Drake was reportedly asked to join Bad Bunny on the Super Bowl halftime stage, but he didn’t take the offer. According to a source close to the Puerto Rican superstar, the rapper passed because he didn’t want the moment to turn into anything other than Bad Bunny’s night, as reported by The U.S. Sun (via The Sun). The source said:
He said no because he wants everyone to focus on his brother Benito,
With last year’s Super Bowl still fresh in people’s minds, some wondered if Drake’s appearance could double as a response to Kendrick Lamar. But insiders say that was never the intention. The source added:
He wants Bad Bunny to enjoy the moment, to do his thing and to not have his moment surrounded by noise about any kind of revenge on Kendrick.
Instead of stepping into a situation already loaded with expectations, Drake chose to stay out of it, leaving the stage and the attention entirely to Bad Bunny.
Drake and Bad Bunny Share a History of Public Support
Drake and Bad Bunny have shown support for each other in public more than once. Their last collaboration was Gently from Drake’s 2023 album For All the Dogs. When Drake announced the song on tour, Bad Bunny was in the crowd with Kendall Jenner.
Their connection goes back further than that. In 2022, Bad Bunny shared a video of himself listening to Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss track “Major Distribution,” which includes a shout-out to him. Drake reposted the clip on his own account with the caption, which was taken as a public salute to Bunny’s rise (via Complex). He wrote:
You know who’s really running up the money, it’s me and the [rabbit emoji],
Bad Bunny has returned that respect. In late 2025, Bad Bunny spoke about Drake supporting Latin music “from the very beginning,” adding that their connection still feels important to him (via Billboard).
This supportive history is part of why many fans were surprised by Drake’s Super Bowl call, but the source has made it clear he wasn’t “scared,” he simply wanted his pal to have the moment to himself.
He wants his friend to shine,
Drake wanted Bad Bunny to pay tribute to the Latino world “his way“, without the focus shifting onto him.
Drake’s Lawsuit Loss Put the Kendrick Lamar Feud in the Spotlight
Drake’s feud with Lamar came back into focus in October 2025, when a federal judge dismissed Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group. The ruling ended the case completely, throwing out all of Drake’s claims in one decision.
The judge, Jeannette Vargas, focused heavily on Lamar’s diss lyrics, including the widely criticized “certified pedophile” line. She said the lyrics were protected opinion, writing that they came from a “vitriolic war of words” typical of rap battles and wouldn’t be taken as factual claims by listeners (via BBC).
She also addressed Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance earlier that year, which reached an estimated 133.5 million viewers (via Billboard). Even with an audience that large, Vargas said the setting didn’t change the meaning of the lyrics, describing the performance as an artistic delivery of a diss track rather than a statement of fact.
Do you agree with how Drake handled the invite, or do you think he should’ve joined Bad Bunny on the biggest night in football and music? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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