It appears the townspeople are mad at the Gods. Shortly after it was announced that supreme being Kendrick Lamar would be the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show headliner, all hell broke loose. Followers, fans and fanatics alike all took to social media to complain that this wasn’t just a travesty but a miscarriage of justice.

Lil Wayne opened up for the first time about his devastation after not being selected as the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show headline performer in his hometown of New Orleans.

Lil Wayne has spent decades pitching himself to the world as an unknowable martian and unstoppable money-getter, but he has feelings, too. The rapper let down the facade on Instagram this week, saying that the NFL's choice of Kendrick Lamar as the halftime show headliner at the upcoming Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans "broke" him.

Lil Wayne said that not being chosen to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show "hurt a lot." Days after it was announced that Kendrick Lamar will be performing at Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Lil Wayne took to Instagram on Friday morning and opened up about how the snub has affected him.

Lil Wayne has spoken out after not landing the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. Next year, Super Bowl LIX takes place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana—the city where the rapper was born and raised. Last week, Kendrick Lamar was announced as the 2025 performer.

Lil Wayne thanked his supporters, but said he blames himself for automatically thinking he’d be chosen as the headliner in his hometown.

After days of fans arguing why Lil Wayne should’ve been chosen as the headliner for the Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans over Kendrick Lamar, the man himself has spoken out.

Over the weekend, Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation helps the NFL select the halftime performer, announced that fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar had been selected as the headliner for the February event. Wayne, 41, has since addressed the devastating blow in a new video posted to Instagram on Thursday (September 12).

Lil Wayne, a New Orleans native, had been gunning to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show since this year’s championship was announced in his hometown. Unfortunately, another rapper got the call, and that did indeed hurt Weezy’s feelings.

An emotional Lil Wayne poured his heart out, revealing he’s putting himself back together following the Super Bowl decision.