Kendrick Lamar and SZA perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans
For a few minutes on Sunday evening, the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will be teleported 1,895 miles away to the city of Compton, Calif. Kendrick Lamar, the first solo rapper to headline the NFL Super Bowl halftime show, is well known for holding up the torch of West Coast hip-hop to remix its roots and burn it bright for all to see.
With the biggest captive audience of his career — around 80,000 fans in the Superdome and millions more at home — Lamar’s performance will conjure a medley of hits that could span his 15-year discography, and will feature R&B star SZA as a special guest.
German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending
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Last of the classified JFK assassination files to be released Tuesday
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Alabama’s bench could be key to the Tide making another deep run in the NCAA tourney
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Jesse Colin Young, singer of The Youngbloods’ ‘Get Together,’ dies at 83
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