Online memes erupt as Serena Williams 'Crip Walks' to Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like US' during Super Bowl

Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show - Source: Getty
Serena Williams at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show (Image via Getty)

Kendrick Lamar's halftime show performance at the Super Bowl LIX was a force to reckon with! With his lyrical flow and creative execution, it is probably one of the best Super Bowl halftime performances that ever graced the Super Bowl.

Aside from Kendrick Lamar's performance, fans also noticed one of Kendrick's guests—the tennis royalty, Serena Williams, who was having the time of her life, crip walking while Kendrick Lamar performed "Not Like Us." (via X/@kirawontmiss)


Serena Williams' Crip Walk: The Netizens React

Netizens hilariously reacted when Serena Williams did the crip walk, saying that Drake will be doing "Montoya por favor" while watching her perform with his nemesis. (via X/@O3XYG3N)

Kendrick Lamar fans also joined in the conversation, saying that they were happy that Serena Williams was part of the halftime show! (via X/@MCrosby07)

Other fans also couldn't help but notice that Serena Williams was up there with Kendrick Lamar, performing at a halftime show while Serena's ex, Drake, was somewhere seething. (via X/@UNIVERSE_FEEDS, @JadePalace1976)

With Kendrick Lamar bringing in Serena Williams in his performance, people who watched the halftime show said that Kendrick sure knows how to turn up the energy of the crowd!

"That was wild, Kendrick really knows how to bring the energy!" - one X user said (via X/@cutiieamyy)

People who also watched Serena Williams' crip walk are also asking the names of her other dance moves. Our Tennis Queen got dem moves! (via X/@gookyjhit)

Sports fans were also seemingly happy with Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show, saying that Kendrick Lamar connected sports and music at a whole other level.

"It's cool to see sports and music intersect at this level." - another X user tweeted (via X/@ellailonaaa)

The Meaning Behind Serena Williams' Crip Walk

Serena Williams' crip walk during Kendrick Lamar's performance of "Not Like Us" has a deep history. Aside from the fact that both Serena and Kendrick grew up in Compton, California, Williams also did the crip walk as a full circle reference to her crip walk celebration after beating Maria Sharapova in the 2012 Olympics.


Serena Williams nailed her crip walk during Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX and further cemented the fact that she is THE QUEEN of tennis and that no one can bring her down.

Edited by Nimisha
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