{"id":7014,"date":"2024-09-13T17:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T17:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7014"},"modified":"2024-09-13T17:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T17:30:38","slug":"video-lil-wayne-had-surprising-statement-to-being-snubbed-from-the-super-bowl-59-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7014","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Lil Wayne Had Surprising Statement To Being Snubbed From the Super Bowl 59 Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a week after Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner of the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0Halftime show,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/lil-wayne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lil Wayne<\/a>\u00a0is finally breaking his silence.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Wayne, a longtime champion and emblem of New Orleans, shared his disappointment at being passed over for Kendrick Lamar to perform at the city\u2019s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. \u201cThat hurt, it hurt a lot,\u201d Wayne said in an Instagram video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought there was nothing better that spot, on that stage, on that platform. It broke me, but I\u2019m just trying to put myself back together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a local icon, the rap legend revealed he was \u201cnot mentally prepared for a let-down\u201d when he found out that Kendrick Lamar would be taking the stage instead.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans had hoped Lil Wayne would take the Super Bowl stage this time around, especially with the event coming to New Orleans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lil Wayne responds to being snubbed from the Super Bowl Halftime Show:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat hurt, it hurt a lot\u2026 I thought there was nothing better that spot, on that stage, on that platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nfr_podcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nfr_podcast<\/a>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WRzKeBPofj\">pic.twitter.com\/WRzKeBPofj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1834615898742665484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liltunechi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=040226da-bba0-4d27-9733-7cb3e56c045f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emotional video<\/a>, the rapper, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., also thanked fans for their unwavering support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour words turned into arms and held me up when I tried to fall back,\u201d Wayne said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the heartbreak, Lil Wayne credited his fans for pulling him out of a dark place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd when I felt like sh-t, you guys reminded me that I ain\u2019t sh-t without y\u2019all. And that\u2019s an amazing reality. It broke me, and I\u2019m just trying to put me back together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rapper never mentions the Super Bowl during the video, but it\u2019s clear that this is the subject.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lil-wayne-s-disappointment-stems-from-previous-comments-of-wanting-to-play-at-the-super-bowl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lil Wayne\u2019s Disappointment Stems From Previous Comments of Wanting To Play At The Super Bowl<\/h2>\n<p>An emotional Lil Waye took to Instagram to record a video telling fans how devastated he was when he learned that he was not selected to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Insead, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar was chosen to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, which will be held on Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Wayne has stated repeatedly that he\u2019d wish to play the halftime show.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>\u201cI will not lie to you,\u201d he said in February. \u201cI have not got a call or nothing. We praying. We are keeping our fingers crossed. I\u2019m working hard. I\u2019m\u2019a make sure this next album and everything I do is killer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lil Wayne also said in December 2023 that he would not bring out any guests if he got the job. \u201cI earned that moment, so I\u2019m not bringing anyone\u201d\u2014short of Beyonc\u00e9, Taylor Swift, or a \u201cNew Orleans jazz great,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Nearly a week after Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner of the\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0Halftime show,\u00a0Lil Wayne\u00a0is finally breaking his silence. 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