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'MISTAKE WAS MADE' NFL reveals ‘regret’ over Super Bowl halftime show after issuing apology following Kendrick Lamar performanceAn insider revealed how the NFL will decide the halftime performers in the futureSteve BrennerCarsen HoladayPublished: 17:09 ET, Feb 12 2025Updated: 11:03 ET, Feb 13 2025THE NFL is feeling regret for picking Kendrick Lamar over Lil Wayne for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, sources have exclusively told The U.S. Sun.Insiders have said that league officials feel they made a mistake after earlier issuing an apology to Lil Wayne, 42, for snubbing him for the monumental performance in his hometown of New Orleans.The NFL sent an apology letter to the iconic rapper after picking Kendrick for the gig back in September, Skip Bayless shockingly revealed earlier this week.Now, a staffer said officials wish they went with Lil Wayne for the job after fans were underwhelmed with Kendrick's show."A mistake was made and we regret the choice that was made," an NFL employee told The U.S. Sun."Lil Wayne should have been the first option, as he is from New Orleans and we know that there was a clear motivation for him and his side to do a unique show in his town."The NFL insider said from now on the organization "would like to have artists that have some more connection to the place, the city, the state where the game will be played.""Lil Wayne was the obvious choice, and the choice made wasn't the best one at all," the source continued.They lamented the decision would have taken "a couple of minutes" to finalize and Lil Wayne "would have been thrilled to do the halftime show in his hometown."We regret not pushing for him as much as we should have," they concluded.'CITY OF LIL WAYNE'A second NFL insider echoed the regrettable decision."I mean, New Orleans is the city of Lil Wayne," the league insider said."He did a lot and it would have been fantastic to have him do the halftime show and show his love, and feel the love, from his hometown."The choice was clearly the wrong one, and now the goal is to not make the same mistake from now on."'I BLAME MYSELF'Lil Wayne previously opened up about his disappointment in not being selected for the gig."I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown and for just automatically mentally putting myself in that position," he said on Instagram Live in September."I thought there was nothing better than that spot, that stage, that platform, in my city."So it hurt, it hurt a whole lot."Bayless, a friend of Lil Wayne, previously said the NFL's decision to skip the rapper shocked him at first."When the news first broke, it hit Wayne hard," Bayless said."He didn't feel like doing much of anything for several long days and nights. He's better now."'NOT ONE SECOND'Lil Wayne is a weekly guest on NFL's Sunday pregame show, NFL GameDay Morning, on the NFL Network.However, Bayless said Lil Wayne planned to skip the halftime show during the game."He will watch the game, just not the halftime show. Not one second," he said.Kendrick has not spoken out on the backlash since Sunday - and is already in the middle of another feud with rival rapper Drake which took center stage during his show.He performed his controversial tune Not Like Us to round off the spectacle, in which he takes a dig at Drake and shockingly insinuates he's a pedophile.Drake has already sued Unniversal Music over the track and many NFL fans questioned whether Kendrick would risk performing it on his big night.Kendrick, as exclusively revealed by The U.S. Sun, had no hesitation unleashing the controversial diss track.The Grammy award-winning star pointedly didn't sing the word "pedophile" in front of a global TV audience of hundreds of millions.But the 37-year-old had no issue singing the rest of the lyrics, including the now infamous "A minor" putdown, at which point the crowd could be heard singling along.According to a friend of Kendrick's, the sparkling necklace he wore during the show, which gleamed with 515 diamonds including an encrusted lowercase letter "a," was a further jab at Drake.The U.S. Sun has been told Kendrick's people were "all caught by surprise" and "stunned with the detail" when he put on the necklace after receiving it from Eliantte, a private jeweler in New York City, just 24 hours before the game.The insider says Kendrick spent $1.2 million on the necklace."Kendrick succeeded in wanting to pass his message and not be censored," the insider said."Everyone thought it was a brilliant way of having his lyrics and message echoed by the masses. It was the kind of genius move only ultra-smart people would make."The NFL hasn't returned The U.S. Sun's request for comment.
https://www.the-sun.com/sport/13530440/nfl-lil-wayne-super-bowl-halftime-show-kendrick-lamar/
brother u don’t have to always dig and find ways to overcomplicate things …. this reminds me of the time u said that we don’t know if songs on missionary are timeless hits …let’s keep it simple here ….. bottom line = he has songs far more popular than the ones he did. doing popular songs that at least the core hip-hop audience know would resonate on a higher level but he’s actually getting critical acclaim for the performance and people raving about how deep the message was, so what do i know …. i’m just saying from an entertainment point of view, the super bowl has always been a place where the biggest stars perform their biggest hits …… nothin more nothin less
Please...let's look at the sources of this "An NFL Insider", "A Staffer", "An NFL Employee" "League Insider", "2nd NFL Insider", Give me a break. If they wanted Wayne, they would've had him. If they regretted it, they could've booked Wayne as a special guest all the way up to the day before the Super Bowl. Just trying to make something out of nothing, especially with all these 'anonymous' fake sources.
NFL allegedly asked Kendrick Lamar to not perform “Not Like Us” at Super BowlWhile Kendrick Lamar’s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show is widely anticipated, the NFL seems hesitant. Especially those with strong political undertones.
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