Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Was a Celebration of Old-School Hip-Hop

Dr. Dre, Mary J Blige and Snoop Dogg perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl LVI.
Dr. Dre, Mary J Blige and Snoop Dogg perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl LVI. Photo by Shutterstock (12804630o)

We can always count on Super Bowl halftime show headliners to rock our world with their act, but this year’s performers took things to a whole new level. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige took the reins this year and brought old-school hip-hop to their epic performance.

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg opened the halftime show with their collaboration “The Next Episode” and proceeded with the cover of 2Pac’s “California Love”. They were followed by a guest performer by 50 Cent, who got the crowd wild with the rendition of his smash hit “In Da Club”.

Things got even more amazing from there, and Mary J. Blige gave us one of the night’s most unforgettable moments while performing “Family Affair” and “No More Drama”. She was followed by Kendrick Lamar, who did a great job representing a new generation of hip-hop.

He joined Eminem for “Forgot About Dre” before leaving the stage and letting the fellow rapper deliver a show-stopping rendition of his hit song “Lose Yourself”. The halftime show ended with all five headliners performing a joint rendition of “Still D.R.E.”

The Super Bowl LVI was held on February 13th, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with the Los Angeles Rams defeating the Cincinnati Bengals to win the title.