Super Bowl: Kendrick Lamar plays ‘Not Like Us,’ trolls Drake in halftime show with backup dancer Serena Williams

Kendrick Lamar performs during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Kendrick Lamar didn’t pull any punches in New Orleans on Sunday night.

After hinting at it throughout the performance, Lamar brought out his Grammy award-winning song, “Not Like Us” during his incredible star-studded halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX. His performance, which came with SZA and backup dancer Serena Williams, seemingly ended his feud with Drake once again.

The entire crowd at the Caesars Superdome went off, too.

Samuel L. Jackson started the performance during the break of the Philadelphia Eagles’ rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs with an intro. He served as an M.C. of sorts throughout the show, too, as Lamar opened with “Squabble Up,” “Humble,” “DNA” and more.

Lamar played a bit of “Not Like Us” soon after. The song was a cause of speculation in the lead up to the show amid his very public and litigious beef with Drake. At least, he started to play it with a very clear reference to the lawsuit that Drake would likely hit him with before he pulled away. Lamar did wear an “a minor” chain throughout the show, though.

Lamar then brought SZA out for “All The Stars” and more.

And finally, Lamar gave the people what they wanted and dropped Drake’s name with a wild grin on his face as he did so.

Then to close out the show, Lamar brought out Williams, a fellow Compton native and tennis superstar, as one of his backup dancers.

As far as Super Bowl halftime shows go, Lamar absolutely crushed it. Drake can’t be happy.

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