Child Rock “respects” Kendrick Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl present however thinks it is “the epitome of DEI blowing up”

Child Rock has shared his ideas on Kendrick Lamar‘s Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present efficiency final week – see what he needed to say beneath.

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Final week (February 10), Kendrick Lamar made historical past by changing into the primary solo rapper to headline the coveted Halftime Present. Shortly after, it was reported that Lamar’s slot went on to tug 133.5million dwell viewers, in addition to over 38million views on YouTube –making it the most-watched Tremendous Bowl efficiency in historical past.

Regardless of the record-setting viewership, reception in the direction of the efficiency has been break up down the center, with some calling it “a masterpiece”, whereas others are hailing it because the “worst Tremendous Bowl efficiency within the final decade”.

Now, rapper and Donald Trump affiliate Child Rock has shared his ideas on Lamar’s efficiency. Showing on the most recent episode of Actual Time with Invoice Maher, Child Rock mentioned of Lamar’s Halftime Present: “To place it properly, it wasn’t my cup of tea, however I bought to respect it. And right here’s why. , I grew up loving, emulating hip-hop, all issues hip-hop — break dancing, deejaying, graffiti, rapping, and so I perceive the tradition just a little bit greater than most. And after I say most, in fact, I imply white individuals.”

Child Rock – who additionally carried out on the 2004 Tremendous Bowl – continued: “So if you’re watching it, after, there’s a variety of issues going by your head. , everybody’s like, ‘That sucked,’ this, that and the opposite. I’m like, ‘Man, this child just about got here out figuratively with each center fingers within the air, doing what he does for the individuals who love what he does, unapologetically’. And I don’t suppose he offers a frog’s fats ass what anybody thinks about it. So I’m going, ‘Huh, it’s just about how I constructed my complete profession. I gotta respect it.’”

The rapper then questioned how Kendrick Lamar was in a position to carry out the present, suggesting that it was Colin Kaepernick kneeling in protest in the course of the American nationwide anthem in 2016: “I’ve heard no person reply this query. How did he get that gig? Jay-Z. What occurred there? I believe Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar ought to each ship Colin Kaepernick a Bundt cake and a six-pack of beer and a ‘thanks’ notice with a bunch of cash in it as a result of with out him kneeling and getting everybody’s panties in a bunch over the anthem, self-included, I don’t suppose that occurs.”

Child Rock then went on to say that the efficiency was an indication that range, fairness and inclusion (DEI) rules in america have been going away: “This was the epitome of DEI blowing up. As a result of the NFL was all this DEI, finish racism, all these things. They bought Jay-Z in there reserving this. Kendrick Lamar goes on the market and principally turns DEI into an IED. It’s all Black individuals, or all individuals of coloration, chatting with his crowd, within the hood, Black individuals. It was like probably the most unique factor ever and I’m like, ‘Fuck yeah, that’s superior.’ I’m laughing my ass off.”

Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl efficiency got here shortly after the rapper gained 5 awards on the Grammys 2025, together with File Of The Yr and Music Of The Yr for his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’. Then, after he broke out the track in the course of the set, it was confirmed that streams on the observe rose by 430 per cent.

Following the efficiency, Kendrick Lamar and SZA – who joined him on the Tremendous Bowl – have added two further dates to their ‘Grand Nationwide’ 2025 stadium tour: one in London and one in Paris – you’ll be able to take a look at the complete record of dates and get tickets right here.