Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us (Super Bowl Halftime Performance)

On February 9, 2025, Lamar performed "Not Like Us" during his Super Bowl LIX halftime show. During the performance, he alluded to Drake's litigation, implying that he wanted to play the song "but you know they love to sue." Towards the end of his set, he said "they tried to rig the game but you can't fake influence", then launched into the song to close the show.[144] Lamar censored the word "pedophile" but the audience sang the missing word.

"Not Like Us" is a diss track written and recorded by the American rapper Kendrick Lamar amidst his highly publicized feud with Canadian rapper Drake. It broke multiple records on the streaming platform Spotify, was Lamar's fourth number-one song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and is the most awarded song in Grammy Awards history. Met with widespread acclaim from music critics and fans who feel it solidified Lamar's victory in the conflict, many regard it as the best diss track in the feud, and one of the greatest diss tracks in history.

Released on May 4, 2024, through Interscope Records, "Not Like Us" was Lamar's fifth installment in his series of diss tracks directed at Drake, premiering less than 20 hours after his previous single "Meet the Grahams". Primarily produced by Mustard, with additional work from Sounwave and Sean Momberger, "Not Like Us" is a hyphy-influenced West Coast hip hop song composed of a prominent bassline with lively strings and finger snaps. Lyrically, it continues the themes first introduced in "Meet the Grahams" by doubling down on allegations of Drake's pedophilia and sexual misconduct, while also criticizing his cultural identity and relationships with artists based in Atlanta, Georgia.

"Not Like Us" is the longest-running number-one song on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, while peaking in the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and several European countries. Lamar first performed "Not Like Us" during The Pop Out: Ken & Friends, where he played the track five consecutive times. An accompanying music video, directed by Dave Free and Lamar, was released on American Independence Day. "Not Like Us" swept all five of its Grammy nominations at the 67th ceremony: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video.