The layers behind Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance

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February 10, 2025

Here & Now Newsroom

Kendrick Lamar and SZA perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (Abbie Parr/AP)

Kendrick Lamar is the first solo rap artist and Pulitzer Prize winner to headline a Super Bowl halftime show. His poetic lyricism, often filled with metaphors and subliminal messages, served as an interesting performance for today's political and cultural landscape.

We discuss Lamar's groundbreaking halftime performance with Spencer Kornhaber, staff writer at The Atlantic.

This segment aired on February 10, 2025.

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