Boosie Badazz Rants Against Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show

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As a proud Louisiana native, Boosie Badazz thinks that there are many other hip-hop artists in the region who should've been chosen.

Boosie Badazz is one of many people online who have an issue with Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show. However, his background for this debate is much different than other conversations happening online. For one, a lot of people are just roping the Drake battle into this and making this more about a war between OVO and Roc Nation. But the Baton Rouge native loves his native Louisiana, and agrees with people saying that Kendrick was a deserved pick, but the incorrect one. Specifically, he shouted out some other New Orleans rap legends that should've been tapped to perform at the massive event in the city on February 9, 2025.

"ALL YALL ACTING LIKE YALL COOL WITH HOW THEY PLAYING IT FOR THE SUPERBOWL," Boosie's rant against Kendrick Lamar began. "SMH THE MOST CULTURAL CITY N THE USA( NEW ORLÉANS)ITS A SMACK N THE FACE TO EVERY HIP HOP LEGEND FROM LOUISIANA!! @MasterPMiller @BIRDMAN5STAR THIS SHOWS THEY NEVER WANTED YALL TO KICK N THE DOOR N THE FIRST PLACE CAUSE THEY STILL TRYNA LOCK IT!! SUPERBOWL 22” WAS N CALI N CALI ARTIST WAS ALLOWED TO DO THEY THANG N IT WAS A GREAT SHOW!! BUT NOW ITS N LOUISIANA N NO LOUISIANA LEGENDS CANT DO THEY THANG #idontrespectit."

Boosie Speaks On Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl

Boosie does bring up a solid point: Kendrick Lamar performed at the 2022 Super Bowl alongside Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and more in California, and the next two Super Bowls will be in the state. But there are also so many other factors that contributed to this decision that it's hard to really blame anyone for it specifically. In a similar way, it's tough to attribute negative attacks to this move or characterize it as something that deep. Jay-Z seems pretty excited for the whole thing. But the big factors of criticism at the end of the day are the NFL's treatment of the Black community and the promotion of the U.S.' capitalist machine, not whether or not Lil Wayne should've been the headliner.

Meanwhile, there's still a lot of debate over whether or not a Weezy halftime show would be good. Conversely, there are plenty of fans who don't think Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl will be that good, and there are loads of others that think it will be spectacular. At the end of the day, it's the same conversation we've always had around this topic. We just swapped out the names.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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