I absolutely love that Serena Williams’ Super Bowl Halftime c-walk has become a multi-day story. People were genuinely so excited to see her pop out as Kendrick Lamar performed “Not Like Us,” a song which references Serena. Salty Drake fans have been crying about it and Stephen A. Smith even said that he would “divorce” Serena over it. Meanwhile, Serena’s actual husband, Alexis Ohanian, has been hyping the sh-t out of her, like always. Serena posted a behind-the-scenes video for her Halftime appearance on IG, and she explained why she did it too:
When @kendricklamar and team called and was like ‘we’ve been trying to do something forever, what about this? We loved your crip walk at the Olympics after you won the gold medal.’
I’m like Super Bowl? Are you serious? When in the world would I ever be able to dance at a superbowl? (Never) let’s do it!
I knew my winning dance after the @olympics would pay off one day.
End of story.
I love that Kendrick and his team referenced her c-walk after she won the gold medal at the London Olympics. What an iconic moment. It makes me wonder if Kendrick also asked Serena to appear in the “Not Like Us” music video last year and they just couldn’t get the schedule right? In the video, DeMar DeRozan made a cameo, because Kendrick referenced him too. It would make sense if they also called Serena about that. But I’m glad they got to do it for the Super Bowl, because what a f–king moment. Serena also posted a different BTS TikTok where you see her working with Kendrick and his team, and Kendrick greeting little Olympia (I’m including it below).
Meanwhile, Kendrick has been dog-walking Drake for the better part of a year and Drake is still too much of a coward to address Kendrick directly. Instead, Drake posted some sh-t about Serena – a photo of Drake with Serena’s long-time manager Jill Smoller. Serena’s fans know that JSmoll is Serena’s family and her right hand. JSmoll was actually with Serena at the Super Bowl (you can see her in Serena’s IG). Why does Drake have smoke for Serena and not… you know what, nevermind.
Drake posts a photo with Serena Williams' former agent 💀
This follows Serena dancing to Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' at the Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/QsASx10eQC
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 11, 2025
This made me so happy pic.twitter.com/uVE9u8fgyw
— Dora Dora Dora 🇭🇹 (@TinyPrincess_D) February 11, 2025
Screencaps from the Super Bowl/NFL/Apple Music and Serena’s IG.
OMG, this behind the scenes is everything! Love it! Serena is a Queen and of course the GOAT. And Olympia is just 😍
The whole video was filled with such joy!
I just can’t with the links to that nazi app 🙁
she made it look so casual, lie a text before the show to join in. was perfection
Drake is such a b*tch. I am sure hanging out with Serena’s *checks notes* former agent really got to her 🙄
When did Serena’s baby get so big? 😭😭 That will be such a crazy memory for her little girl. I don’t know why men like Stephen think they could even have a chance to marry Serena. She married a man who respects her and enjoys her success. Obviously, that makes them so bothered. Otherwise, Drake wouldn’t think being a fan of your own wife was a diss.
The photo with her manager is more threatening than chummy. It looks as if he startled her and she’s about to take his arm off her neck. Hostage taking. Whatever Drake is implying isn’t working here. What a creep.
That’s what it looks like to me as well. Like Jill is about to get his arm of her. drake is such a pos. The “o.v.o” indeed.
He looks like he’s holding her hostage! I find it so creepy. And I had thought it was a photo that was just taken. so it’s an old photo? Omg, these are such loser moves. What in the world.
Loser moves, for sure.
And I agree: That photo seems threatening. Drake is the worst. And such a tough guy — gets obliterated by Kendrick Lamar on the nation’s biggest stage and then posts a photo of Serena’s female former agent.
Super creepy. Every woman knows what that move is really about and it isn’t friendly.
Seeing how everything came together was better than what we got at the show. I needed to see the fun they all had, including little Olympia. Every little uplifting bit I can get…
Whoever Drake is paying to do his PR or advising him, is doing it wrong. But I enjoy watching this go up in flames. This is amateur hour, pure and simple, as if Camp Graham is new at this.
Unforced error.
Olympia learning the C walk, and jumping on her aunt, great seeing Venus also.
Oracene’s girls still hanging together.
I have spent the last 2 days in the SB rabbit hole — I knew about the feud from this site and I knew about Not Like Us and listened to it several times because of the coverage here — I LOVED the entire halftime show despite not knowing the music.
Even more enjoyable than the show itself has been reading different takes, people talking about the different layers, the symbolism, the lyrics …. it has truly been the gift that keeps on giving.