Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl necklace, explained

In the middle of the Super Bowl 2025, Kendrick Lamar took the field for his performance at halftime. Fresh on the heels to win both the song of the year and the record of the year at Grammys 2025 last weekend, Lamar played his successful songs “Not like”, “Euphoria” and “Squack Up “. The performance presented a duo with Sza and a cameo by Serena Williams, but the detail that the fans could not stop talking were clothing. Lamar has accessorized his simple outfit with a diamond necklace with the letter A, which many think is a reference to his current quarrel with Drake.

The A could be a reference to Lamar’s song “Not like Us”, which ends with the lyric “Tryna String a Chord and it is probably a minor”. Some have suggested that it is a reference to the name of Drake, Aubrey Drake Graham.

The quarrel dates back to spring 2024, when the two rappers exchanged Diss. In March, Lamar appeared on Future & Metro Boomin “Like This” by Metro Boomin. Lamar referred to “Big Three”, a nickname used to refer to Lamar, Drake and J. Cole, then said “No … it’s just big me.” The following month, Drake released “Push Ups”, in response, making fun of the size of the Lamar shoe, the travel calendar and more.

In September, Lamar and Drake had released four pieces of dissol, but only Lamar had exceeded the display tables and had earned him a place in the Super Bowl. Between November and January, Drake brought three proceedings against Universal Music Group for their role in the publication of Lamar’s song “Not like”. However, Lamar chose to play the song on the largest imaginable scene, at the Super Bowl.

The performance of the Super Bowl presented other references to Drake. Before singing “not like us”, said Lamar, “I want to interpret their favorite song, but you know they like to continue”, a reference to the proceedings against Universal Music Group of Drake.

Serena Williams, who went out with Drake almost a decade ago, made a cameo. Of course, SZA also joined Lamar before their next joint tour. Sza also dated Drake decades ago, and was called on the Drake Disso track, “Push Ups”. While the performance ended, the lights were blinking that read, “game”.