“We’re going to open more doors for hip-hop artists in the future and making sure that the NFL understands that this is what it should have been long time ago,” Dre said at a press conference earlier in the week. Pop superstars have dominated the two most recent halftime shows with an electrifying collaboration between Shakira and Jennifer Lopez earning rave reviews in 2020 and singer The Weeknd taking the stage as a solo headliner last year.Īs the first-ever halftime show to put hip-hop and rap music at its center, this year’s group of performers spoke ahead of the game about what this moment means both for them personally, as well as for the legacy of the genre. In 2019, the NFL partnered with Jay-Z and Roc Nation to attract high-profile performers and strengthen the league’s social justice outreach, easing tensions slightly. In recent years, many others have rejected the offer to appear at halftime in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and other players who’ve faced backlash from the NFL for kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. While a handful of rap artists have graced the Super Bowl stage over the decades, including Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Queen Latifah and Nelly, they’ve had to share the spotlight with performers hailing from different genres. Dre, who rose to fame in the 1990s with the rap group N.W.A., kicked off the show, appearing behind a record booth on top of a stage constructed out of a row of white buildings.Īs a hip-hop kingmaker to a slew of proteges - including Snoop Dogg, Lamar and Eminem - as well as a producer on a handful of Blige’s tracks, the rap titan primed the crowd with a rendition of “The Next Episode” off his “2001” album with an assist from Snoop.ĭr.Dre Still Dre #SuperBowl #nfl #HalfTimeShow /OZzwvxlmLE Against the backdrop of a league reckoning with a dismal diversity record and a history of exploiting Black players, the blockbuster quintet packed the event with star power and delivered a performance for the history books.ĭr. The show, which is the third to be curated by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation company, gave hip-hop and rap music its biggest stage at the game to date. The trio of hitmakers, who’ve shaped the course of West Coast hip-hop over the past three decades, lit up the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium on Sunday night with a groundbreaking performance alongside co-headliners Eminem and Mary J.
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(Photo: NFL)Īs it’s been said, California knows how to party, so who else better to herald the Super Bowl’s return to Los Angeles after nearly 30 years than hometown legends Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg co-headlined with Eminem and Kendrick Lamar.
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