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After a public pout about not being chosen as the Super Bowl LIX halftime performer, Lil Wayne is teasing ‘something special’ dropping during Kendrick Lamar’s performance.
Lil Wayne says he has no plans to attend the Super Bowl show in his hometown of New Orleans. Instead, he took to Instagram to tease something ‘special’ that he will unveil on February 6. Kendrick Lamar is sitting down for an exclusive interview with Apple Music Radio that same date. It will be K.Dot’s second interview since his high profile beef with Drake.
“Y’all know I’m not gon’ be there this week,” Lil Wayne tells the camera. “Which means, I guess there’s a seat to fill. Shout out to New Orleans, but I’ve been working on something very special. I’ve got something exciting coming for you. Thursday the 6th. ‘Til then, I’m just chillin’,” Tunechi tells his audience.
Lil Wayne publicly expressed his disappointment at not being chosen for the halftime act this year with the Super Bowl coming to his home town. After the high-profile Snoop Dogg and Dre halftime show highlighted local CA artists (with Mary J. Blige & Eminem), Lil Wayne seems to believe that the NFL should chose hometown acts to entertain. That has never been the case though, with Prince performing in Miami while being from Minnesota.
K.Dot seemingly referenced Lil Wayne on his album GNX, rapping “Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down.” He follows that up with “Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me / All these n-ggas agitated, I’m just glad they showed they faces / Quite frankly, plenty artists but they outdated / Old-ass flows, tryna convince me that you they favorite / This is not for lyricists, I swear it’s not the sentiments / Fuck a double entendre, I want y’all to feel this shit.”
‘Feel this shit’ indeed, as Lil Wayne took to social media to respond to the lyrics. “Man wtf I do?” Lil Wayne tweeted. “I just be chillin’ and dey still kome 4 my head. Let’s not take kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I beg u all. No one really wants destruction, not even me but I shall destroy if disturbed. On me. Love.”
Lil Wayne also publicly discussed his feelings about being passed over for a Super Bowl Halftime show in his hometown to Skip Bayless. “He didn’t let me down,” the rapper says of Kendrick Lamar. “There was no explanation that was needed for that. I think I understand those words. His hard work is the reason why he made it there, and obviously that part about letting me down is me being upset and disappointed about not getting that spot.”
