Drake reportedly turned down Jay-Z’s previous offers to perform at the Super Bowl.
According to journalist Elliott Wilson, Drake was offered to perform at the big game twice. “I have some intel. I thought Mal was capping, I thought he was lying about Drake turning down the Super Bowl. That sounded wild. It was like, ‘Four times? Who turns down the Super Bowl that many times?’” Wilson said.
“I have it on authority, multiple sources have told me that Drake has indeed turned down the Super Bowl. He actually turned down the first two [since JAY-Z’s NFL partnership] — the one in Miami and The Weeknd one.”
He added: “These guys are rivals with each other, they’ve had their good times and bad times with each other. But businesswise, JAY-Z wanted Drake on that Super Bowl stage and he turned it down twice.”
We previously reported that Kendrick Lamar shared the news that he will be performing at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime. “What the deal everybody, my name is Kendrick Lamar,” the video begins. “[And] I’ll be performing at Super Bowl 59. Will you be pulling up?”
He continues: “I hope so. You know it’s only one opportunity to win a championship, right? No round twos. I wouldn’t want you to miss it. Meet me in New Orleans [on] February 9, 2025. Wear your best dress too, even if you’re watching from home. Let’s go.”
Drake is seemingly not fazed by the announcement according to MAL of New Rory & MAL podcast. MAL reveals he spoke to Drake following the announcement. When asked Mal was asked by his co-host share details, he refused. He did, however, say, “a lot of it was just laughing, man. It’s just like ‘word this is what y’all want to see? Like okay’”.