Serena Williams' Super Bowl Cameo Explained: Surprise Appearance Was ‘Nasty Work' From Kendrick Lamar
In what has already been a whirlwind year for the rapper and his Grammy Award-winning diss track 'Not Like Us,' Lamar decided to place the hit song on America's biggest stage. It was already announced that SZA would appear and perform a couple of their duets, but Lamar surprised the audience with a cameo from tennis legend Serena Williams.
Williams and Drake actually have their own history, having reportedly dated on-and-off from 2011 to 2015. Drake referenced Williams in his 2013 song 'Worst Behavior,' and then again in 2022 when he called out her husband, Alexis Ohanian, in his song 'Middle of the Ocean,' calling him a 'groupie.'
The tennis star did not return his volleys – but she did decide to perform alongside his foe, Lamar. The Lamar-Drake beef is explained in detail here, but the two rappers released back-to-back diss tracks at one another in the spring of 2024, with Lamar doubling down on allegations that Drake has sexual relationships with minors (and even got the entire Super Bowl arena and the Grammys audience to sing it along with him).
The shared enemy may not have been the only reason Williams and Lamar teamed up for the performance. Both were born and raised in Compton, California. The tennis star paid homage to her hometown by crip walking to 'Not Like Us.' Social media users online quickly clocked the dance move as the same one she got in trouble for at Wimbledon. Williams responded saying if she danced like that on the court she 'would've been fined.'
Other fans online called the Williams' cameo 'nasty work' from Lamar. Another fan called it 'chaotic good.'
For more reactions to the bombshell cameo, keep reading:
The post Serena Williams' Super Bowl Cameo Explained: Surprise Appearance Was 'Nasty Work' From Kendrick Lamar appeared first on TheWrap.
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