One reason Lil Wayne was so upset that he wasn’t selected as the halftime performer for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans? He wanted to do it for his mother. Wayne referenced the Super Bowl situation on Saturday during the sold-out Lil Weezyana Fest at the Smoothie King Center.

Like many hip-hop heads, Lil Wayne felt confident out his bid for the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime show slot to Kendrick Lamar. However, home field advantage didn’t serve the “ Bless ” rapper any good in this instance. Yesterday (November 2), when he returned to New Orleans for Lil Weezyana Fest 2024 he was sure to air out his grievances.

Lil Wayne used his Lil Weezyana Fest event to call out the perceived snub he experienced in connection to the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

In a heartfelt moment, Lil Wayne said, "I worked my ass off to get that f*cking position, and it was ripped away from me."

The upcoming performance is set to take place in his hometown of New Orleans with Kendrick Lamar as the headliner.

The Lil WeezyAna Festival in New Orleans, hosted by Lil Wayne, was a needed feel-good moment in 2024, as he reunited the Hot Boys and the Big Tymers. However, one of his closest collaborators was noticeably absent,

The Hot Boys’ long-awaited reunion went down this past weekend at Lil Wayne’s annual WeezyAna Fest in the group’s hometown of New Orleans, La. On Saturday evening (Nov. 2), the legendary rap quartet and the Big Tymers took the stage at the Smoothie King Center,