Kid Rock left “Real Time” host Bill Maher stunned after a hot take on Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at Super Bowl 2025, which he described as “the epitome of DEI blowing up,” on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday.

The singer didn’t stop there, saying Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation is in a partnership with the NFL, serves as a “continuation of efforts led by Colin Kaepernick to advocate for racial (justice) and an end to police brutality,” per Sporting News.

I think Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar should both send Colin Kaepernick a Bundt cake and a six-pack of beer,” insisted the rapper.

During a recent appearance on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday (Feb. 14), Kid Rock said that rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime show never could have happened without the NFL’s diversity,

Bill Maher confronted Kid Rock — over his MAGA-fied concerts, saying the Trump aspect interferes with his enjoyment of the shows.

Kid Rock, an ally of President Donald Trump and country star, called lyricist Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime show "DEI" in a new interview.

"Kendrick Lamar goes out there and basically turns DEI into an IED," the singer-wrapper says on the latest episode of HBO's 'Real Time.'

Kid Rock shared a hot take on Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show during a recent appearance on Bill Maher’s HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher.

Kid Rock says that Kendrick Lamar turned the Super Bowl halftime show into DEI and it was for hood black people.

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

The conservative singer praised Lamar's rapping before arguing that the show was "the epitome of DEI blowing up."

Kid Rock left "Real Time" host Bill Maher stunned after a hot take on Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX, which he described as "the epitome of DEI blowing up," on HBO's "Real ...