Kendrick Lamar made one major change while performing surprise song at Super Bowl that left fans in shock

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance left fans in shock after he made a change to the lyrics in his diss track against Drake.

The halftime show at the Super Bowl is iconic year upon year, with the likes of Rhianna, Katy Perry, Beyonce, and many more taking to the stage in previous years.

Sunday night's game (9 February) saw Kendrick Lamar take to the floor, after walking away with five awards at the Grammys the week prior.

Fans were anticipating whether the star would perform his 2024 anthem Not Like Us that landed him Song Of The Year, and Lamar didn't disappoint.

The record is a diss track against fellow rapper Drake, in which the star accuses him of being a pedophile - which has landed both of them in hot water.

There has been a furious back and forth between the musicians, but Drake has actually sued Lamar for defamation over the claims made in the song.

The lyrics accuse Drake and his team of being 'certified pedophiles' who should 'be registered and placed on neighbourhood watch'.

Which, of course, are pretty bold claims.

The lawsuit stated that there had been a 'false factual allegation that Drake is a criminal pedophile, and suggests that the public should resort to vigilante justice in response'.

But it didn't stop Lamar giving the fans the performance they wanted at the Super Bowl, despite making some slight lyric changes.

Before performing the track, the star said into the mic: "I wanna perform their favourite song, but you know they love to sue."

The star skipped over the word 'pedophile' in his performance, but still called Drake out by name as per the original lyrics.

He also had the entire stadium scream the iconic line: "Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minorrrr."

But Lamar took teasing his fellow rapper to the next level, when he brought out his ex-girlfriend and tennis sensation Serena Williams.

She was shown dancing on stage to the tune, but later posted on X: "It was all love."

Fans were gobsmacked that the rapper performed the diss track at such a historical event, as one said: "Kendrick really out here calling out Drake at the Super Bowl."

Another said: "Kendrick Lamar is cooking Drake in front of the world at the Super Bowl right now," as a third wrote: "Lmaoooooo the way he looked at the camera before that 'hey Drake'."

Singer SZA was also brought out during the halftime show to perform a song with the star.

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Kendrick Lamar's epic Drake diss during halftime show

There was a lot of talk as to whether Lamar would perform his Grammy-winning 'Not Like Us' in light of Drake's lawsuit. As we all suspected he would, he went ahead - but censored the track's most controversial line which called Drake a 'certified paedophile'.

Lamar was also spotted wearing a necklace with a massive 'a' on it, a reference to his brutal 'Not Like Us' quip where he says of Drake and his team: "Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor."

Samuel L. Jackson, dressed up as Uncle Sam, made a surprise appearance as Lamar's emcee. The way he butted in by accusing Lamar of being 'too ghetto' was widely assumed to be a reference to a group of Republicans who wrote a letter to the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, demanding Lamar's halftime show not be too 'lewd' or 'offensive'.

Serena Williams' surprise appearance

One person few people expected to turn up during Kendrick Lamar's set was Serena Williams, with the tennis star doing a 'crip walk' dance at the corner of the stage.

Not only was her appearance significant because she's rumoured to have dated Drake, but she was also widely criticised for doing the same dance at Wimbledon to celebrate winning an Olympic gold medal in 2021. Many said the backlash against her was racist.

Williams wrote after the Super Bowl: "Man, I did not crip walk like that at Wimbledon. Ooh, I would’ve been fined."