Stephen A. Smith is standing by his initial critiques of Serena Williams’ surprise cameo alongside Kendrick Lamar during the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Kendrick Lamar hid a bunch of Easter eggs in his historic Super Bowl LIX halftime show. But there's one little nod you may have missed, but Paramore‘s Hayley Williams sure didn't. The rocker slipped into the comments on the Instagram feed of Good Dye Young earlier this week to jump for joy after see that Lamar and SZA's backup dancers had used the hair color brand she co-founded with stylist and makeup artist Brian O'Connor.

From PlayStation references to America's political divide, Serena's Crip walk to that "Gloria" jacket, here's a look at what the Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper's show was really saying.