Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Half-Time Performance

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Ya uncle ░░░░░░░░ And this is the ░░░░░░░░ American game do not ░░░░░░░░ trelegy more than prescribed ░░░░░░░░ with love My gemini ░░░░░░░░ back Powerin up No ░░░░░░░░ handshakes and hugs The ░░░░░░░░ only circulate through us ░░░░░░░░ must be judged But ░░░░░░░░ time God only favorin ░░░░░░░░ 20 years in Still ░░░░░░░░ that pen dedicated to ░░░░░░░░ hard truth The etiquette ░░░░░░░░ with a prevalent tongue ░░░░░░░░ predicate this time is ░░░░░░░░ _ you I m ░░░░░░░░ heavier hearts right now ░░░░░░░░ can power lift with ░░░░░░░░ lympians too I m ░░░░░░░░ various darts right now ░░░░░░░░ desert this like tiramisu ░░░░░░░░ we goin body for ░░░░░░░░ I hand you a ░░░░░░░░ I m probably a ░░░░░░░░ masseuse I really don ░░░░░░░░ bother nobody but they ░░░░░░░░ it by me If ░░░░░░░░ got to clear out ░░░░░░░░ room You would not ░░░░░░░░ the picture if I ░░░░░░░░ to sit you for ░░░░░░░░ in front of the ░░░░░░░░ You would not have ░░░░░░░░ soul Even if I ░░░░░░░░ told you to stand ░░░░░░░░ to Johnny and q ░░░░░░░░ with nothing but government ░░░░░░░░ But now I could ░░░░░░░░ the government too Remember ░░░░░░░░ foos Them color was ░░░░░░░░ and brown But now ░░░░░░░░ hundred is blue Remember ░░░░░░░░ said I m the ░░░░░░░░ back when you debated ░░░░░░░░ number one and number ░░░░░░░░ The topic was always ░░░░░░░░ to me You carried ░░░░░░░░ to me I pru ░░░░░░░░ out the Televised You ░░░░░░░░ the right guy but ░░░░░░░░ the wrong time Someone ░░░░░░░░ squabble up Ha ha ░░░░░░░░ ha ha ha ha ░░░░░░░░ I am reincarnated I ░░░░░░░░ stargazin Life goes on ░░░░░░░░ need all my babies ░░░░░░░░ gyah Woke up lookin ░░░░░░░░ the broccoli High key ░░░░░░░░ a horn on me ░░░░░░░░ kamasi Ip ownership the ░░░░░░░░ is by me Mr ░░░░░░░░ off I get off ░░░░░░░░ my feet When I ░░░░░░░░ music It makes me ░░░░░░░░ You got the music ░░░░░░░░ is your chance Thunk ░░░░░░░░ Thunk Thunk Thunk Baby ░░░░░░░░ it Quid pro quo ░░░░░░░░ you want Cause I ░░░░░░░░ watchin it Work on ░░░░░░░░ floor Here s your ░░░░░░░░ Let me know if ░░░░░░░░ clockin it Brodie won ░░░░░░░░ go But I know ░░░░░░░░ he poppin it It ░░░░░░░░ woof tickets on sale ░░░░░░░░ I silenced it Pipe ░░░░░░░░ young These some whole ░░░░░░░░ politics It makes me ░░░░░░░░ You got the music ░░░░░░░░ t hit him He ░░░░░░░░ kids with him My ░░░░░░░░ Now is your chance ░░░░░░░░ child it was black ░░░░░░░░ With the smirnoff Yeehaw ░░░░░░░░ outside Whoadie bout to ░░░░░░░░ him off Blaps on ░░░░░░░░ it s a fact ░░░░░░░░ a brick of raw ░░░░░░░░ me why you rap ░░░░░░░░ it s fictional Tell ░░░░░░░░ why you fed if ░░░░░░░░ criminal Squabble up Squabble ░░░░░░░░ Squabble up Squabble up ░░░░░░░░ up No No No ░░░░░░░░ Too loud Too reckless ░░░░░░░░ too ghetto Mr Lamar ░░░░░░░░ you really know how ░░░░░░░░ play the game Tighten ░░░░░░░░ Nobody pray for me ░░░░░░░░ been that day for ░░░░░░░░ Way Yeah yeah Ay ░░░░░░░░ remember syrup sandwiches and ░░░░░░░░ allowances Finesse n None ░░░░░░░░ some counterfeits But now ░░░░░░░░ m countin this Parmesan ░░░░░░░░ my accountant lives In ░░░░░░░░ I m downin this ░░░░░░░░ usse with my boo ░░░░░░░░ Tastes like kool aid ░░░░░░░░ the analysts Girl I ░░░░░░░░ buy you the world ░░░░░░░░ my paystub I know ░░░░░░░░ it s good Won ░░░░░░░░ you sit it on ░░░░░░░░ taste buds I get ░░░░░░░░ too petty once you ░░░░░░░░ me do the extras ░░░░░░░░ up on your block ░░░░░░░░ break it down We ░░░░░░░░ tetris A M to ░░░░░░░░ P M P M ░░░░░░░░ the A M Funk ░░░░░░░░ up your per diem ░░░░░░░░ just gotta hate em ░░░░░░░░ If I quit your ░░░░░░░░ I still ride mercedes ░░░░░░░░ I quit this season ░░░░░░░░ still be the greatest ░░░░░░░░ My left stroke just ░░░░░░░░ viral Right stroke put ░░░░░░░░ baby in a Aye ░░░░░░░░ humble Sit down Be ░░░░░░░░ Sit down Be humble ░░░░░░░░ down Hold up I ░░░░░░░░ I got I got ░░░░░░░░ got Loyalty Got royalty ░░░░░░░░ my DNA Quarter piece ░░░░░░░░ war and peace Inside ░░░░░░░░ dn aye Power poison ░░░░░░░░ and joy inside my ░░░░░░░░ I got hustle though ░░░░░░░░ flow inside my DNA ░░░░░░░░ was born like this ░░░░░░░░ bet Perform like this ░░░░░░░░ know murder Conviction burners ░░░░░░░░ Burglars ballers dead redemption ░░░░░░░░ Fathers dead with kids ░░░░░░░░ I wish I was ░░░░░░░░ forgiveness Yeah I m ░░░░░░░░ the way Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ low okay Yeah the ░░░░░░░░ right here s remote ░░░░░░░░ I ain t thinkin ░░░░░░░░ no reaper Got a ░░░░░░░░ and a Jackson All ░░░░░░░░ my house like I ░░░░░░░░ Joe okay Hell cat ░░░░░░░░ his homeboys And them ░░░░░░░░ sell they soul okay ░░░░░░░░ wanna be demon til ░░░░░░░░ get chipped by your ░░░░░░░░ And I might do ░░░░░░░░ show a day Once ░░░░░░░░ lame always a lame ░░░░░░░░ you ever played have ░░░░░░░░ ever Okay let s ░░░░░░░░ Have you ever walked ░░░░░░░░ enemy down like with ░░░░░░░░ poker face I deserve ░░░░░░░░ all Keep these bums ░░░░░░░░ from me Keep all ░░░░░░░░ blessings faithfully Keep my ░░░░░░░░ contagious That s okay ░░░░░░░░ me Don t you ░░░░░░░░ with me Stay with ░░░░░░░░ Crashin out right now ░░░░░░░░ one s safe with ░░░░░░░░ I did it with ░░░░░░░░ be Must be ashamed ░░░░░░░░ me I deserve it ░░░░░░░░ Tell me why you ░░░░░░░░ you deserve the greatest ░░░░░░░░ Ya homeboys with ya ░░░░░░░░ culture cheat code Scorekeeper ░░░░░░░░ a life Aye Why ░░░░░░░░ What they talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ ain t talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ What they talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ ain t talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ What they talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ ain t talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ What they talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ ain t talkin bout ░░░░░░░░ Peekaboo M I just ░░░░░░░░ them boogers in my ░░░░░░░░ Peekaboo 80 pointers like ░░░░░░░░ kobe game Peekaboo 7 ░░░░░░░░ ll make em plank ░░░░░░░░ Poppin out you better ░░░░░░░░ smut my name Peekaboo ░░░░░░░░ two foreigns on the ░░░░░░░░ Peekaboo Peekaboo Why you ░░░░░░░░ tough on ig live ░░░░░░░░ ow what you little ░░░░░░░░ Let me facetime my ░░░░░░░░ I m up the ░░░░░░░░ Peekaboo Yeah it s ░░░░░░░░ I m puttin somethin ░░░░░░░░ sleep Peekaboo He on ░░░░░░░░ ground I praise god ░░░░░░░░ start stompin feet Yes ░░░░░░░░ I wanna make a ░░░░░░░░ fo sure I wanna ░░░░░░░░ my favorite song What ░░░░░░░░ Yeah that song That ░░░░░░░░ Ah maybe I think ░░░░░░░░ it Oh no Until ░░░░░░░░ I ll slow it ░░░░░░░░ Say ladies do me ░░░░░░░░ solid Ooooh Damn mind ░░░░░░░░ this world were mine ░░░░░░░░ roman numeral seven Bae ░░░░░░░░ it like it s ░░░░░░░░ If this world was ░░░░░░░░ I d take your ░░░░░░░░ and make em multiply ░░░░░░░░ this world was mine ░░░░░░░░ d take your enemies ░░░░░░░░ front of god Introduce ░░░░░░░░ to that light Hit ░░░░░░░░ strictly with that fire ░░░░░░░░ fah fah fah fah ░░░░░░░░ fah fah In this ░░░░░░░░ Concrete flowers grow Heartache ░░░░░░░░ only doin what she ░░░░░░░░ Weekends get it poppin ░░░░░░░░ the low Better days ░░░░░░░░ for sure If this ░░░░░░░░ were If it was ░░░░░░░░ to me I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ give these nobodies no ░░░░░░░░ I d take away ░░░░░░░░ pain I d give ░░░░░░░░ everything I just wanna ░░░░░░░░ you win Wanna see ░░░░░░░░ this world were mine ░░░░░░░░ go in when you ░░░░░░░░ Ride it Do it ░░░░░░░░ slow Slide Baby you ░░░░░░░░ star strike pose right ░░░░░░░░ I m When you ░░░░░░░░ you With me Everything ░░░░░░░░ Slow Come and Put ░░░░░░░░ On my Soul Tell ░░░░░░░░ what you gon do ░░░░░░░░ me Confrontation ain t ░░░░░░░░ new to me You ░░░░░░░░ bring a bullet Bring ░░░░░░░░ morgue Bring a sword ░░░░░░░░ you can t bring ░░░░░░░░ truth to me You ░░░░░░░░ all your expectations I ░░░░░░░░ t even want your ░░░░░░░░ I recognize your false ░░░░░░░░ and calculated promises All ░░░░░░░░ your conversation I hate ░░░░░░░░ that feel entitled Look ░░░░░░░░ me crazy cause I ░░░░░░░░ t invite you Oh ░░░░░░░░ important You the moral ░░░░░░░░ the story you endorsing ░░░░░░░░ don t even like ░░░░░░░░ Corrupt a man s ░░░░░░░░ with a gift That ░░░░░░░░ how you find out ░░░░░░░░ you dealin with A ░░░░░░░░ percentage Who I m ░░░░░░░░ with I want the ░░░░░░░░ if I m losing ░░░░░░░░ I m winning On ░░░░░░░░ mama This may be ░░░░░░░░ night that my dreams ░░░░░░░░ let me know All ░░░░░░░░ stars are closer All ░░░░░░░░ stars are closer All ░░░░░░░░ stars are closer This ░░░░░░░░ be the night that ░░░░░░░░ dreams might let me ░░░░░░░░ All the stars are ░░░░░░░░ All the stars are ░░░░░░░░ All the stars are ░░░░░░░░ I m talking about ░░░░░░░░ s what America wants ░░░░░░░░ and calm You almost ░░░░░░░░ Don t mess this ░░░░░░░░ Oh no It s ░░░░░░░░ cultural divide I m ░░░░░░░░ to get it on ░░░░░░░░ floor You really bout ░░░░░░░░ do it Aye I ░░░░░░░░ y all before it ░░░░░░░░ bigger than the music ░░░░░░░░ really bout to do ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s a ░░░░░░░░ divide and I m ░░░░░░░░ more influenced He can ░░░░░░░░ it like that Aye ░░░░░░░░ m trippen I m ░░░░░░░░ Imma ride it to ░░░░░░░░ back like Mustard on ░░░░░░░░ beat Man down Call ░░░░░░░░ amberlamps Tell him breathe ░░░░░░░░ He walk around like ░░░░░░░░ Tryna see compton The ░░░░░░░░ can hate me How ░░░░░░░░ opps you really got ░░░░░░░░ mean it s too ░░░░░░░░ options I m finna ░░░░░░░░ on this body I ░░░░░░░░ John stockton Beat your ░░░░░░░░ hide the bible if ░░░░░░░░ watchin Sometimes you gotta ░░░░░░░░ out Certified boogeyman I ░░░░░░░░ the one that up ░░░░░░░░ score with em Walk ░░░░░░░░ down Whole time Say ░░░░░░░░ I hear you like ░░░░░░░░ young You better not ░░░░░░░░ go to cell block ░░░░░░░░ Just make sure you ░░░░░░░░ your lil sister from ░░░░░░░░ They tell me chubbs ░░░░░░░░ only one that get ░░░░░░░░ hand me downs And ░░░░░░░░ at the party playin ░░░░░░░░ his nose now And ░░░░░░░░ got a weird case ░░░░░░░░ is he around Certified ░░░░░░░░ boy Certified face Wop ░░░░░░░░ Wop Wop Wop Dot ░░░░░░░░ m on them tough ░░░░░░░░ Wop Wop Wop Wop ░░░░░░░░ ma do my stuff ░░░░░░░░ you trolling like a ░░░░░░░░ t you tired Tryna ░░░░░░░░ a chord and it ░░░░░░░░ probably a minor They ░░░░░░░░ like us They not ░░░░░░░░ us They not like ░░░░░░░░ They not like us ░░░░░░░░ They not like us ░░░░░░░░ you my friend Are ░░░░░░░░ locked in Then step ░░░░░░░░ way Step that way ░░░░░░░░ step this way Step ░░░░░░░░ way I go by ░░░░░░░░ name k d o ░░░░░░░░ We come from compton ░░░░░░░░ me hear you say ░░░░░░░░ Actin bad but somebody ░░░░░░░░ do it Got my ░░░░░░░░ up on the gas ░░░░░░░░ somebody gotta do it ░░░░░░░░ Turn his TV off ░░░░░░░░ his TV off huh ░░░░░░░░ his TV off Turn ░░░░░░░░ TV off huh Turn ░░░░░░░░ TV off Turn his ░░░░░░░░ off huh Turn his ░░░░░░░░ off Turn his TV ░░░░░░░░ Ain t no other ░░░░░░░░ in this rap thing ░░░░░░░░ siblings Nothing but my ░░░░░░░░ One shot they disappearin ░░░░░░░░ m in a city ░░░░░░░░ the flag be gettin ░░░░░░░░ Like it was pass ░░░░░░░░ Crash pullin up in ░░░░░░░░ truck just to play ░░░░░░░░ tag With a bone ░░░░░░░░ pick like it was ░░░░░░░░ bass So when I ░░░░░░░░ it out I made ░░░░░░░░ 50k from a show ░░░░░░░░ show the ropes before ░░░░░░░░ hung from a rope ░░░░░░░░ m prophetic they only ░░░░░░░░ about it How I ░░░░░░░░ it Only good for ░░░░░░░░ face Seen the cosmetics ░░░░░░░░ many heads I gotta ░░░░░░░░ to level my aesthetics ░░░░░░░░ up and get your 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