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Kendrick Lamar remains a force at the center of hip hop’s conversation after a whirlwind week defined by blockbuster concerts, legal headlines, and surging career metrics. Just days ago, Kendrick closed the South American leg of his Grand National Tour with a massive performance in Chile, igniting packed stadiums with solo shows after earlier tour dates saw him sharing the stage with SZA. According to HotNewHipHop, fans were wild for him not just at the concert but when he made a rare public appearance at the U-20 World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Nigeria, where he watched from a suite, earbuds in and seemingly tuned into his own world.
This South American run concluded with Kendrick making history in Chile, as captured on GNXTour’s official Instagram and widely celebrated as another demonstration of his unmatched showmanship and drawing power. Another Instagram update from the Grand National Tour shows the intensity of fan reactions, underscoring why Kendrick remains globally dominant on stage. And demand shows no sign of waning: after a two-month break, Kendrick is set to play two huge dates in Melbourne and Sydney, keeping the global spotlight firmly on him.
On the business and music charts front, Kendrick continues to break barriers. His latest album GNX has now officially become the first rap album of 2025 to surpass 2 million in sales, and ranks as the fifth best-selling album across all genres this year, according to Kendrick’s own team via Instagram. Industry analytics place him 17th in daily streams globally, far ahead of most peers, as reported by Boardroom’s Instagram feed, a testament to his enduring popularity even before his hotly anticipated Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
And what a headline that is: Kendrick Lamar will take the world’s biggest stage for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show tomorrow. TBS News confirms Lamar will not earn a hefty paycheck, as the NFL only pays union scale rates, but history shows the exposure and streaming bumps from this stage are colossal. There’s fevered speculation over whether he’ll perform his Grammy-winning and now infamous Drake diss track Not Like Us as part of the show, with reports suggesting it is on the preliminary setlist, though it remains unclear if he’ll unleash the full, uncensored version mid-game.
Meanwhile, the legal saga with Drake finally reached a conclusion: ABC7NY reports that Drake’s federal defamation lawsuit against UMG, linked to the lyrics in Kendrick’s “Not Like Us,” has been officially dismissed, putting a period on one of hip hop’s most contentious beefs—one that generated eight diss tracks over two weeks and propelled Lamar to scoop five Grammys, including Song and Record of the Year. So while Kendrick remains mostly elusive on social media, his name and music are everywhere, his latest moves making headlines and sparking debate across every corner of the culture.
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