Pusha T: ‘This Is True’ on Kendrick Lamar's ‘No Round Twos’ Drake Swipe in Super Bowl Announcement

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[{"selector":"#anim-f004e71e-5cf6-42c9-8b99-b739cc2ef239","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87348f03-883b-4e35-bf83-24a9663986c8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.02197%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-432f7bf8-406d-4ca3-92d0-3bdeffd126e4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The announcement that Kendrick Lamar would headline the February 2025 Super Bowl halftime concert in New Orleans has sparked reactions. Pusha T reacted differently following Sunday's major news. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-3345dba6-e266-4377-80ca-a99e57cd6879","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-68c0cf19-aa09-4a1c-abe2-820c92795bb7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a5970ba-31ac-467c-b99a-e573e9f86a84 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-1.9079685950468814%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] When announcing his performance in the NFL's "Big Game," Lamar stated something that resonated with the Virginia rapper. Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-7eaba655-48f8-420b-933f-d644164c361c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df8ea388-b5c3-4fbf-9ad5-9b4d2054b16f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89036a43-dbb7-4e6c-8a66-c3d472b782b5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(24.985201022949802%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Push reposted the phrase on his Instagram Story and added, “This is true” with a shrug emoji, a dig at Drake's suggestion a few weeks ago that they will fight again. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-c0b65cdb-8c07-4123-b9b5-f650cb7e169f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8917d5c5-b95b-4f9f-9708-2c934ebde509","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe9ecf27-5730-4844-b992-8b70fa24b78c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Pusha T, like Kendrick, traded subliminals with Drake for years until “The Story of Adidon” in 2018, when fans deemed Push the winner. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-668984f7-9ffe-4f30-8cf4-a320164ba7ec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a05acdd8-aa1e-46e9-8de8-f285f8f5d311","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6eb48ec7-400a-4df9-b1b1-8d7186baad82 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.27490615003763%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He and Jay-Z are excited for the February halftime concert while fans and artists debate whether Lamar should have headlined. Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-b685f82f-2259-453d-a673-b0b23f2c3960","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-750eabfb-6f62-4835-a0da-4d0c6ca1531c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0574bbe-aec6-4f13-aeeb-0bada67e3f71 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.7058775392668295%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] I will remind the world why. They chose well, Jay said, “Kendrick Lamar is a once-in-a-generation artist and performer. Arrow

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Pusha T: ‘This Is True’ on Kendrick Lamar's ‘No Round Twos’ Drake Swipe in Super Bowl Announcement

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