Spike Lee gave a HBCU shoutout to fellow Morehouse College alumnus Samuel L. Jackson for his Super Bowl performance alongside Kendrick Lamar

Spike Lee, like millions of other Americans, tuned in to the Super Bowl halftime show to watch Kendrick Lamar ‘s history-making spectacle. As Lee reflected on the Pulitzer-Prize winning artist’s show, the first rapper to headline the coveted mid-game performance, he drew parallels to his own film work.

Spike Lee is praising Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance for what he believes were subtle nods to his filmography.

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Spike Lee gave a 'shoutout' to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance starring his 'Chi-Raq' actor Samuel L. Jackson.

The term is a reference to a promise made to formerly enslaved Black Americans that was revoked after the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's assassination, according to NPR. The promise was made by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 and was meant to provide formerly enslaved Americans with land and resources for economic self-sufficiency.

"I Want To Thank My Brother Kendrick For The 40 Acres And A Mule Shoutout Which Has Been The Name Of My Production Company Since NYU Grad Film School," Lee, 67, wrote alongside a clip of the performance.