The show opens with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg rising from white houses and singing the hit “The Next Episode”. Poetry ‘mAAd city’.
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She was followed by Kendrick Lamar, followed by Eminem – who started as Dre’s personal project – with the hit ‘Lose Yourself’. Eminem also took advantage of the time given to him to put in a small act of protest, when at the end of the song he knelt down as a sign of solidarity with football player Colin Kaepernick, who knelt while playing the anthem because he was “not proud of a country that oppresses black people.” The NFL has reportedly ordered Eminem not to do so.
THAT. WAS. INCREDIBLE.
Dre. Snoop. Mary. Eminem. Kendrick. 50 Cent. What a show. #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/FKz8YKhhAt
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The number ended with the rappers standing side by side with Dre and Snoop Dogg as they sang “Still DRE”. Like every year, this year the singers who received the biggest stage in the world did not receive payment in return, and until this year, who for the first time decided to pay the dancers of the show, they also did not receive payment.