{"id":653044,"date":"2025-02-11T05:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kendrick-lamars-streams-surge-after-super-bowl-halftime-show\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T05:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:35:14","slug":"kendrick-lamars-streams-surge-after-super-bowl-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamars-streams-surge-after-super-bowl-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kendrick Lamar&#039;s Streams Surge After Super Bowl Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Kendrick Lamar\u2018s streams have skyrocketed across multiple platforms following his performance during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.<\/p>\n<p>According to newly-released stats, K. Dot\u2019s Drake diss \u201cNot Like Us\u201d increased by 430 percent on Spotify in the hours following the show on Sunday night (February 9). Additionally, the nine other songs he performed saw an increase of 175 percent on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>SZA\u2019s streams also increased by 80 percent following her <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance to perform \u201cAll the Stars\u201d and \u201cLuther\u201d with her former labelmate.<\/p>\n<p>Over on Apple Music, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1888967733988995176\">entire top five was held by Kendrick\u2019s songs<\/a> the following morning and his album <em>GNX<\/em> had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chartdata\/status\/1888798558993731812\">returned to No. 1 on the platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"instagram-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DF5Vmz0R_p6\/embed\" width=\"320\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During his breathtaking 15-minute performance at New Orleans\u2019 Caesars Superdome, Kendrick repeatedly referenced his bitter feud with the 6 God before eventually performing \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ad-background\" src=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/assets\/img\/DX-City_Silhouette.png\" alt=\"HipHopDX | Rap &amp; Hip Hop News | Ad Placeholder\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"border\">\n<div class=\"ad-border-top\">\n<div class=\"left-border\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-loading-text\">\n<p>AD LOADING&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-border\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-border-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mm-player\" class=\"video-player\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Roughly halfway through his set, the Compton rap star taunted his archrival by saying in a back-and-forth with female backup dancers: \u201cI want to perform their favorite song\u2026 but you know they love to sue,\u201d a clear nod to Drake\u2019s controversial defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the actual performance of the track \u2014 the penultimate song in his set \u2014 Kendrick self-censored the \u201ccertified pedophile\u201d line but smirked to the camera as he said: <em>\u201cSay Drake, I hear you like \u2019em young \/ You better not ever go to cell block one \/ To any [bitch] that talk to him and they in love \/ Just make sure you hide your lil\u2019 sister from him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also performed the lyrics: <em>\u201cTryna strike a chord and it\u2019s probably A minor,\u201d<\/em> with enthusiastic help from the capacity crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The halftime show also included a surprise cameo from Drake\u2019s ex-girlfriend and Compton native Serena Williams, who could be seen Crip Walking on an elevated stage as \u201cNot Like Us\u201d transitioned into the closing track, \u201cTV Off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also performed the lyrics: <em>\u201cTryna strike a chord and it\u2019s probably A minor,\u201d<\/em> with enthusiastic help from the capacity crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The halftime show also included a surprise cameo from Drake\u2019s ex-girlfriend and Compton native Serena Williams, who could be seen Crip Walking on an elevated stage as \u201cNot Like Us\u201d transitioned into the closing track, \u201cTV Off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The TV audience for the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> likely exceeded 120 million viewers, who tuned in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs get demolished by the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 in an upset result.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Serena, Kendrick was joined by SZA as mentioned, as well as Samuel L. Jackson who narrated the theatrical performance wearing an Uncle Sam outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Mustard also popped up during the climactic performance of \u201cTV Off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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According to newly-released stats, K. Dot\u2019s Drake diss \u201cNot Like Us\u201d increased by 430 percent on Spotify in the hours following the show on Sunday night (February 9). 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