By Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles-area natives Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre united for “California Love,” shock visitor 50 Cent hung the wrong way up and rapper Eminem took a knee as superstars of hip-hop carried out a high-energy halftime present at Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl.
The star-packed lineup, additionally that includes R&B star Mary J. Blige and rapper Kendrick Lamar, made hip-hop the main target of the halftime extravaganza, a platform that attracts the world’s high musical acts.
At SoFi Stadium outdoors Los Angeles, the musicians sang a medley of hits and traversed the roofs and interiors of a row of white buildings assembled on the soccer subject.
Eminem ended his hit “Lose Your self” by kneeling and putting his head in his hand, a gesture that former quarterback Colin Kaepernick made throughout the Nationwide Anthem at NFL video games as a name for racial justice.
Kaepernick has not performed for the reason that 2016 season as no NFL group employed him after he started kneeling.
Media outlet Puck reported earlier on Sunday that the NFL had instructed Eminem to not kneel throughout the efficiency. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy mentioned the report was unfaithful. NFL employees watched halftime rehearsals this week and the kneeling was included at the moment, he mentioned.
Dre and Snoop Dogg opened the present with “The Subsequent Episode” and “California Love.” Rapper 50 Cent, an unannounced visitor, started rapping “In Da Membership” whereas suspended from a ceiling the wrong way up.
Carrying a sequined white outfit with thigh-high boots, Blige carried out “Household Affair” in entrance of a glowing group of backup dancers.
Earlier than the present, Dre and Snoop Dogg mentioned that the NFL ought to have embraced rap years in the past and so they hoped to open doorways for extra hip-hop artists. Rap musicians have appeared beforehand however alongside pop and rock acts.
“THE GREATEST HALFTIME SHOW IVE EVER SEEN!!!” Los Angeles Lakers basketball star LeBron James, who was seated within the crowd, wrote on Twitter.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine. Modifying by Gerry Doyle)
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