Drake DEFENDS Lil Wayne & CONFRONTS Kendrick Lamar On IG Live

Kendrick Lamar is set to pop out on the NFL's biggest stage in February in New Orleans the not like us rapper took to social media making the announcement alongside the NFL Rock Nation and apple music Lamar is now the only rap artist to ever solo headline the Super Bowl but not everyone is excited about the news Jay-Z picking Kendrick Lamar over little Wayne was done on purpose they asked Little Wayne on W's podcast would he do the Super Bowl in New Orleans and Little Wayne looked at them like they had five heads cuz you know why of course he would do it it's little Wayne it's New Orleans it's the only thing it it's right now after that little Wayne's manager when he got the news that Kendrick Lamar was headlining he say confused disappointed angry but most of all inspired we'll never again be in a position or have the goat in a position where we are at the mercy of someone else's decision we will make the decision I don't know what that means but H now a while back DJ academics reported that Drake was no longer cool with a huge rapper that he had collabs with and he was confused about it he didn't name who but a lot of people expected Travis Scott and after a while it didn't seem to be him and bro said in a quote tweet it was Jay-Z this whole time ever since the NFL announced who's performing at this year's Super Bowl the internet hasn't stopped buzzing it's been trending everywhere since they revealed that Kendrick Lamar will take the stage at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans but what's really got people talking is the fact that Lil Wayne wasn't chosen to perform even though the game is in his hometown celebrities and rappers have been all over social media sharing their thoughts and one person who's standing out is Drake he's been speaking up in defense of Lil Wayne and had some things to say about Kendrick Lamar even after their past diss tracks so stick around because we're diving into all the details what the deal everybody my name Kendrick Lamar and I'll be performing at Super Bowl 59 will you be pulling up I hope so meet me in New Orleans February 9th 20 20 25 so let's dive into what Drake had to say after the announcement that Kendrick Lamar will be headlining the Super Bowl 59 halftime show in 2025 Drake who's had a long-running rivalry with Kendrick appeared to weigh in in a subtle but deliberate way on Wednesday September 11th the 37-year-old Canadian rapper took to Instagram and posted five photos of Lil Wayne this move instantly sparked speculation among fans about what Drake was really trying to say though Drake didn't directly comment on Lamar being chosen for the halftime show the timing of his post had many believing it was his way of hinting that Lil Wayne should have been the one headlining Lil Wayne a rap Legend and New Orleans native has long been seen by fans and fellow artists as the perfect choice to represent his hometown on such a massive stage with the Super Bowl taking place in New Orleans it's no surprise that discussions have been growing about whether Wayne deserved the spot Drake and Lil Wayne's close bond is no secret Wayne was pivotal in launching Drake's career and sharing these photos right after the Super Super Bowl announcements seems to be Drake's way of backing his mentor without directly saying it Drake seems to be throwing his support behind Lil Wayne adding to the debate about who truly deserves the spotlight at Super Bowl 59 let me tell you something if you think that the NFL and Rock Nation and a bunch of other people didn't get a whole bunch of legal letters yesterday from uh people with with owls as their head their stamp on yeah like I promise you not going call me you're not calling me a p subo I guarantee the O people send so many legal letters yesterday and as for Lil Wayne he clearly thought it would have made perfect sense for him to be the one performing at the Super Bowl after all it's happening in his hometown and with everything he's accomplished in his career there's no doubt he deserves to perform in front of such a massive audience in the city Where it All Began for him in fact he's been asked in multiple interviews what it would mean for him to play at the Super Bowl in New Orleans and let's just say his response was filled with passion we'll let you see it for yourself but it's clear this is something way feels strongly about I was like damn Wayne they gave Wayne a seat am amazing that's all skip though man that's all Skip and I'm looking at it like when I first seen you on there Wayne first thing I thought was like oh Wayne going to be in the Super Bowl y'all we fin to get a Wayne half time sure like Wayne what you do the Super Bowl D I want I got to ask you got I'm just ask a question Wayne I know I'm know the answer but I got to ask you of course the Super Bowl is in New Orleans um I think is in 20 25 or something like I'm not sure not I'm come I'm not sure I don't they know I can I will not lie to you I am not have not got a call or I'm cam J but we all praying you know we praying we keeping our fingers crossed I'm working hard I'm going to make sure this next album and everything I do is killer so I'm going make it very hard for them to I want to just make it hard for them not to the boy and I thank God for the fact that how we started this interview off with 30 years of work so therefore when they look at stuff they be looking at that they looking like what can they come out and do with a little hot single or something like nah man D come out here and just he come you know how we did the how they how the last one they did the J the the you got 50 you had the you know I mean I could do it I was like n i could be like Riri Lil Wayne headline Super Bowl in New Orleans how badly do you want to hear those words just as bad as I what wanted to see my name at the top of that list when I was that whatever age it was and I would bust into the office and get that billboard magazine yeah bad yeah why what does it signify to you what does it mean to do that uh think you know just as an artist you know cuz this has nothing to do with and that's so crazy that it has nothing to do with the sport as an artist yeah as an artist this this is an achievement as not that has nothing to do with the sport that's so crazy has now with teams are playing with city is in that you perform for the what yeah right excuse me you know like what like oh man so that right there is just it's an achievement it's a you know and thank God I've been on a Grammy stage you know and my name has been called and I've won and nah what does without you know giving anything too crazy away you know if when this happens cuz we manifest here what does it look like to you like is it bringing people out what what makes your halftime show so special please do not where the camera at please do not feel disrespected if you are an artist from New Orleans an artist tied to me in any kind of way in the music but no that's my moment and I earned that moment so no I'm am not bringing you I'm talk I'm I'm singing all the hooks that you made you wrote I'm singing them Bobby Valentino all y'all I'm singing I'm sorry I am so sorry oh n what so after watching both of those interviews it's clear that Lil Wayne really wanted the opportunity it meant a lot to him however despite his passion he wasn't the one Chosen and like we mentioned earlier that's exactly what's stirring up all this controversy the list of celebrities speaking out doesn't stop with Drake Nicki Minaj another close friend of Lil Wayne also shared her thoughts on social media she had a lot to say about the situation but instead of going through all of it here we'll let DJ academics break it all down for you let people know she be Kendrick she said you can love and respect Kendrick instead of love and respect Wayne even Kendrick loves and respect Wayne every real rapper loves and respect Wayne okay then somebody says Republic must have call you huh and and she says lol they did you know she being sarcastic here she says they did she say if they did call me I definit didn't get the call CH maybe they left the voicemail you must not really know how a Nia you must not really no Ana hungry pie this really just shows that your cage and have never been able to Simply do and say as you please without any fear other than the fear of God stopping okay then she basically uh what else did she say I commented on her using that ebo language and yeah that was pretty much it now again she's right um obviously she's been telling us about Rock Nation for the longest this is what she's been saying megga stallion that signed to Rock Nation she believes that Rock Nation is the reason Meg the stallions even being compared to her a lot of people believe that Rock Nation is a reason that Meg the stallion was able to successfully you know well first of all there's a lot of people who believe that rock nation was the people who told Meg why you holding it down for Tori go to the cops you're going to be a victim you're the next Rihanna we're going to run a campaign you're going to be victim that that's what supposedly Believe by a lot of people then also Desiree Perez the rot Nation CEO when does a CEO of a label go to a criminal hearing for a [ __ ] that they don't manage have nothing to do with when the artist who is the victim that you do manage the artist ain't there for every hearing Desiree Perez was at almost damn near every hearing making sure that [ __ ] Tori was underneath a jail cell so a lot of people believe Rock Nation was really instrumental in sending Tor to jail now Meg apparently they ran a whole thing trying to make me a victim or seen as a victim now here's the thing with that a lot of people saw through it that didn't work too well now when it came to mean Nikki it was supposedly said that they they were trying to have Meg compete with Nikki inflating sales pushing narratives and other things that Nikki basically was saying that um Rock Nation and Jay-Z was behind Okay so she's been saying that for a while then now when we see rot Nation again but it's it's it's at the Wayne situation we're like hm what the [ __ ] so she said I've been telling y'all what y'all just wanted that goddamn brunch so as you can see the situation has really taken off with celebrities weighing in left and right it seems Jay-Z is at the center of it all playing a major role in Kendrick Lamar being chosen to perform at the Super Bowl as co-producer of the Super Bowl halftime show Jay-Z has significant influence over who takes the stage for one of the world's biggest events given the tension between Jay-Z and Drake some are speculating that picking Kendrick might have been about more than just music hinting at personal Dynamics within the hip-hop world Jay-Z picking Kendrick Lamar over little Wayne was done on purpose they asked Little Wayne on W G's podcast would he do the Super Bowl in New Orleans and Little Wayne looked at them like they had five heads cuz you know why of course he would do it it's little Wayne it's New Orleans it's the only thing it it's right now after that little Wayne's manager when he got the news that Kendrick Lamar was headlining he said confused disappointed angry but most of all inspired we'll never again be in a position or have the goat in a position where we are at the mercy of someone else's decision we will make the decision I don't know what that means but H now a while back DJ academics reported that Drake was no longer cool with a huge rapper that he had collabs with and he was confused about it he didn't name who but a lot of people expected Travis Scott and after a while it didn't seem to be him and bro said in a quote tweet it was Jay-Z this whole time then shout out ice and then ice quoted the lyric the higher up sent a message to get me out of the paint blah blah blah that song even back then people speculated that was about Jay-Z and Rock Nation but you know people like nah then cartoon neck says don't try to drop a house album right before the Beyonce one you worked on and you won't have to deal with these slashing hilarious in case you need a reminder honestly never mind was a dance album and it came out right before the Beyonce one so maybe the Jay-Z and Drake relationship was already tense but this could have pushed it over the hump a lot of people were like oh Usher is not from Vegas and Beyonce didn't perform in Houston yeah true but if Jay-Z was in charge of that time Beyonce would have performed in Houston let me just provide you more context when the Super Bowl was in LA at sofa guess who performed Dr Dre and Snoop Dog and they were the headliners so do what you want with that information as you will Jay-Z has openly praised Kendrick Lamar in the past and when Lamar was announced as the headliner for Super Bowl 59 Jay-Z didn't hold back in expressing his admiration he called Lamar a once in a generation artist and performer and highlighted his deep love for hip-hop and culture as key factors in his success Jay-Z also spoke about Lamar's ability to shape and influence global culture stating that Kendrick's work goes beyond music and will have a lasting impact clearly Jay-Z sees Kendrick as the perfect choice for such a massive stage praising him not just for his Artistry but for how he represents hip hop on a global level but despite the glowing endorsement the decision has stirred up controversy with fans and artists alike feeling that Lil Wayne or even other icons like Nicki Minaj were more deserving especially given Wayne's deep connection to New Orleans what's interesting is that even though Nicki Minaj and other big names have spoken out Jay-Z has stayed silent on the criticism while he has made his stance on Kendrick clear his silence in the face of dissent has only fueled the conversation for now it seems Jay-Z is standing by his choice leaving fans to wonder whether he'll eventually respond to the backlash or let his decision speak for itself but that's all we've got for you today everyone the announcement of Kendrick Lamar headlining Super Bowl 59 has definitely sparked a lot of conversation especially with fans and artists wondering why Lil Wayne a true New Orleans Legend wasn't chosen to perform in his hometown Drake's subtle show of support for Lil Wayne through his Instagram posts has only added to the debate suggesting that personal Dynamics between Jay-Z and Drake might have played a part in the decision Lil Wayne's deep passion for representing New Orleans on such a massive stage is undenied fans and artists including Nicki Minaj have expressed their disappointment on social media yet despite all the backlash Jay-Z who co-produces the Super Bowl halftime show has stayed firm in his decision he's praised Kendrick Lamar as a once- in a generation artist who goes beyond music with a global influence however his silence on the criticism from Wayne's supporters has left room for more speculation about the tension behind the scenes in the end Jay-Z seems committed to his choice seeing Kendrick as the perfect fit for the event whether he'll ever address the controversy is unclear but for now all eyes are on Kendrick Lamar to deliver an unforgettable performance at the Super Bowl in 2025 as for the ongoing debate over who truly deserve the spotlight it looks like that conversation is far from over so what do you think of everything do you think Jay-Z did this on purpose or is it all just rumors do you think Lil Wayne should be performing or is Kendrick Lamar the better option let us know what you think down below