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“Salutations, it’s your Uncle Sam, and this is the great American game.”
Samuel L. Jacksonshocked viewers who tuned into theSuper Bowl2025 Halftime Show with that opening line.
Before the big game, Lamar had only announced that frequent collaboratorSZAwould join him on stage.

Samuel L Jackson at the 2025 Super Bowl.Credit:FOX
Too loud, too reckless too ghetto!
Mr. Lamar, do you really know how to play the game?
Then tighten up!"

Kendrick Lamar at the 2025 Super Bowl.Gregory Shamus/Getty
Lamar sang two of his biggest hits, “HUMBLE.”
and “DNA.”
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“Oh you brought your homeboys with you, the old culture cheat code.
Scorekeeper, deduct one life,” Jackson declared after shooing Lamar off his mark.
“Thats what America wants!
Visibly exasperated, Jackson exited the frame and never returned.
He appeared as a special guest duringSnoop DoggandDr.
Dre’s 2022West Coast-themed Super Bowl spectacle, where he performed his 2015 song “Alright.”
Stars like Taylor Swift, Adam Sandler, and President Donald Trump attended the game.