Kendrick Lamar brought his Compton hometown to New Orleans as the halftime performer at Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX — the crowning achievement of a yearlong stretch in which hip-hop’s most proudly cerebral star ascended to new heights of pop renown.

The Kendrick Lamar - Drake beef has hit the Super Bowl. Lamar performed a segment of his diss track "Not Like Us" during his halftime show performance at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. After several intentional false starts teasing that the song was about to begin, Lamar finally launched into the track, which has become his biggest hit to date.

Hip-hop's Harry Houdini, Kendrick Lamar, will attempt his biggest trick yet when he takes the stage for the Super Bowl 59 halftime show in New Orleans on Sunday. For an artist who thrives in mystery,