Kendrick Lamar raps about bad blood.

With the surprise November 22 release from are sixth album GNXaddressed the “Not Like Us” rapper the controversy surrounding his upcoming performance during the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Kendrick was announced as the headliner in September, but there were many fans the rapper assumed Lil Wayne would be chosen since the game was on will be held at Caesars Superdome in the “Lollipop” emcees birthplace New Orleans. In fact, Lil Wayne expressed his “hurt” at the perceived criticism, saying in a recent Instagram video, “I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a disappointment and just automatically putting myself in that position mentally brought.’

On the song ‘wacced out murals’ Kendrick referred to the incident, rapping, “I bumped into Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I guess my hard work let Lil Wayne down / Anyway, call me crazy, everyone doubtful / Turn me into a Esk—, I drew the line and decimals.”