‘They F**ked Up’: Lil Wayne Claims The NFL Tricked Him Into Thinking He’d Perform At The Super Bowl

The rapper vowed to never perform at a halftime show after what he saw as a major snub.

Lil Wayne has sworn to never perform at the Super Bowl after alleging the NFL led him to falsely believe he would have the chance to hit the stage.

In the wake of the drama surrounding Kendrick Lamar’s headlining performance at Super Bowl LIX in Lil Wayne’s hometown of New Orleans, the rapper said the NFL had primed him to lead the coveted halftime show before ultimately passing him up.

“They stole that feeling,” Lil Wayne told Rolling Stone in a cover story published Thursday. “I don’t want to do it. It was perfect.”

The “A Milli” artist alleged that his contacts at the NFL encouraged him to switch up his persona and expand his social circle to prepare for the gig.

“To perform, it’s a bunch of things they’re going to tell you to do and not do, asses to kiss and not kiss,” he said. “If you notice, I was a part of things I’ve never been a part of, like [Michael] Rubin’s all-white parties. I’m doing shit with Tom Brady. That was all for [the Super Bowl]. You ain’t never seen me in them types of venues.”