Nas Has No Interest in Performing a Super Bowl Halftime Show: ‘That’s Some Super Rock Star S—t’

Headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show may be the ultimate stage and a North Star for many artists, but don’t expect to see Nas joining the illustrious group who have hit the Super Bowl stage in the past.

Nas sat down with Complex‘s Jordan Rose earlier this week, who asked him about a potential Super Bowl appearance from the Queensbridge rappper, but Nas said he has no interest in the idea.

“That’s some super rock star s—t. Nah, I don’t want to say I don’t want to do a Super Bowl, but I don’t want to do that,” he said. “Leave it to the professionals. Leave it to the pros. I’m a pro at what I do. That thing, I love it, but I wouldn’t do it.”

Nas continued, acknowledging the prestige of an event like the Super Bowl Halftime Show. “Yes, it’s the biggest stage, but I want to watch dope Halftime Shows and that’s what’s been happening lately. Salute to all of them.”

Hip-hop has been featured as part of the recent Super Bowl Halftime Shows since Jay-Z and Roc Nation stepped in to produce the shows in 2019. Roc Nation re-upped its deal with the NFL to continue producing the Super Bowl Halftime Shows in 2024.

The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show was headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar and featured special guest appearances by 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak. Kendrick returned to headline the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.

During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Nas championed Kendrick Lamar as hip-hop’s “North Star.”

“We all, as artists, love this art form and have our opinions on it. Kendrick is one of the brightest stars we’ve ever seen, and I don’t only mean superstar. I mean like the North Star,” he said. “I think he’s one of those. Out of all the artists in this business, there’s some that’s not here for the art. When we see those people that are not here for the art damaging it, you’re hurting the future of the art. So I think artists like Kendrick are going to speak out.”

On the music side, Nas has been hard at work on his upcoming album with DJ Premier, and the highly anticipated project is slated to arrive in December.