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There have been many surprises at Super Bowl LIX — the utter dominance of the Philadelphia Eagles being chief (pardon the pun) amongst them.
However whereas some pundits predicted an Eagles upset, there was one surprising improvement on the sector that nobody noticed coming:
Towards the tip of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance, the rapper was joined by tennis legend Serena Williams. And the timing of her look gave it added significance.
Why Did Serena Williams Dance to ‘Not Like Us’?
A lot of our readers won’t do not forget that Serena dated Drake on and off from 2011 to 2015.
On the time, it was rumored that the connection didn’t finish amicably. And final night time, Serena appeared to substantiate as a lot by dancing to “Not Like Us,” Kendrick’s Grammy-winning Drake diss track.
The looks despatched the message that Williams has sided with Lamar within the headline-making feud between two of hip hop’s greatest names.
Drake hasn’t responded to any side of Kendrick’s considerably divisive efficiency. The truth is, as he’s presently on tour in Australia, he won’t have watched the Tremendous Bowl in any respect.
Drizzy is a sports activities fan, however in Melbourne — the place he carried out final night time — the sport wouldn’t have kicked off till near midnight.
However whereas we would by no means know if he stayed up till the wee hours to catch his rival’s halftime present, we do know that Drake’s exes had been on his thoughts within the hours earlier than the massive sport.
Drake Bashes Exes Throughout Melbourne Live performance
Whereas addressing the Aussie crowd, Drake disparaged exes who “play you in your f–king life.”
In accordance with TMZ, he additional pumped the viewers up by telling them, “Should you’re doing higher than your ex, flip as much as this track!” earlier than launching into his breakup anthem “You Broke My Coronary heart.”
Clearly, Drake didn’t point out any of his exes by title, but when he caught early phrase of Serena’s efficiency, then she may need been the one who was most on his thoughts.
Regardless of the case, it’s been a troublesome couple of weeks for the Toronto native.
It was simply final Sunday that Kendrick gained an astonishing 5 Grammys for “Not Like Us.” And he adopted up that historic night time by performing for over 100 million viewers on the Tremendous Bowl.
Will Drake hearth again, or will he merely try to transfer on from this stage of his profession?
Solely time will inform, however one thing tells us Drizzy nonetheless has some tips up his sleeve.
