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Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us Favored As First Song During 2025 Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show

Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. According to recent odds, “Not Like Us” is the favorite to be the first song performed by Lamar.
Who Is Performing At The Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show?
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Lamar is the headlining act for the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.
The Compton-born rapper will be joined onstage by special guest SZA.
This marks the second time Lamar will perform during the Super Bowl. Lamar joined Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in 2022.
Lamar is widely considered one of the best rappers of the 21st century. His 17 Grammys are the third-most by a rapper, behind the 24 from Jay-Z and Kanye West.
In 2024, Lamar had one of the biggest songs of the year, “Not Like Us,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two other songs that featured Lamar — “Like That” and “Squabble Up” — reached No. 1.
Lamar’s album, GNX, debuted at No. 1, his fifth number-one album on the Billboard 200.
Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show: Kendrick Lamar’s First Song Odds
Kendrick Lamar’s First Song | Odds |
---|---|
Not Like Us | -150 |
Swimming Pools | +300 |
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe | +500 |
Humble | +600 |
Money Trees | +800 |
United In Grief | +1200 |
Alright | +1600 |
King Kunta | +1600 |
N95 | +2000 |
Element | +2000 |
Maad City | +2000 |
Euphoria | +2500 |
Like That | +2500 |
Backseat Freestyle | +2500 |
The Blacker The Berry | +4000 |
All The Stars | +5000 |
Duckworth | +5000 |
Rigamortis | +5000 |
Odds via BetOnline on 1/28/25.
“Not Like Us” (-150) is the favorite to be Lamar’s first song of the halftime show.
“Not Like Us” was an undeniable hit that spawned from Lamar’s widely publicized feud with Drake. During a Juneteenth concert in June 2024, Lamar played “Not Like Us” five times to close the show.
Before “Not Like Us,” “Swimming Pools” (+300) or “Humble” (+600) were arguably Lamar’s most widely known songs with the mainstream public.
For a longshot bet, “All The Stars” (+5000), the Oscar-nominated song from Black Panther, was performed by Lamar and SZA. With Lamar and SZA performing together, the chances of the song being played are very likely.