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Kendrick Lamar Pulled Off the Most Hip-Hop Halftime Show in Super Bowl History: Critic’s Take


Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show was the most hip-hop in history. Here's a review.

As soon as the NFL announced Kendrick Lamar as the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show headliner, fans and haters alike began to surmise just what the Compton MC would do with the 10 to 15 minutes allotted to him. After learning that Jack Antonoff helped to produce his latest album, GNX, some thought maybe Taylor Swift would make her way down from the Chiefs box to the field. From there he went into a GNX medley including “Man at the Garden” and “Peekaboo” before telling the audience, “I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue” as the beat for “Not Like Us” quickly pulsated in and out.

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