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Super Bowl Performance: People Have Memed Kendrick Lamar's Diabolical Smile When Saying Drake's Name

K.Dot performed on the world's biggest stage on Sunday night.

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Kendrick Lamar shut it down with his Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.

Alongside SZA, K Dot performed a string of his hits on the world’s biggest stage on Sunday including "Not Like Us." He promised storytelling and delivered.

He also showed his cheeky side when he looked directly into the camera while mentioning Drake during a rendition of "Not Like Us."

K.Dot teased "Not Like Us" various times throughout his set before going into the song and performing the lines about members of Drake's team having open cases and the controversial "a minor" verse.

In addition to Kendrick looking into the camera when mentioning Drizzy, fans speculated that he took more shots with his choice of jewelry. Kenny sported an iced-out chain with a lowercase "a" pendant during the performance that many believed was a reference to the "a minor" line. However, others made it clear that Kendrick was paying homage to his new label, pgLang.

It didn’t take long for fans to weigh in on the epic performance.

Here are some of the best reactions.

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