Like many hip-hop heads, Lil Wayne felt confident out his bid for the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime show slot to Kendrick Lamar. However, home field advantage didn’t serve the “ Bless ” rapper any good in this instance. Yesterday (November 2), when he returned to New Orleans for Lil Weezyana Fest 2024 he was sure to air out his grievances.

One reason Lil Wayne was so upset that he wasn’t selected as the halftime performer for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans? He wanted to do it for his mother. Wayne referenced the Super Bowl situation on Saturday during the sold-out Lil Weezyana Fest at the Smoothie King Center.

In a heartfelt moment, Lil Wayne said, "I worked my ass off to get that f*cking position, and it was ripped away from me."

The 59th edition of the Super Bowl will be taking place in February and a world superstar will be performing in the halftime show.  One of sport’s most prestigious games is heading to

The upcoming performance is set to take place in his hometown of New Orleans with Kendrick Lamar as the headliner.

Rapper Lil Wayne went after the NFL again over what he reckons was a snub. The ‘Mr. Carter’ artist hasn’t quite gotten over being passed over for the Super Bowl halftime show performance, with the big game set to take place in his hometown of New Orleans.

Lil Wayne put on a performance of a lifetime when he reunited with the Hot Boys for the 2024 Lil’ WeezyAna Fest. The seventh annual event held in his hometown of New Orleans marked the first time the group has performed together in over two decades.