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Kendrick Lamar Sang “Right Time For The Wrong Guy” At The Super Bowl & Fans Are Losing It

Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Samuel L. Jackson absolutely brought the house down at the 2025 Super Bowl. As Lamar played his biggest hits, one set of words stood out. At the top of his performance, Lamar said, “[The] revolution about to be televised you picked the right time for the wrong guy.” This was especially poignant as the rapper was performing in front of, not just millions of football fans, but President Trump. 

Lamar is political in his art, exploring themes of races, class, and more. Basically, Twitter/X’s jaw is on the floor over this sentiment and is obsessed with how he used his platform to speak truth to power, especially when it was mere yards away from him.

Plus, Lamar was on his #hatertrain during the whole performance as he teased “Not Like Us” twice before playing it in full. In fact, X/Twitter noticed that he even cracked a massive smile when he sang, “Hey Drake, I hear you like ‘em young.” Think he stopped there? Oh, no, no. Many fans believe that the lower-case “a” necklace on the artist’s neck was an “a minor.” 

Plus, Lamar had Serena Williams, who is also from Compton, C-walk — and, ICYMI, Williams is actually one of Drake’s exes. 

Overall, it seems like Lamar connected with audiences all over X/Twitter because fans simply can’t stop repeating “right time for the wrong guy.”

This would definitely make an iconic tattoo if you’re looking for ideas. But it’s safe to say that no matter what, Lamar is truly an inspiration through his words, art, and actions, and we will forever be obsessed.

Maria Serra
Maria Serra is the SEO editor at Her Campus Media, providing updates to evergreen content across all brands including Her Campus, College Fashionista, and Spoon University. She also writes new fashion content for College Fashionista, foodie finds and shopping tips for Spoon U readers, and sex and wellness stories for the HC girlies.

As a certified emo girl, it’s no surprise that her previous work includes a wide array of music stories. In the recent past, she served as the assistant editor of Alternative Press magazine where she interviewed her favorite groups including The Aces and The Maine. She also worked with music PR firms including 2bEntertainment, and served on campaigns for rockers such as My Chemical Romance and Mod Sun. Currently, she works as a freelance writer with idobi Radio where she shares music and alternative news with fellow pop-punk lovers. She is planning to expand her work into the freelance world with everything from modern rock tunes all the way to more sex and wellness works. After all, she does have a minor in human sexuality and is quite proud to have that necessary and cool academic background.

In her free time, she is a stand-up comedian, sketch performer, and improviser in the Cleveland area working primarily with Imposters Theater. Additionally, she is a dog mother to a perfectly round chihuahua-pug named Bobbie who has four teeth but is still a delightful companion nonetheless. She is debating on whether or not Bobbie needs her own TikTok account… we’ll see.


mariaserra@hercampus.com