‘Thank you 4 a beautiful night’: Super Bowl halftime show celebrates hip hop and defies the NFL
14.02.2022 - 11:03
/ msn.com
Super Bowl halftime show was everything they’d hoped for. To others, it fell short of expectations. Dr Dre orchestrated a collaboration between some of the biggest names in hip hop for the traditional performance on Super Bowl Sunday, with Mary J Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg all performing.
As usual, surprise performances were kept under wraps until the very last moment. A slightly out-of-breath 50 Cent was this year’s guest star, appearing after Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg opened the show with a celebration of Compton – complete with a replica of Tam’s Burger Joint. Dancers performed over a glowing map of the California city.
Next, Mary J Blige to take centre stage for a performance of her Dre-produced single 2001 single “Family Affair”, before a rendition of “No More Drama”. Dre reportedly funded much of this year’s event himself, which is perhaps why Eminem and Kendrick Lamar felt compelled to ignore instructions from the NFL to keep politics out of their performances. Lamar chose to perform his 2015 track “Alright” during his segment, backed by a troupe of male backing dancers who seemed to reference Black Lives Matter protests.
The song itself – from Lamar’s critically adored album To Pimp a Butterfly – has become an anthem for protests against racial injustice in recent years. Meanwhile, Eminem knelt for one minute after a rendition of his 2002 classic “Lose Yourself”, while on stage with Dre, and Anderson . Paak on drums as another surprise guest.
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