Noname Disses Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and More for Supporting NFL

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Noname calls out Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and more for supporting the National Football League on a new song off her album, Sundial.

Noname Calls Out Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and More for Supporting the NFL

On Friday (Aug. 11), Noname dropped her new album, Sundial. One particular song from the 11-track offering, “Namesake,” finds the Chicago rapper critiquing Jay-Z for his partnership with the NFL. Hov inked a deal with the American football league in September of 2019. In some other lyrics of the song, which can be heard below, the Ghetto Sage member also puts Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Rihanna on blast for performing at the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show.

“I ain’t f**kin’ with the NFL or Jay-Z,” she raps at the 1:42-mark of the record. “Propaganda for the military complex.”

After claiming that people react positively to the Super Bowl, Noname addresses the aforementioned artist for agreeing to go on the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show. She labels Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Rihanna as “war machines that get glamorized” in a melodic cheer-squad cadence, interchanging their names at the beginning of each bridge.

“Go, Kendrick, go!” she delivers at the 2:09-mark of the song. “Watch the fighter jet fly high/ War machine gets glamorized, we play the game to pass the time.”

Noname Points the Finger at Herself for Performing at Coachella

By the 2:19-mark of “Namesake,” Noname holds herself accountable for performing at Coachella in April of 2023. The 31-year-old rhymer explained in a since-deleted Instagram post she uploaded on Jan. 19 that she agreed to perform at the music festival because she needed the money.

Sundial is Noname‘s first LP in over five years. The album features Common, $ilkMoney, Jay Electronica and more. The rapper’s last album, Room 25, dropped back in 2018.