With actor Samuel L. Jackson serving as emcee and dressed like “Uncle Sam,” Kendrick Lamar opened his halftime performance crouched atop a Buick Grand National Experimental — the car for which his newest album,

Kendrick Lamar took the stage on Sunday night to perform his biggest hits at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.

Kendrick Lamar’s ascension to the top of the rap game has no parallel. Equally lauded for his lyrics, songwriting, creativity and perspective, Lamar has amassed a catalog that nimbly balances self-reflection and analysis of the world around him.