He teased “Not Like Us” twice before finally performing the first verse of the track that concludes with the popular “A minorrrr!” line — a lyric heard and sung throughout the announced New Orleans crowd of 65,719 at Caesars Superdome. As expected, Lamar changed some of the lyrics for television, but the message was clear.

It's no secret that Super Bowl halftime performers don't get paid. They get something bigger — exposure. So when Kendrick Lamar took the stage at Super Bowl LIX, expectations were high. But according to some,