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There have been many surprises at Tremendous Bowl LIX — the utter dominance of the Philadelphia Eagles being chief (pardon the pun) amongst them.
However whereas some pundits predicted an Eagles upset, there was one surprising improvement on the sector that nobody noticed coming:
Towards the top of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime efficiency, the rapper was joined by tennis legend Serena Williams. And the timing of her look gave it added significance.
Serena Williams performs onstage throughout Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Picture by Emilee Chinn/Getty Pictures)
Why Did Serena Williams Dance to ‘Not Like Us’?
Lots of our readers won’t do not forget that Serena dated Drake on and off from 2011 to 2015.
On the time, it was rumored that the connection didn’t finish amicably. And final evening, Serena appeared to substantiate as a lot by dancing to “Not Like Us,” Kendrick’s Grammy-winning Drake diss observe.
The looks despatched the message that Williams has sided with Lamar within the headline-making feud between two of hip hop’s largest names.
Drake speaks onstage throughout Drake’s Until Loss of life Do Us Half rap battle on October 30, 2021 in Lengthy Seashore, California. (Picture by Amy Sussman/Getty Pictures)
Drake hasn’t responded to any side of Kendrick’s considerably divisive efficiency. Actually, as he’s presently on tour in Australia, he won’t have watched the Tremendous Bowl in any respect.
Drizzy is a sports activities fan, however in Melbourne — the place he carried out final evening — the sport wouldn’t have kicked off till near midnight.
However whereas we would by no means know if he stayed up till the wee hours to catch his rival’s halftime present, we do know that Drake’s exes had been on his thoughts within the hours earlier than the large sport.
Drake attends the LA Premiere Of HBO’s “Euphoria” at The Cinerama Dome on June 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Frazer Harrison/Getty Pictures)
Drake Bashes Exes Throughout Melbourne Live performance
Whereas addressing the Aussie crowd, Drake disparaged exes who “play you in your f–king life.”
In accordance with TMZ, he additional pumped the viewers up by telling them, “If you’re doing better than your ex, turn up to this song!” earlier than launching into his breakup anthem “You Broke My Heart.”
Clearly, Drake didn’t point out any of his exes by identify, but when he caught early phrase of Serena’s efficiency, then she may need been the one who was most on his thoughts.
Drake attends the “Top Boy” UK Premiere at Hackney Picturehouse on September 04, 2019 in London, England. (Picture by John Phillips/Getty Pictures)
Regardless of the case, it’s been a tricky couple of weeks for the Toronto native.
It was simply final Sunday that Kendrick gained an astonishing 5 Grammys for “Not Like Us.” And he adopted up that historic evening by performing for over 100 million viewers on the Tremendous Bowl.
Will Drake hearth again, or will he merely attempt to transfer on from this stage of his profession?
Solely time will inform, however one thing tells us Drizzy nonetheless has some tips up his sleeve.
