Drake fans convinced he hit out at ex Serena Williams after her Super Bowl appearance
Eagle-eyed fans have claimed Drake hit out at Serena Williams after she joined Kendrick Lamar on stage at the Super Bowl halftime performance.
Last weekend, Kendrick’s halftime show became the most-watched Super Bowl performance of all time. Not only did he wow fans with his political performance and imagery, he also delighted viewers when he performed his Grammy-winning diss against Drake, Not Like Us.
He first teased the song in between tracks as he headed over to a group of dancers and said: “I wanna perform their favourite song but you know they love to sue,” referring to Drake issuing a federal defamation lawsuit to his music label UMG over rival Kendrick’s diss track.
A few beats of the song played over the speakers before Kendrick said: “Yeah that song, oh maybe I’ll think about it.” He performed other songs before he finally performed Not Like Us. Kendrick rapped, “Say Drake, I heard you like ’em young”, as he smiled as he looked right at the camera.
The entire crowd sang along to, “Why you trollin’ like a b***h? Ain’t you tired?/ Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minorrrrrr.” The performance had many talking points but one of the biggest surprises was an appearance from tennis champion Serena Williams, who was seen crip walking as Kendrick belted out the chorus. Fans quickly pointed out Drake and the 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion reportedly dated around a decade ago.
Drake and Serena are said to have dated from 2011 to 2015 – although the reported romance was never confirmed and their dates are said to have been very low key. Not only did Kendrick stand up for Serena in Not Like Us when he rapped: “From Alondra down to Central, n***** better not speak on Serena,” he also invited the sports star to dance at the halftime show.
