- but there's some controversy.

Lamar dropped merchandise ahead of the highly anticipated halftime show. The collection includes a white t-shirt with “foot up on the gas, but somebody gotta do it,” written underneath “Super Bowl LIX.” The shirt retails for $55 and has an official Super Bowl patch on the sleeve.

Roc Nation’s founder is a rapper, but that doesn’t mean the Super Bowl won’t ever present rock or country. Perez noted that Jay-Z’s wife, Beyoncé, has collaborated with country icon Dolly Parton, and that Reba McEntire sang the national anthem at last year’s Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

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Kendrick Lamar and designer Willy Chavarria are teaming up again for a Super Bowl-inspired collection ahead of the rapper's halftime show performance.

The Philadelphia Eagles face two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX (59) at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La. on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show performance is expected to feature "Not Like Us" and shine a new spotlight on Lamar's beef with Drake.

Soul and TDE join Kendrick Lamar at Super Bowl LIX? Ab-Soul took to X/Twitter on Wednesday (Jan. 29) with an interesting declaration that appears to tease something related to the NFL’s big game. His post mentioned Dave Free,

The Grammy Award-winning artist teamed up with the American fashion designer to release a line of special edition Super Bowl LIX shirts, shorts, and tees