"Hahaha savage": Internet reacts hilariously as Kendrick Lamar adds "Say Drake" lyrics during live Super Bowl halftime performance

Kendrick Lamar made waves during the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show by bringing Drake's diss track Not Like Us to the big stage but not without a significant lyrical adjustment.

The rapper performed at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday and electrified the crowd with a song that has become the defining anthem of his ongoing rivalry with Drizzy.

When Lamar finally performed a bit of Not Like Us, he made a noticeable change by leaving out a key phrase from his original verse. Instead of presenting "Certified Lover Boy," he said silently at a moment, "Certified [blank]," then let his pause speak.

Kendrick may have hit the mute button on his most controversial lyric, but make no mistake—he didn’t come to play nice. With the precision of a master strategist, he delivered his lines with just enough energy to keep the crowd buzzing and the internet buzzing.

Fans didn’t need every word spelled out to know exactly what he was saying because sometimes silence is twice as loud as a dissonant track played at full volume. He sang:

"Say, Drake, I hear you like ‘em young / You better not ever go to cell block one... "Why you trollin’ like a …,” leaving out the word, “b–ch?,” before adding, “Ain’t you tired? / Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minor."

As soon as the video went viral, someone (@PancakeSyrupNFT) on X commented:

"hahaha savage!"

As soon as Kendrick dropped Not Like Us on the Super Bowl stage, social media exploded like a group chat after someone got left on read. Fans dissected every lyric, every pause, and even the way he was saying certain words in order to turn his performance into an instant meme factory.

Some joked that Drake was somewhere rewriting his entire comeback strategy, while others praised Kendrick for managing to throw a punch without even swinging. One thing was clear: whether spoken or left unsaid, the message landed. K-Dot is sure that the internet had eaten it up.

Let us take a look at how the netizens reacted!

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Netizens react to Kendrick Lamar adding "Say Drake" lyrics during a live Super Bowl halftime performance

Someone (@CaptainCabinetz) commented:

"This is literally a historical level event we're witnessing rn"

Another one (@2xBrandoo) hilariously commented:

"drake rn"

A netizen (@HorizonHiphop) expressed:

"Kendrick is a Savage , he’s wearing a “A-Minor“ chain"

A folk (@OG_Anaya_) commented:

"THE SMILE WHEN HE SAID "SAY DRAKE"

A user (@pepekingdomHQ) hilariously commented:

"when bro said "say Drake"

Some people (@iAmTJJackson) were shocked that he took Drake's name, commenting:

"Right! My face…”he actually said his name”

A user (@shane216taylor) sarcastically commented that he had a great laugh:

"And SMILED HEAVY!!!"

Someone (@AnyaLacey01) commented:

"Kendrick isn’t performing for the audience… he’s performing for the history books"

In the end, Kendrick’s Super Bowl performance proved that sometimes less is more—unless it comes to hype. He had fans, analysts, and meme-makers working overtime to break it all down with just a few well-placed bars (and one well-timed silence). That was the game plan on which K-Dot stayed for the last minute, and this one will be talked about long after all that confetti is gone.

Once again Kendrick proved that his presence alone can shake up the culture and transform a halftime show into rap—the historic moment. While it may be the peak of his rivalry with Drake or just another plot twist, one thing is for sure - when he steps up to lead this team the world will listen.

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