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Kendrick Lamar brought West Coast hip hop, Uncle Sam and Serena Williams to the Super Bowl
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome.
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For a few minutes on Sunday evening, the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans was teleported 1,895 miles away to the city of Compton. Kendrick Lamar, the first solo rapper to headline the NFL Super Bowl halftime show, is well known for holding up the torch of West Coast hip-hop and burning it bright for all to see.
With the biggest captive audience of his career — around 65,000 fans in the Superdome and millions more at home — Lamar's performance conjured a medley of songs mostly pulled from his recent album, GNX. As a respected lyricist, he's always been adamant about upholding the artform and sport of rap, no matter how politically incorrect or inconvenient that commitment may be.
Here are some images from that show:
Kendrick Lamar performs with SZA during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
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Kendrick Lamar performs at Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome.
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SZA performs during Super Bowl LIX Chiefs vs Eagles Apple Music Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Samuel L. Jackson during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.
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Mustard and Kendrick Lamar perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl LIX football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Serena Williams dances during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl LIX football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Kendrick Lamar performs during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
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Kendrick Lamar performs during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
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Kendrick Lamar performs for the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
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Kendrick Lamar performs at Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome.
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Kendrick Lamar performs during Super Bowl LIX Chiefs vs Eagles Apple Music Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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