It was the halftime efficiency heard all over the world.
Kendrick Lamar delivered, with the assistance of some pals.
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The primary half got here to a detailed, with the Eagles having dominated the Chiefs 24-0 and everybody’s consideration shifted to Lamar.
With greater than 100 million folks watching, the 22-time Grammy Award-winning artist placed on a halftime present that left everybody with their jaws on the ground.
His efficiency included SZA, with shock appearances by Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams and Mustard.
Lamar’s halftime present left the viewers and viewers making the identical joke on the expense of Patrick Mahomes and the Chief’s incompetency within the first half.
The all-world Williams appeared for lower than 5 seconds, however she captured the nation’s consideration along with her shock cameo and crip-walking expertise.
The selection to bust out the dance transfer, created by first-generation Crip member Robert ‘Sugar Bear’ Jackson within the Seventies, was particularly vital.
“Man I didn’t crip stroll like that at Wimbledon, I might’ve been fined,” Williams joked in a video she shared on social media.
The tennis icon was referencing the response to the outrage surrounding her dancing on Wimbeldon’s grass court docket after Maria Sharapova within the gold medal match on the London 2012 Olympics.
Former Fox Sports activities reporter Jason Whitlock led the fume on the time, writing: ” “What Serena did was akin to cracking a tasteless, X-rated joke inside a church. Serena deserved to be known as out. What she did was immature and classless.”
LA Instances sports activities journalist, Invoice Plaschke added: “Serena C-walking at Wimbledon solely exhibits how lengthy she’s been away from residence, separated from violence and dying related to that dance.”
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Williams insisted she hadn’t meant something by the dance and was simply buzzing to have thrashed rival Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 for gold.
“It was simply me. I like to bop,” Williams instructed reporters. “I did not know what else to do. I used to be so completely happy, and subsequent factor I do know I began dancing and shifting. I did not plan it. It simply occurred.”
Regardless of the fury, the 43-year-old proved undistracted as she later received the US Open to finish the 2012 season on a excessive.
Now, over a decade later, the retired sporting legend was in a position to specific herself and duly despatched the web into meltdown.
“serena ate that” Coco Gauff posted on X. “You probably did that!!!” Her sister Venus Williams added.
These mere seconds had been additionally sufficient for the jokes to begin coming in.
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“Serena crip walked for 4 seconds and gained extra yards than the Chiefs in your complete first half,” one fan wrote on X.
Kansas Metropolis gained a complete of 23 yards and just one first down.
It was the bottom whole yards for the Chiefs with Mahomes at quarterback.
“Kendrick Lamar’s bought extra yards strolling throughout his efficiency than the Chiefs offense did within the first half. Very spectacular,” one other fan chimed in.
“Kendrick Lamar has barely moved from the waist down however nonetheless has extra dashing yards than the Chiefs,” one other fan added.
There was hypothesis who Lamar would carry out to assist help him in his efficiency.
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We already knew SZA can be part of the present.
However Lamar stunned everybody by having Jackson play an integral half in his efficiency, together with the transient Williams cameo, and good pal and producer, Mustard, who joined him on the finish.
It was a spectacle for the ages.
One which the web could not get sufficient, particularly when Lamar carried out his hit diss observe, ‘Not Like Us’ at fellow rapper, Drake’s expense.
The response poured in.
“THIS MAN KENDRICK LAMAR JUST SMILED IN THE CAMERA AFTER COOKING DRAKE.”
“Kendrick getting your complete Tremendous Bowl screaming ‘a minor’ with Serena Williams dancing has to really feel like a shot gun blast to Drake’s chest.”
“What did we simply witness… Kendrick simply murdered Drake in entrance of 120 MILLION PEOPLE.”
Their rap beef took heart stage within the final eight months, with Lamar placing an exclamation level on it at Tremendous Bowl LIX.
It is (been) over.
The conflict is received, and Lamar as soon as once more has bought the final snigger.
On the largest stage in America.
Mahomes, the Chiefs and Drake all misplaced tonight.