The rapper's Grammy-winning diss track about Drake is currently the subject of a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group.

A Super Bowl promo that aired a few days ago seemed to suggest Kendrick Lamar will perform his recent No. 1 hit “Not Like Us” during the halftime show. That sounds obvious on the surface, but the relevant additional context here is that the song is currently at the center of some defamation accusations.

Kendrick Lamar opened up about the chart-topping “Not Like Us” ahead of his highly anticipated Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance this Sunday (Feb. 9). Notably, he walked out to the five-time Grammy winner,

To accept the wins at the evening ceremony, Lamar took the stage in a classic Canadian tuxedo by Maison Margiela and matching baseball hat by Christina Marie Rivera—potentially a nod to a certain Canadian rapper who’s the subject of the awarded diss track.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kendrick Lamar has won record of the year for his diss track “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Grammys. “We’re gonna dedicate this one to the city,” Lamar said before shouting out Los Angeles area neighborhoods.

At this point in pop culture, Kendrick Lamar may be the most celebrated hater of all time. The hip-hop superstar won five Grammys on Sunday, two of them in major categories for his hit “Not Like Us,” a diss track of fellow rapper Drake.

Drake‘s father Dennis Graham was at the Grammys this weekend with the rest of the music world and was asked about Kendrick Lamar winning record of the year for "Not Like Us," the diss song that ended the battle between the Compton rapper and Graham's son.

The late-night host linked Lamar’s rap feud with Drake to an unexpected political clash — before delivering his own punchline.