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Kendrick Lamar name-dropping Drake during the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Kendrick Lamar name-dropping Drake during the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show
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The Internet’s Memeing Kendrick’s Drake Diss At The Super Bowl & NGL, It’s Pretty Funny

Bre McNamara

Did y’all catch Kendrick Lamar’s concert — I mean, Super Bowl LIX halftime performance? Because I sure did, and it was definitely one for the books. The rapper pulled out all of the stops by giving everyone watching some pretty incredible moments, like being introduced by the one and only Samuel L. Jackson, performing “luther” and “All The Stars” with SZA, and even having tennis queen Serena Williams make a surprise appearance. But the most talked-about moment of the night was when Lamar called out Drake right on camera while performing his Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us.”

ICYMI, Lamar full-on name-dropped Drake while grinning and staring directly at the camera as he rapped, “Say Drake” before saying the viral “a minor” line, which the crowd helped him sing. (Speaking of “a minor,” many fans were convinced Lamar’s “a” necklace he wore during the performance was a reference to the lyric, as well as a huge shot at Drake. However, longtime K. Dot fans believe the necklace simply paid homage to his company, pgLang.)

Lamar smiling at the camera while name-dropping Drizzy has since taken X/Twitter by storm, with halftime show viewers instantly making hilarious memes about the rapper’s “diabolical” move.

Meanwhile, others have been *weak* over Lamar’s grin.

Lamar and Drake’s beef has been interesting, to say the least. Their apparent feud first began in the early 2010s, then came to a head in 2024 when Lamar released a six-minute track titled “Euphoria,” which took aim at Drake. A few days later, K. Dot dropped his second diss track on Instagram Reels, titled “6:16 in LA,” in which he claimed people on Drake’s teams aren’t really there for him. A few months later, Lamar released “Not Like Us,” which addressed the “No Face” rapper directly.

After that, Drake filed a legal petition against Universal Music Group and Spotify, claiming the two companies had “artificially inflated” Lamar’s song “Not Like Us” by using AI-generated tactics such as bots and payola. On Nov. 26, UMG responded to Her Campus’s request for comment on the lawsuit, saying, “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.” Spotify and Lamar have not responded publicly to Drake’s allegations. 

Drake has yet to respond to Lamar’s disses, nor has he said anything about K. Dot name-dropping him during the Super Bowl. I don’t know about you, but it seems like this feud is nowhere near being resolved.

Bre is the Entertainment Editor at Her Campus. She oversees the entertainment verticals on the site, including celebrities, movies, television, and music coverage. During her college career, Bre was a contributing writer and Entertainment Editor for the Montclair State University chapter of Her Campus. After graduating in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communications and Media Arts, Bre worked as a full-time writer at Showbiz Cheat Sheet, where she pitched, edited, and wrote articles covering trending news, movies, television, and celebrities. Bre has also written and conducted interviews for the entertainment site Shadow and Act. When she's not writing, you can find Bre binging 'New Girl' or 'Modern Family' for the millionth time or listening to her assorted Spotify playlist. She also loves spending time with her family and keeping herself busy with a little retail therapy!