Overwhelmed with anger, Lil Wayne opened up about Kendrick Lamar being selected as the headliner of the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans, Wayne’s hometown.
The 41-year-old rapper, originally from Louisiana, said on Instagram on Friday while being entirely serious, “It was painful — it was excruciating, you know, the one I’m talking about? It was excruciating.”
Wayne further admitted that he had gotten his hopes high and had taken the ‘blame’ on himself for not having mentally prepared to be let down and was ‘pre-programming myself to assume that I would certainly get the job’. “I was convinced there was nothing better than that position, in that area, on that stage in my town, so it pained me.”
Lamar was revealed to become the next Super Bowl halftime performer in the NFL on the 8 of September. At the time, the rapper “Not Like Us” stated that the NFL ‘got the right one’ and wanted to ‘remind everyone that rap music is the most powerful type.’
However, this decision attracted a lot of controversy on social media. The majority of fans expected Wayne and other affiliated artists from Cash Money Records to get this spot since they are New Orleans artists. On Friday, Wayne informed the fans via Instagram to “forgive” him for the delay, adding that he needed “strength enough” to speak about this without getting emotional. “I’m saying thank you to every voice, every opinion, all the care, all the love, and the support out there,” the rapper who popularized the “Lollipop” song concluded. When you tried to fall back, I transformed my words into arms and helped support me.
He kept thanking his supporters, referring to them as “amazing”, reminding himself that “he’s not s–t” without them.
“We are treating it like it broke me, and I’m trying to fix me,” Wayne said before repeating, “But my God, have you all helped me? ”
Wayne concluded his heartfelt message by saying that he felt defeated because he thought he had let down his fans. The “Best Rapper Alive” emcee said this setback is not stopping him, adding, “I’m working on me, and I’m working, so thank you.”
