Lil Wayne slammed the door on any future Super Bowl halftime show offers after the NFL snubbed him for the 2025 spectacle in his own city.
LIL WAYNE AND THE SUPERBOWL
The NFL’s decision to hand the coveted slot to Kendrick Lamar, rather than the hometown hero, has left Wayne feeling betrayed, according to the Daily Mail.
“They stole that feeling. I don’t want to do it. It was perfect,” Wayne told Rolling Stone, his words sharp and final.
The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., had long dreamt of performing at the Superdome.
LIL WAYNE’S LOVE FOR NEW ORLEANS
For him, this was more than just a gig. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent his city on the world’s biggest stage.
Wayne didn’t just wait for the call. He played the game, mingled at Michael Rubin’s all-white parties. He was seen with Tom Brady. “You ain’t never seen me in them types of venues. I ain’t Drake.
I ain’t out there smiling like that everywhere. I’m in the studio, smokin’ and recording,” he confessed. But none of it mattered in the end.
LIL WAYNE’S SUPERBOWL SNUB
The snub hit hard. Wayne admitted, “It hurt a whole lot. I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown.
For just automatically mentally putting myself in that position, like someone told me that was my position”.
The pain was clear in his voice when Lil Wayne addressed fans on Instagram, saying, “It broke me and I’m just trying to put myself back together”.
KENDRICK LAMAR’S HALFTIME SHOW
Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show, meanwhile, was anything but smooth. The Superbowl performance, which included his Drake diss track, split fans and critics alike.
Some called it the “worst halftime show ever.”
Even with cameos from stars like Samuel L. Jackson and Serena Williams, the show drew heavy criticism for its focus on Lamar’s feud with Drake and controversial themes.
BREAKING RECORDS
Yet, it still managed to pull in a record 133.5 million viewers—more than any other halftime show in history.
Lil Wayne, however, didn’t watch. “Every time I looked, it was nothing that made me want to go inside and see what was going on,” he shrugged.
Despite the NFL reportedly sending him an apology letter, the damage was done.
Millions of viewers watch the Super Bowl halftime show, the world’s most-watched musical stage, where performers reportedly earn fees reaching over R18 million. But for Wayne, no amount of money can heal this wound.
SHUTTING THE DOOR
His message is clear: “They f—ed up. The NFL may have lost its chance to see Lil Wayne light up the Super Bowl.
And for now, he’s keeping his fire burning in the studio—right where he started.
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