Kanye West Sparks Controversy After Saying Kendrick Lamar Should Call For Diddy's Freedom At The Super Bowl

After previously calling for Sean "Diddy" Combs' release, Kanye West sparked more controversy on Sunday by urging Kendrick Lamar to call for the disgraced music mogul's freedom during his Super Bowl performance.

Kanye has been widely criticized for his antics on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Amid several questionable posts, the "Jesus Walks" rapper strongly called for Diddy's freedom and is now urging Lamar to do the same.

Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show performance has been one of the major topics of conversation ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

While many Swifties ponder if Travis Kelce will pop the question to Taylor Swift, hip-hop fans anticipate Lamar's performance and wonder if he will sing his diss anthem "Not Like Us."

However, Kanye West has shifted the conversation a few hours to the Super Bowl by posting a now-deleted cryptic message to Lamar on X, urging him to call for Diddy's freedom.

The post, which DJ Akademiks caught before being deleted, reads, "KENDRICK LAMAR NEEDS TO SCREAM FREE PUFF FROM THE SUPER BOWL STAGE AND WE ALL KNOW WHY."

Kanye added, "AND IM GOING TO RESPECTFULLY LEAVE IT LIGHT JUST LIKE THAT, BUT THATS THE HYPOCRISY ONE N-GGAS IN JAIL, AND THE OTHER NIGGA IS AT THE SUPER BOWL."

As expected, the reactions to Kanye's post were diverse. Some people did not take the rapper seriously, while others pondered what he meant.

One fan believed Kanye referred to the domestic violence allegations against Lamar. They wrote, "He talking about how Diddy beat on Cassie and how Kendrick beat on Whitney..basically saying if Diddy is in jail so should Kendrick and if Kendrick free Puff should be free."

Another person opined that Kanye was referring to Jay-Z, who was accused of sexually assaulting a minor in a lawsuit against Diddy. They wrote, "Ye is right. Jay-Z is free, but Puff is not. Not cool, Jay, not cool."

Meanwhile, a Kendrick Lamar fan said they were eager to know if he had skeletons in his cupboard. They shared, "Even as a Kendrick fan, I'm interested in knowing what he means by this. I think it's more about Diddy did or didn't do...rather than something Kendrick may have done."

Another person was confident that Lamar would not call for Diddy's freedom as Kanye wished. They wrote, "Kendrick not gonna do that. He is pro black but he got to serve master real good today."

The "College Dropout" crooner's latest attempt at garnering support for Diddy's freedom comes days after he went on a X tirade, posting "FREE PUFF" and calling out other celebrities who had been silent about the incarcerated music producer's plight.

In an expletive-ridden rant, Kanye called out his colleagues, claiming they were happy to see Diddy rot in jail while keeping quiet about it.

He also called Diddy his "hero," writing, "THEY TRYNA PROVE A POINT AND YALL KNOW THAT YALL F—ING KNOW THAT AND SITTING LAUGHING AT THE F—ING INTERNET ON INSTAGRAM THIS MAN GAVE HIS LIFE TO US THIS MY IDOL THIS MY HERO."

Many fans took turns blasting Kanye West for attempting to garner support for Diddy. One fan who was tired of constantly defending the rapper wrote, "We can't keep defending you, man."

A second person echoed those sentiments as they wrote, "Nah bro, you alone in this one."

A third person lamented how Kanye had moved from antisemitism to being a Diddy supporter."

Meanwhile, many others shut down Kanye's calls for Diddy's freedom. One person stressed that he was "trying to save the wrong person," while another hated that they were fans of Kanye. They shared, "I hate being a Ye fan; it's awesome."

Kanye's "Free Puff" campaign shows that he and Diddy have settled their lingering feud and are seemingly working together.

In addition to calling for Diddy's freedom, Kanye also announced the collaboration between his Yeezy and Diddy's Sean John brands.

Diddy responded to Kanye's calls for his release by posting his tweet about their brands' collaboration along with the caption, "Thank you to my brother @Ye."

With Kanye strongly supporting Diddy and urging Kendrick Lamar to do so, too, at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, one can only wait to see if the latter heeds the call.