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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Received 125 FCC Complaints

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime performance on February 9, which drew 133.5 million viewers, prompted 125 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission .
As the first solo rapper to headline the halftime show, Lamar's performance included songs from his latest album, GNX, including a censored version of 'Not Like Us,' a diss track aimed at Drake.
The majority of complaints criticized Lamar's language, 'provocative dancing,' and perceived 'gang affiliation,' with some viewers also taking issue with the racial composition of the performance and guest appearances by Serena Williams and Samuel L. Jackson.
Complainants expressed sentiments such as 'not one white person' being present on stage, feeling 'discriminated' against, and finding it 'tiresome to have to send children out of the room' due to perceived vulgarity.
Despite the complaints, which some observers considered insignificant given the massive viewership, the FCC is unlikely to take action, and Lamar's performance was largely viewed as a defining moment that boosted his album's chart performance and preceded a planned North American tour.

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