Kendrick Lamar's Necklace at the Super Bowl Is Another Diss at Fellow Rapper Drake

If you take one thing away from Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, let it be the unabashed pettiness when it comes to his still ongoing feud with Drake. The rappers have been at it for a while and, in some ways, it culminated with the song "Not Like Us," for which Kendrick won a Grammy in 2025. But when Kendrick wore a lowercase "a" chain at the halftime show, it offered yet another Easter egg about their long-standing feud despite fans believing that Kendrick "won" after his Grammy wins.

But what does Kendrick's "a" chain mean? He wore a lowercase letter "a" on a necklace during his halftime performance, and it was hard to miss. The chain is just one of many subtle and not-so-subtle disses at Drake during the entire performance. Let's get into what it means.

Although Kendrick didn't do much to put focus on the chain during his performance at the halftime show, it was hard to miss. The diamond-studded necklace hung from Kendrick's neck with a large but lowercase letter "a" front and center. And, although Kendrick didn't publicly say why he wore the necklace or what it means, fans have a pretty good idea.

There's a famous line in "Not Like Us" where Kendrick says, "Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor." In fact, it's part of the song that audiences typically sing out loud and proud, whether they agree with Kendrick's assessment of his rap rival or not. And the "a" on his chain was seen as a nod to the a-minor chord. If that's truly what Kendrick's necklace meant at the Super Bowl, it makes sense, as far as fans are concerned.

"See, Kendrick does things I don’t even realize until way later," one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter). "You mean to tell me that was an a-minor chain?!"

Another posted, "Kendrick with the 'a-minor chain' killed me LMAO."

When writing out music, minor chords are most commonly written out with lowercase letters. That's likely what Kendrick's "a" necklace referenced, especially with no other context clues. Minor notes in music can also be written out with a letter to note the chord and also the letter "m" for minor. But that probably wouldn't have had the same impact on Kendrick's necklace.