“I said to myself, ‘I want to be on stage at the Super Bowl in front of my mom one day.’ And I worked really hard to get this place, this position. It was taken from me. But this motherf##kin’ moment here? They can’t stand this. They can’t take this from me. -Lil Wayne.

Lil Wayne isn’t holding back his frustration over not being selected as the featured artist for the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show 2025. His disappointment is powerful, but I think he should let it go. He was not featured in the 2013 Super Bowl held in New Orleans.

At that time he had no issues and no other Cash Money Records artists were present either. But now his frustration seems directed at JAY-Z, who some are blaming for choosing Kendrick Lamar as the 2025 Super Bowl headliner. I thought it was clear that this was Kendrick Lamar’s year and that Being born in a place didn’t mean you would perform on stage. I mean, I’d love to rock the Grammys, but no one cares.

At his Weezyana Fest this weekend, Lil Wayne expressed his angst, but there’s no indication he was ever in the running. It’s so strange.

On the plus side, Lil Wayne was given the keys to the city of New Orleans, an honor celebrating his impact and legacy. The Hot Boys also reunited. These are big things. Well, the internet had to try harder on some things and it made me laugh.

Here is the entire show: