Standing atop a Buick GNX, rapper Kendrick Lamar warned, “The revolution ‘bout to be televised. You picked the right time, but the wrong guy.” Flipping Gil Scott-Heron’s 1971 poem about ...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA are gearing up for the big game. The “Not Like Us” rapper is set to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show and welcome SZA, his frequent collaborator, to the stage as ...

Kendrick Lamar promised he’d tell some stories and performed the song everyone has been talking about during the Super Bowl halftime show. Actor Samuel L. Jackson opened up the set dressed in an ...

Mr. Charnas is the author of “Dilla Time” and a professor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University. Kendrick Lamar headlines the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday ...

Kendrick Lamar and Drake spent last spring trading disses. The rappers unleashed a slew of increasingly brutal attack tracks, taking aim at each other’s talent, parenting and race, among other ...

By Jon Caramanica Of course he performed “Not Like Us.” In the lead-up to Kendrick Lamar’s headline performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on Sunday night, most of the chatter ...

Kendrick Lamar performed the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show tonight at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome, making him the first rapper to headline the event as a solo artist. After a ...

During the halftime show at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans last night, a backing dancer for Kendrick Lamar staged a protest some may have missed on the TV broadcast. One of the performers who ...

Super Bowl LIX will feature Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance, which is expected to significantly boost his album sales and streaming views despite no payment from the NFL. Past performers ...

Rap isn't just a genre, it's a cultural movement. Lamar, 37, is the first solo rap star bestowed with the massive, worldwide spotlight. He did not shirk his responsibilities. With Samuel L.