Super Bowl Halftime: Dr. Dre Leads Hip-Hop A-Team, Eminem Takes a Knee in Hit-Filled Show
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe halftime show of Super Bowl LVI might have technically featured five headliners — Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.
Blige, with a surprise sixth in 50 Cent. — but there’s no question that the hit-filled, slightly set center of attention revolved around two stars: Dr.
Dre and the city of L.A.And while the lyrics to the songs — some of the biggest hip-hop hits of the past 30 years — were largely sanitized from references to racial strife, disliking police or parts of the human anatomy, Eminem — the one white headline performer — managed to make a statement that pre-show reports said he’d been expressly asked not to make: Taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick style, to protest police violence against the Black community.
But that was the one moment of protest in an otherwise air-tight medley celebrating Dre-style hip-hop and L.A. positivity. Performing on a five-stage, house-themed set atop of map of the city, Dre led the stars — in order of appearance, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Mary J.
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