Kendrick Bourne recreated Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show announcement for the rapper’s Gillette Stadium stop. Kathryn Riley/Getty Images
Kendrick Lamar and the sounds of “Not Like Us” and his latest “GNX” album will tour nationally next year.
On Tuesday, the rapper announced on social media that he would go on a North American tour with R&B singer SZA at a majority of NFL stadiums. The tour will begin at the Minnesota Vikings’ U.S. Bank Stadium and conclude at the Washington Commanders’ Northwest Stadium.
One team expressed excitement about Lamar performing in its stadium.
Hours after the West Coast rapper made the tour announcement, the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium followed up with an announcement of their own, recreating Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime announcement.
Kendrick 🤝 Kendrick
See you on May 12, @kendricklamar! pic.twitter.com/KVwbPSLyKI
— Gillette Stadium (@GilletteStadium) December 3, 2024
Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne imitated Lamar’s announcement as he put footballs in the throwing machine in the stadium with an American flag on the video board, similar to Lamar’s announcement.
The Patriots poked fun at “tv off,” a track from Lamar’s recent album with a post referencing a line in the song that was produced by DJ Mustard.
MUSTAAAAAARD pic.twitter.com/9ZKItYGO4s
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 3, 2024
Gillette Stadium is the “squabble up” rapper’s ninth stop after doing two shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the New York Jets and New York Giants.
Lamar was named the Super Bowl LIX halftime show headliner in New Orleans after a feud with rapper Drake that saw a handful of chart-topping diss records, including “Like That” and “euphoria.”
The Compton MC released his latest album, “GNX,” on Nov. 22, and it features SZA on two songs — “luther” and “gloria.”
