Kanye West Reacts To Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show After Controversial Diddy Plea

Kanye West has praised Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl halftime show, despite his controversial wish for the performance going ignored.

In the midst of his explosive social media rant which saw him declare his support for Hitler and Nazism, attack Jewish people and defend Diddy, Ye also found time to share his thoughts on Kendrick’s historic Super Bowl show.

In a video shared online, he spoke positively of the performance by saying: “A few people have been asking me what I think about the Kendrick halftime show. I really loved the show. It was my favorite halftime show since the Michael Jackson era, which I can barely remember, I just be seeing clips of it.

“It was super simple. The flag was fresh, the way they did ‘HUMBLE’ with the people’s heads were moving. I was shook. I was like, ‘This is super fresh.’ The man’s voice control, all that.”

“And, of course, they built up the controversy of whether he was going to do the record,” he continued, referencing Kendrick’s hit Drake diss track “Not Like Us” (which he did indeed perform).

Kanye also defended the show from its critics, saying: “At the end I saw people saying, ‘This is the worst halftime show.’ Everybody I know that I talked to in real life said this is the best halftime show.”

Ye fka Kanye West speaks on Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show 👀

“I really loved the show, it was my favorite halftime show since like Michael Jackson era” pic.twitter.com/WwcUmEbjTf

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West then picked up where his aforementioned tirade left off and descended into conspiracy theories, namedropping Diddy, R. Kelly and Drake in the process.

“This is my point right here: one Black superstar is in jail, the next Black superstar’s on stage. They take one rapper to take another rapper down. Drake was almost like the new generation R. Kelly, the way R. Kelly had the radio and the smash [hits] and all that type of stuff,” he said.

“And then the idea that was put out in the Kendrick song is what R. Kelly is actually locked up for. This information is out here, it could be used and they give Kendrick everything, he wins everything,” he added, referencing Lamar’s recent success at the Grammys.

“Then he does this amazing Super Bowl performance and right after, they say it’s the worst halftime show. I’m like, ‘Yo, this is what I’ve been saying! They use Black people against each other and when they’re done with their agenda, they’ll kick you out. That’s my perspective on it.”

Before the Super Bowl, Kanye had called on Kendrick to shout “Free Puff” during his performance in a show of support for Diddy, who is currently in jail awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The Compton rapper made no reference to the disgraced mogul during his halftime show, instead dedicating much of the 15-minute spectacle to bringing his latest album GNX to life and taking more shots at his archrival Drake.

Bizarrely, Ye has also claimed that he will be performing at next year’s Super Bowl, though the chances of that happening after his latest outburst are slim to none.

Kanye sees Kendrick Lamar performing at the Super Bowl while Diddy is in jail as "hypocrisy"

"KENDRICK LAMAR NEEDS TO SCREAM FREE PUFF FROM THE SUPER BOWL STAGE AND WE ALL KNOW WHY" pic.twitter.com/dYQvfSe7kD

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) February 9, 2025

Kanye West claims he will be performing at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. pic.twitter.com/Sf1oNTPNJF

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