Super Bowl Halftime Show Live Updates: Kendrick Lamar Getting Ready to Perform
Lamar, 37, has been on a remarkable career hot streak of late, reaching new heights even for the only pop musician to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for music, which he was awarded in 2018. This year he was widely seen as winning a culture-shaking rap beef with Drake, in which the pair volleyed bitter diss tracks for weeks.
Born in Compton, Calif., Lamar has long been celebrated for his intricate albums of introspective, genre-stretching gangster rap, like 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' (2012), 'To Pimp a Butterfly' (2015) and 'Damn.' (2017).
Lamar, who released his latest album, 'GNX,' in November, scored three No. 1 hits last year, including 'Not Like Us,' the infectious, decisive song in the rap battle. On the track Lamar controversially brands Drake and his associates 'certified pedophiles.' Drake has since sued Universal Music Group, the record label behemoth behind both rival rappers, saying that the allegations in the song were false and that the label's aggressive promotion of it defamed him and led to harassment. Will Lamar perform 'Not Like Us' at the Super Bowl, testing the censors at the N.F.L. and Fox with loaded accusations against a fellow superstar?
Or will he stick to safer past hits like 'Humble,' 'Alright,' 'i' and the duets 'All the Stars' and 'Luther' with SZA, the popular R&B singer who is expected to appear at halftime ahead of a joint tour with Lamar this year?
Lamar appeared alongside fellow West Coast rap legends Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, an early mentor, at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2022, performing parts of his songs 'M.A.A.D. City' and 'Alright.' The performance became the first Super Bowl halftime show to win an Emmy Award for outstanding variety special (live).
He has collaborated in the past with Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Travis Scott, Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons. Does he have other surprise guests in store?
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