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

Death, taxes & Pusha T trolling Drake are three things you can always count on.

Pusha T at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York.

Pusha T at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York.

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Folks are still reacting to Kendrick Lamar announcing that he’s headlining the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans in February. However, Pusha T reacted to something else after Sunday’s big news.

While telling the world that he’ll be performing in the NFL’s “Big Game,” Lamar said something that resonated with the Virginia rapper. “You know there’s only one opportunity to win a championship. No round twos,” Kendrick said while using a football throwing machine. An obvious dig at Drake suggesting a few weeks back that another round in their battle was on the horizon, Push agreed by reposting the quote on his Instagram Story and adding, “This is true” with a shrug emoji.


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Like Kendrick, Pusha T had a long history of trading subliminals with Drake until things boiled over with “The Story of Adidon” in 2018, and like Kendrick, Push was declared the victor in that battle by the fans.

As fans and artists argue about whether Lamar was the right choice to headline the halftime show, he and Jay-Z are looking forward to the February performance. “Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date,” Lamar said in a statement. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one,” with Jay adding, “Kendrick Lamar is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer. His deep love for Hip Hop and culture informs his artistic vision. He has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. Kendrick’s work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come.”

This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.

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Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams attend the premiere of "Heated Rivalry" at TIFF Lightbox on November 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.
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Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams attend the premiere of "Heated Rivalry" at TIFF Lightbox on November 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.

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Heated Rivalry, the wildly popular queer hockey drama starring Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, has taken the world by storm since its premiere in November. The Jacob Tierney-helmed Crave original (which airs on HBO Max in the States) has garnered hundreds of thousands of fans who have fallen in love with the show’s synchs and score, and they’ll soon be able to stream its official soundtrack, Billboard can exclusively confirm.

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