Serena Williams's crip walk was all about adding extra emphasis to Kendrick Lamar’s "Not Like Us," the Drake diss track he performed at the Super Bowl.

The tennis star made a surprise appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show. Some say her dance move wasn't just part of a knock on the rapper Drake, but an expression of 'radical joy.'

The 23-time Grand Slam winner was a surprise guest during Lamar's 13-minute set in New Orleans, dancing to his Grammy-award winning 'Not Like Us' diss track aimed at rival Drake, who Williams was previously romantically linked with for a period between 2011 and 2015.

What a Crip walk is as Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams do the controversial dance move at the Super Bowl in the performance of 'Not Like Us'

I t was a brief but blockbuster cameo. For less than five seconds in the closing moments of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, as headliner Kendrick Lamar performed his Grammy-award winning Drake diss track “Not Like Us,” the camera flipped to the corner of the stage to show 43-year-old tennis all-time-great Serena Williams crip walking.

Serena Williams' 'Crip Walk' during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl show performance of a diss track agasint Drake sparks debate among fans.

The tennis star first came under fire after fans began speculating she only danced on Drake’s grave because of their romantic history. But it was Ohanian who first painted the bigger picture for people calling his wife petty.

Serena Williams represented for her city during the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show. Headliner Kendrick Lamar had a string of surprise guests on the field as he hit the stage performing hits like “Not Like Us,

During the show, Serena appeared on one of the stages doing a Crip Walk dance during Kendrick's performance of 'Not Like Us'. A Grammy award winning song, it was created as a diss towards Kendrick's rival Drake, who Serena was heavily rumoured to have dated between 2011 and 2015.

Serena Williams is known for her killer moves on the tennis court, but it’s her dance moves that have fans spiraling after the Super Bowl. The athlete made a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show on Feb.

Serena Williams is apparently unfazed by the backlash over her viral appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show earlier this month. “Gosh I’m so late to the game (I’ve been sick) & busy investing in billion dollar companies and running @WYNbeauty