Super Bowl LX is almost here, and the matchup has that déjà vu spice. Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots. History, grudges, old ghosts, new stars. The kind of game that feels bigger than sport.
Which is probably why rappers keep name-dropping the Super Bowl like it’s a luxury brand.
Because at this point, it kind of is.
The Super Bowl isn’t just a game. It’s shorthand for scale, pressure, celebrity, immortality. If you say something is “like the Super Bowl,” everyone instantly understands. It’s the biggest stage, the most eyeballs, the loudest stakes. One night where everything counts double.
So here’s a playlist-style tour through rap’s favourite metaphor. Big bars, big energy, and one event that keeps showing up in the lyrics like confetti.
Super Bowl lyrics are too cold
Why rappers keep reaching for “Super Bowl” as a bar
Three reasons.
Scale. Nothing sounds bigger.
Stakes. One moment changes everything.
Validation. You only get there if you’re elite.
So when artists compare a song, a flex, or a lifestyle to the Super Bowl, they’re saying: this is championship level. Not just good. Not just popular. Legendary.
Let’s run through the best ones.
First Person Shooter – Drake feat. J. Cole – 2023
Me and Drizzy, this shit like the Super Bowl
Man, this shit damn near big as the
Big as the what? (Ah)
Big as the what? (Mm)
Big as the what? (Ayy)
Big as the Super Bowl
They don’t even bother being subtle. The collab itself is the event. Two franchise players, one record, maximum noise.
The chanty hook feels like a stadium crowd warming up. It’s performative, oversized, and intentionally theatrical. Exactly how the Super Bowl feels.
First Person Shooter by Drake & J. Cole was like an actual movie 🎬 pic.twitter.com/FsGl9GZ254 https://t.co/vz1qlPOcsU
— Wost🕷️ (@mosthiphop) May 31, 2024
<3 – Bad Bunny – 2020
“Me viste en el Super Bowl”
Bad Bunny slips it in casually, almost like he’s talking to family.
Did you see me on the biggest stage in the world, he asks, following his appearance in the 2020 Super Bowl Half-Time show.
It lands as a humblebrag with heart. Not just fame, but visibility. Your people back home spotting you under the brightest lights imaginable. The Super Bowl becomes proof you made it out and made it big.
Yet now, Bad Bunny isn’t just a guest appearance. He’s the whole thing. El Conejo Malo is going to be taking over Santa Clara with his epic flow on Sunday night. Watch this space.
Can’t wait for the Super Bowl and the #AppleMusicHalftime Show! pic.twitter.com/hW6A45SBC7
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 7, 2026
Dubai Shit – Travis Scott & Quavo – 2017
“Fish bowl (fishes), Super Bowl (Super Bowl)
I played with Montana and Rice before (white rice)
Huncho not tellin’ no lie (sure)
Oh, it’s so hot in Dubai (yo)“
This bar lives inside a blur of jetskis, money, heat, and excess.
The Super Bowl isn’t about football here. It’s pure spectacle. Flash, scale, over-the-top everything. A metaphor for the most American kind of showiness, exported to global luxury life.
It’s vibes only. Big ones.
Green and Yellow (Remix) – Lil Wayne – 2011
“What is that, velvet?
And if we win, I’mma throw a Super Bowl party
And blow a cigar like Vince Lombardi
I’m in Wisconsin, smoking Amsterdam“
Wayne treats the Super Bowl like a holiday you personally host.
Cigars. Trash talk. Prophecies. Unhinged fan energy.
It captures something very real about the game. Grown adults turning into poets and comedians for three hours straight. Sports as theatre. Sports as religion.
Few songs bottle that feeling better.
I Won – Future feat. Kanye West – 2014
“I made it over NBA, NFL players
So every time I score it’s like the Super Bowl“
This is the lifestyle version.
Every win is confetti. Every moment is championship level. Even romance gets framed like a title celebration.
Future makes life feel like a parade. Kanye turns metaphors into luxury packaging. The Super Bowl becomes the emotional ceiling. Nothing gets higher.
Here We Go… Again – The Weeknd feat. Tyler, the Creator – 2022
“We still celebratin’ Super Bowl”
The key word is still.
Not just winning. Still basking in the glory of performing on the biggest stage of them all. The Weeknd was the headliner in the 2021 Super Bowl year. The video still lives on in the memory.
The Weeknd uses the Super Bowl as a benchmark for a career milestone that lingers long after the night ends. Rings frozen, champagne flowing, victory stretched out into months.
It’s the afterparty that never really stops.
Stupid Hoe – Nicki Minaj – 2011
“2012, I’m at the Super Bowl”
Nicki delivers it like a receipt, reminiscing on her guest appearance on Madonna’s Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.
Not dreaming. Not aiming. Already there.
It’s a location flex. A status stamp. Courtside energy, but louder. The line feels like she’s planting a flag at the very top of the culture.
Hood2Hood – Nas – 2022
“Super Bowl champs celebrate like me”
Nas flips the metaphor completely.
He’s not comparing himself to being at the game. He’s saying champions celebrate like him.
It’s mature confidence. Cigars, calm energy, earned success. No yelling required. Just quiet dominance.
The Super Bowl becomes the measuring stick for composure.
Higher – J. Cole – 2010
“Tryna bag a brother with a Super Bowl ring”
Here the ring is social currency.
Cole watches how quickly people gravitate toward visible success. Championships attract attention faster than personality ever could.
It’s a sharp little sociological note tucked inside a party record.
Status travels.
Gold Digger – Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx – 2005
“You will see him on TV any given Sunday
Win the Super Bowl and drive off in a Hyundai
She was supposed to buy your shorty Tyco with your money
She went to the doctor, got lipo with your money“
Even the biggest win imaginable doesn’t protect you from real-life complications. Money, relationships, consequences. The confetti falls and the bills still show up.
The Super Bowl becomes the punchline to a very human joke.
FAQs
Why is the Super Bowl referenced so much in rap?
It’s the cleanest metaphor for maximum fame, pressure, and success. Everyone instantly gets it.
Are these songs actually about football?
Mostly no. The game is symbolic. It stands in for scale and status.
Best way to make a playlist from this?
Run them in order and close with “First Person Shooter.” It hits like a postgame trophy lift.
By Nicky Helfgott / @NickyHelfgott1 on X (Twitter)
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