The rapper's Grammy-winning diss track about Drake is currently the subject of a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group.

A Super Bowl promo that aired a few days ago seemed to suggest Kendrick Lamar will perform his recent No. 1 hit “Not Like Us” during the halftime show. That sounds obvious on the surface, but the relevant additional context here is that the song is currently at the center of some defamation accusations.

Kendrick Lamar opened up about the chart-topping “Not Like Us” ahead of his highly anticipated Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance this Sunday (Feb. 9). Notably, he walked out to the five-time Grammy winner,

After sweeping the Grammys on Sunday, Lamar’s ubiquitous Drake diss could be the centerpiece of the halftime show. That, it bears mentioning, is pretty strange.

Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' won multiple Grammys in the Premiere Ceremony and also song of the year and record of the year.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kendrick Lamar has won record of the year for his diss track “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Grammys. “We’re gonna dedicate this one to the city,” Lamar said before shouting out Los Angeles area neighborhoods.

At this point in pop culture, Kendrick Lamar may be the most celebrated hater of all time. The hip-hop superstar won five Grammys on Sunday, two of them in major categories for his hit “Not Like Us,” a diss track of fellow rapper Drake.

Drake‘s father Dennis Graham was at the Grammys this weekend with the rest of the music world and was asked about Kendrick Lamar winning record of the year for "Not Like Us," the diss song that ended the battle between the Compton rapper and Graham's son.