On Feb. 9, Kendrick Lamar will take over New Orleans to carry out for the 2025 Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present. And whereas we all know he might very nicely carry out the complete 13-minute set by himself, he and Apple Music have already teased that he’ll be bringing alongside a particular visitor: frequent collaborator and former Prime Dawg Leisure labelmate SZA.
This efficiency will function a precursor for his or her “Grand Nationwide Tour” which is ready to start in April. So, it’s in that vein, that we thought we’d make a listing of oldsters we expect is perhaps enjoyable additions to his already iconic set.
From bounce, we have now a plethora of individuals to select from if we take a look at all of the folks Lamar introduced out throughout his superb “Pop-Out” live performance on Juneteenth in 2024. That listing grows even larger after we take into account the options that have been current on his just lately launched album, “GNX.”
However the Tremendous Bowl is a HUGE platform which implies Lamar must be strategic in his picks. Whoever he grabs must toe the road of being somebody who will get the gang hype, however may even carry the genuine L.A. essence that all of us love and respect him for.
So, who suits that invoice, you may ask? Right here’s our ideas.
Tyler the Creator
Should you witnessed the gang response when Tyler the Creator “popped out” at Lamar’s Juneteenth live performance, you then already know why he’s on the high of the listing. And should you observed the marching folks off within the lower within the aforementioned announcement, you then’d most likely draw the comparability to that and Tyler’s marching males that he’s been that includes in almost all of his “Chromakopia” album movies. All of this coupled with the truth that Tyler declared himself “the most important out town after Kenny” on the identical album solely does extra to persuade us that we would get a Tyler sighting subsequent month.
Jay Rock
Bringing out Jay Rock is not going to solely be a stable homage to Lamar’s time as a member of Black Hippy, however it can give us all that probability to get hype to one among their finest collaborations: “Win.”
Dody6 and AZChike
Whereas these two rappers could also be comparatively new faces to many who’d be watching, their contributions to Lamar’s “GNX” album on “Hey Now” and “Peekaboo,” respectively have already made their names go viral on social media. It could solely be proper for Lamar to capitalize on the momentum and provides these LA rappers extra time to shine.
Schoolboy Q
Very similar to Jay Rock’s inclusion, including Schoolboy Q will do nicely to honor Lamar’s ties to his Black Hippy days and function a possibility to blast a few of their finest collaborations comparable to “Collard Greens,” “Blessed,” and extra.
Doechii
Again in Oct. 2024, Lamar referred to as the “Alligator Bites By no means Heal” rapper “the toughest out.” So why wouldn’t he carry her out and provides her yet one more main platform to point out off her skills? In spite of everything, she was just lately noticed at a rehearsal out in L.A. only a few days in the past. May it’s for the Grammys or the Tremendous Bowl? Solely time will inform.