Musician Lil Wayne confirmed that he won't be attending Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans, his hometown, during a message on his Instagram Stories this

The "Lollipop" rapper will skip Super Bowl 59 festivities in his hometown after he was passed over in favor of Kendrick Lamar as halftime performer.

Hopes of spotting Lil Wayne at Super Bowl LIX look dashed with the Hollygrove native saying he will not attend the big game Tuesday. "Y'all know I'm not going to be there this week. Which means I guess there's a seat to fill," Lil Wayne said in a video on Instagram this week.