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Grammy award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar seemingly addressed the Super Bowl controversy in his surprise 12-track album "GNX," which has left hip-hop fans in a frenzy.
In the intro song "wacced out murals," the Compton, California MC touched on rapper Lil Wayne and the overall reaction to his announcement, that he will headline the 2025 Apple Music halftime show in February.
The NFL's decision sparked a heated debate online amongst fans and music pundits, on whether he should have been chosen over the "A Milli" rapper, who was born and raised in New Orleans, where Super Bowl 59 is slated to take place.
“Used to bump 'Tha Carter III,' I held my Rollie chain proud/ Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,” Lamar rapped.
In another line, he didn't hold anything back: “Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me/ All these (expletive) agitated/ I’m just glad it’s on their faces/ Quite frankly, plenty artist but they outdated/ Old (expletive) flows trying to convince me that you they favorite."
Lil Wayne publicly expressed his disappointment over not being selected for the Super Bowl in an Instagram Live video following the announcement in September.
Lamar shared a link to his new project on Friday, without warning.
The album is the latest addition to his 2024 run − on the heels of the attention-grabbing rap battle with Drake and the success of his hit diss song "Not Like Us," which debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has received a whopping five Grammy nominations.
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