Kendrick Lamar took centre stage for this year's Super Bowl halftime show in the US.
As the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs headed to their respective locker rooms in New Orleans, Lamar performed a string of hits alongside frequent collaborator and singer-songwriter SZA.
Samuel L Jackson opened for the rap star, the actor portraying Uncle Sam.
After an intro by 'Uncle Sam’, Lamar launched into Squabble Up! followed by his three-time Grammy-winning hit Humble, which featured a group of dancers in red, white and blue, forming an American flag.
He went on to perform Toxic Love with SZA and DNA, from his album DAMN.
After teasing it at the beginning of his set, Lamar performed his Drake diss track Not Like Us.
The Compton-born rapper made sure to look into the camera as he name-dropped Drake.
The full track list for the half-time show is as follows: wacced out morals, Bodies (unreleased GNX track), Squabble Up, HUMBLE., DNA, Euphoria, Man at the garden, peekaboo, luther (Ft SZA), All the Stars (Ft SZA), Not Like Us, and tv off (finale).
Lamar’s half-time show is not his first on one of the biggest televised stages with the rap star making an appearance in his hometown of Los Angeles for the Super Bowl LVI half-time show in 2022 alongside Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J Blige.
A performer during the Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudan-Palestine flag with "Sudan" and "Gaza" written on it.
The NFL confirmed the person was part of the 400-member field cast. The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement that "law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident."
The performer stood on a car used as a prop for Lamar’s performance and held up the flag.
"The individual hid the item on his person and unveiled it late in the show," the NFL said.
"No one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent."
Roc Nation, the entertainment company which produced the show, said the act "was neither planned nor part of the production and was never in any rehearsal."
The show continued without interruption and it did not seem as though the person was shown on the broadcast of Lamar’s performance.
Source: Press Association
