Lil Wayne Says NFL ‘F—– Up’ Not Reserving Him for 2025 Tremendous Bowl Halftime

Lil Wayne is opening up about not getting chosen to carry out on the 2025 Tremendous Bowl Halftime present in his New Orleans hometown.

After expressing his frustration on the NFL reserving Kendrick Lamar to carry out at Tremendous Bowl LIX in February, the 42-year-old Grammy winner is sharing particulars of his emotions towards the scenario in a brand new Rolling Stone cowl story interview.

Regardless of beforehand desirous to take the stage on the 2025 Tremendous Bowl Halftime present, Wayne stated of the long run, “They stole that feeling. I don’t need to do it. It was good.”

The “A Milli” rapper additionally detailed the efforts he made in hopes of securing the halftime present slot. “To carry out, it’s a bunch of issues [the NFL] going to let you know to do and never do, asses to kiss and never kiss,” he instructed the outlet.

“If you happen to discover, I used to be part of issues I’ve by no means been part of. Like [Michael] Rubin’s all-white events. I’m doing s— with Tom Brady. That was all for that,” added Wayne. “You ain’t by no means seen me in them varieties of venues. I ain’t Drake. I ain’t on the market smiling like that in every single place. I’m within the stu’, smokin’ and recording.”

In September 2024, Lamar was introduced because the 2025 Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime present performer. Days later, Wayne posted a video expressing his disappointment for not being chosen for the hometown present. “It damage an entire lot,” he stated on the time.

“I blame myself for not being mentally ready for a letdown and for routinely mentally placing myself in that place like someone instructed me that was my place,” he defined.

“However I assumed there was nothing higher than that spot and that stage and that platform in my metropolis, so it damage,” Wayne added.

In a December look on The Skip Bayless Present, Wayne revealed he had a dialog with Lamar, 37, in regards to the ordeal. “I’ve spoken to him and I wanted him all one of the best and instructed him [he] higher kill it,” he stated on the time.