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Super Bowl fans praise surprise celebrity halftime cameo: 'Screamed'
Super Bowl fans were left stunned after Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige took to the stage in a show that had millennials worldwide seriously excited.
Before the show, Dr Dre said the NFL was late in embracing hip hop at the halftime show, saying, "We’re going to do it so big that they can’t deny us anymore in the future."
Fans couldn't get enough of the performance with one user writing, "I am all about this!! Yes, I'm that age!"
"This is the best halftime show I've ever seen," another excitedly added.
"Everyone over 30 is going crazy right now," a third said.
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"Super Bowl entertainment is like a burnt CD I made when I first got my Ps," one user joked.
"All the dancers are like, 'My mom loves these oldies, I can’t believe I’m dancing in this show.' They also were not even born when these songs came out," another joked as Mary J Blige took to the stage.
"This is hands down the best #SuperBowl halftime show ever," someone else added.
"If you didn’t like the halftime show, we can’t be friends. This is sick," another agreed.
"This halftime show is a proper nostalgic throwback! This is my childhood right here," one user wrote.
"Why does the Super Bowl halftime show feel like a school reunion," someone else joked.
Eminem hyped the fans up even more with one user writing, "EMINEM KILLING THIS S**T!"
"Greatness overload," another wrote, while someone else simply added, "EMINEM OMG OMG OMG."
"Best halftime show in years," yet another excited fan wrote.
"Dr. Dre is such a legend 💥💥💥 bangers on bangers on bangers," someone else wrote.
Some were annoyed they didn't see certain songs, but mostly, fans were just excited to see some of the most popular hip hop artists together.
Anderson Paak also made an appearance playing the drums during Eminem's performance, with one user writing, "That was fckin EPIC. Absolutely loved it! Also Anderson Paak on the drums!!!"
Some even said he stole the show, with one user writing, "@AndersonPaak was easily the best part of the #SuperBowl halftime show. Stole every mf frame."
"The Anderson Paak appearance was the Cherry on top for me with that #SuperBowl Halftime show," another added.
"Best part was @AndersonPaak on the drums," a third added.
"Anderson Paak absolutely tearing it up on the drums is my favourite moment of the whole #SuperBowl so far!" someone else added.
Eminem kneels in tribute to Colin Kaepernick
During his performance, Eminem also took a knee, despite reports suggesting the NFL wouldn't allow him to do so.
According to reports by Consequence and Puck, the NFL rejected some elements of the proposed performance, including anyone taking a knee and one of Snoop Dogg's outfits, which apparently had gang ties, as well as Dr Dre's lyric, "Still not loving police."
However, despite the NFL's rumoured refusal, Eminem did end up kneeling in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, who first kneeled during the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of colour," he told the NFL at the time.
The former NFL star hasn't played a game of football since 2017 with kneeling remaining a controversial action.
"Once again, I’m not anti-American. I love America. I love people. That’s why I’m doing this. I want to help make America better," he also said at the time.
Eminem kneeled during 'Lose Yourself' with fans loving the tribute. One user tweeted, "Best part of the halftime show! So proud of Eminem taking a knee for Colin Kaepernick!"
"Wow Eminem holding the kneel is not an accident!!!!!!! Beautiful!" another added.
"Eminem said I'm gonna take my kneel, idgaf what the NFL has to say.. I respect it," a third wrote.
Some also thought it may have been in reference to the late Tupac.
However, according to The NY Post, NFL reps have revealed Eminem was never told not to take a knee, and that players have been kneeling since 2016 without sanctions, so musical talent wouldn't be treated differently.
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