Kendrick Lamar refrained from rapping some of the more explicit lyrics in his chart-topping Drake diss “Not Like Us” at the Super Bowl — but that didn’t stop the crowd from filling them in. Lamar headlined this year’s halftime show as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles days after sweeping five Grammy Awards. Samuel L.
Jackson and Serena Williams were among Lamar’s special guests on Sunday as he rifled through hits including “DNA” and “All the Stars.” Fans were waiting to see if the rapper would perform “Not Like Us,” which includes brutal lyrics about his rap nemesis Drake including allegations about his interactions with younger women. In one line referencing Drake’s 2021 album, Lamar raps: “ Certified Lover Boy ? Certified pedophile.
” However, during his halftime performance, Lamar omitted the word pedophile as well as the n-word throughout. “Kendrick is too good censoring himself, I'd slip up,” one fan tweeted during the show. Last month, Drake sued his own record label , Universal Music Group — which also represents Lamar — for defamation over “Not Like Us.
” Though Lamar is not named in the suit, the filing claims that Universal knew the pedophilia allegations were false but “chose corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists.” It additionally claims that Universal “approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track” that was “intended to convey the .
