Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime performance drew 125 FCC complaints, according to several FOIAs filed following the event, including one by The Hill. Some of the FCC complaints expressed moralistic sentiments typically associated with critiques of rap.

The FCC received 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar’s concert, according to public records obtained by WIRED, with many focusing on the lack of white performers.

For context, the 125 complaints about Lamar is in line with how many Rihanna received for her halftime show performance in 2023 (100), but way behind Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s 1,300 in 2020. This proves once and for all, butts are more controversial than accusing someone of being a pedophile.