{"id":25352,"date":"2025-02-12T04:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T04:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25352"},"modified":"2025-02-12T04:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T04:04:41","slug":"kendrick-lamar-breaks-his-silence-following-controversial-super-bowl-59-halftime-show-in-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25352","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar Breaks His Silence Following Controversial Super Bowl 59 Halftime Show In New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2256337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380146-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380146-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380146-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380146-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380146-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380146-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_25380146-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar on stage at the Super Bowl\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Kendrick Lamar (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar\u2019s 2025\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0Halftime Show was packed with action, but while he had his fair share of supporters, he also had just as many critics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Three years ago, at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, Kendrick made his Super Bowl debut on the halftime show hip-hop dream team of Dr. Dre,\u00a0Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and 50 Cent.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, he had the stage for himself.<\/p>\n<p>The Compton-born Pulitzer Prize winner gave Samuel L. Jackson, Sza, and Serena Williams airtime throughout the show.<\/p>\n<p>Despite how anybody feels about it, he is not done entertaining fans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Following their triumphant Super Bowl halftime performance, Kendrick Lamar and SZA announced new dates for their \u201cGrand National\u201d tour.<\/p>\n<p>The duo will visit 13 stadiums across Europe and the United Kingdom this summer, after the tour crosses North America in the spring.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>\u201cgrand national tour,\u201d he announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUK\/Europe Dates<br \/>\nLocal Pre-sales Wednesday<br \/>\nGeneral On-Sale Friday\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DF5afXmJeIl\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com&amp;rp=%2Fnfl%2Fkendrick-lamar-breaks-his-silence-following-controversial-super-bowl-59-halftime-show-in-new-orleans%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1146.300000011921%7D\" height=\"1169\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lamar is touring to support his new album GNX, and SZA is supporting SOS Deluxe: Lana.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kendrick-lamar-speaks-on-making-history-at-the-super-bowl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Making History At The Super Bowl<\/h2>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar sent the internet into a frenzy following his Super Bowl LIX halftime show at Caesars Superdome, which featured special guests Samuel L. 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