Long before he dreamed of playing the Super Bowl, Lamar was inspired by Arron Afflalo and Compton's sports stars.

Apple Music's Ebro Darden and Nadeska Alexis will interview Lamar and pre-game performers beginning at 10 a.m. Central time. The rap megastar takes the Super Bowl stage fresh off a Grammy triumph, where he claimed two of the night's biggest awards — song and record of the year — for his diss track “Not Like Us.”

Kendrick Lamar is returning to head the Super Bowl halftime show, after performing two songs as a guest during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's stint in 2023. If he performs his hit song, "Alright," he'll join a handful of artists including Justin Timberlake and Mary J. Blige who have performed the same song multiple times at the Super Bowl.