Nicki Minaj Takes Shots at Jay-Z for Denying Lil Wayne Super Bowl Halftime Performance

Looks like Nicki Minaj is another person who is not happy with the fact that Lil Wayne is not performing at a Super Bowl Halftime that is taking place in New Orleans.

On Sunday, Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner of the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Sunday, February 9, 2025, airing on FOX and creative directed by pgLang. Many fans think that Weezy should have been the ultimate choice for the gig given its his hometown and the legendary rapper has been wanting to do the show for years.

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Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime performance was nothing short of legendary, leaving fans buzzing with surprise cameos and bold moments that took his long-running feud with Drake to new heights. Kicking off with an unreleased song snippet and followed by “Squabble Up” from his latest album GNX, Kendrick immediately set the tone for a game-changing performance. Fans eagerly waited to see if Kendrick would play his diss track Not Like Us, especially with Drake's ongoing lawsuit against him and his label for defamation and harassment. Lamar's performance included an unexpected appearance by SZA and a quirky cameo from Serena Williams, along with Samuel L. Jackson’s comedic interruptions, all building the suspense around the Drake drama. In the middle of his performance, Kendrick turned up the heat, looking straight into the camera and directly addressing Drake with his famous lyrics, “I heard you like them young," as fans held their breath. Despite the tension, Kendrick censored himself when it came time to call Drake a "certified lover boy" and avoided saying “pedophile,” which had been widely speculated. Social media lit up with mixed reactions, with some fans mocking the performance as a "mid mashup" and others noting the intense hostility toward Drake. With the hashtag #KendrickBowl trending, it’s clear that Kendrick’s performance was a cultural moment that pushed boundaries—but has he gone too far, or is this just another chapter in hip-hop history? Only time will tell, and Drake has yet to respond.

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Seems like Nicki thinks the same and isn’t happy that her mentor was ignored. She fired off a subliminal diss towards Jay-Z, alluding that his “hatred” for Birdman, Drake and herself influenced this decision. If you forgot, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is the programmer for the Halftime Show.

Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego. Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out.…
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024

Got everything in the world.
Still spiteful & evil. Disgusting. Be happy Abeg. Go be fkng happy n!gg@!!!!!!!! In rap business. In women business. When you got the Politicians & the police you good tho. Plus dat ugly laughy taffy alien #GagCityDC #DTLR LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 9, 2024

She also made a reference to the established theory that Hov didn’t want 50 Cent to perform at last year’s show alongside rest of the Aftermath/Shady camp and it was Eminem who stood his ground and insisted on bringing out 50 during his set.

Birdman has entered the chat as well.