Fresh off of winning five Grammy Awards, including song and record of the year for his hit single “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar is the featured performer for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on Sunday.
Lamar sat for a rare interview during the Apple Music Super Bowl press conference with Ebro Darden and Nadeska, where he was asked what people could expect in his set.
“Storytelling,” Lamar said. “I’ve always been very open about storytelling through all my catalogue and my history of music. And I’ve always had a passion about bringing that on whatever stage I’m on.”
There has been palpable excitement among fans of the rapper, but also interest in how he will handle “Not Like Us,” given both its content and a current lawsuit surrounding the hit.
Leah Stevenson, an entertainment attorney with MGL Law firm, said what began as a beef between two of the biggest stars in hip hop, mushroomed far beyond that. “This song became a much larger conversation for America about standing on morals, standing on values, standing on the beliefs that we have and the way that we move,” she told CNN. “It became a song that people started using in very big cultural moments, so this song has gotten way bigger than just a diss battle.”
Watch Kendrick’s entire new interview below: