Kendrick Lamar will kill your favorite rapper for money

points docked for no 10th anniversary tupac hologram

lol fair penalty

but seriously cool to see a mostly hiphop halftime show in the super bowl. snoop dogg hamming it up the whole way. dudes from anderson.paak in the band. good stuff.

For those who wish to stream it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsUKphmB3Y

Fun but I was caught off guard when it made me feel old. Like going into this, I recalled all the times I've seen each of them on TV, and as soon as each one came on, it sank in fast that I haven't seen them in over 10, maybe even 15 years! We've all clearly gotten older - looking like it and moving like it. (But yeah, I still could've done without 50 Cent in either dad bod or chiseled form.) Combined with other recent experiences I've had, it's strange to see all these things I once associated with "classic rock" happen with hip hop.

Obviously Kendrick was the big exception - as soon as he comes on, it's electric. It's too bad they didn't give him the whole show. On the other hand, it would've been especially great if they had done this exact show 10 years ago.

From Jon Caramanica NY Times article:

This year’s event also took place in South Los Angeles, just 20 minutes west of Compton, where Dr. Dre was a founder of N.W.A, one of the most important hip-hop groups of all time, godfathers of gangster rap and agit-pop legends. Compton was embedded into the stage setup: the buildings included signs for its various landmarks, including Tam’s Burgers, Dale’s Donuts, and the nightclub Eve After Dark, where Dr. Dre used to perform with his first group, World Class Wreckin’ Cru. The dances, from Crip-walking to krumping, were Los Angeles specific. Three vintage Chevrolet Impalas served as visual nods to lowrider culture. Lamar performed his segment atop a massive aerial photograph of the city.…

. And after the show was over, an N.F.L. spokesman said that the league knew all along that Eminem would kneel. Is it still protest if it’s been signed off on and approved?

The best thing about the Super Bowl halftime show was knowing a nation of Trump-loving racists all lost their fucking minds.

Fifty Cent looked aging rockstar bloated. Everyone else seemed like they’re doing ok.

Being a music dork, Anderson Paak on the drums was the highlight for me. Enjoyed the set also, and good fashion choice by Snoop. Overall good performances/show.

bird, how have you not seen snoop on tv for that long? he has to be one of the more ubiquitous stars out there

Anderson was so clearly thrilled to be playing "Lose Yourself"

Let's check in on Ben Shapiro, shall we?

Capitalism always wins. Watching the NFL monetize the Left's radical racial messaging, feature artists with rap sheets longer than your arm (including multiple accusations of violence against women), and even capitalize on Eminem kneeling is...hilarious.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 14, 2022

Oh shit, he's anti-capitalist now!

Hope no one tells him about the NFL's history of violence against women ...

Shapiro's clearly been reading Thomas Frank

there is no move so radical that it can't be recouped by *checks notes* Ben fucking Shapiro?

yeah but

This is an excellent Super Bowl halftime performance.

Undeniable hip-hop and R&B excellence.

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) February 14, 2022

TBF, I think the only halftime show that would satisfy Ben would be Leonidas Kavakos with the BSO.

From Jon Caramanica NY Times article:

This year’s event also took place in South Los Angeles, just 20 minutes west of Compton, where Dr. Dre was a founder of N.W.A, one of the most important hip-hop groups of all time, godfathers of gangster rap and agit-pop legends. Compton was embedded into the stage setup: the buildings included signs for its various landmarks, including Tam’s Burgers, Dale’s Donuts, and the nightclub Eve After Dark, where Dr. Dre used to perform with his first group, World Class Wreckin’ Cru. The dances, from Crip-walking to krumping, were Los Angeles specific. Three vintage Chevrolet Impalas served as visual nods to lowrider culture. Lamar performed his segment atop a massive aerial photograph of the city.…

― curmudgeon, Sunday, February 13, 2022 11:55 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Not that I'm complaining, but I didn't get why Mary J Blige was part of this lineup. Does she have some connection to Dre/LA or was she just the 90s R&B artist they thought would provide a change-of-pace in an all male/rap show? imo it would have been cool to give a younger LA artist like Tinashe this stage instead of throwing in a NY artist into what was otherwise a distinctly LA show.

mary j and dre are frequent collaborators

and Blige had an album out last Friday.

Tinashe not famous enough

"family affair," "the message," "not today"

Ah got it - didn't realize they had a history and associate her more with Puff Daddy than Dre.

yeah puff & the family produced the entirety of 'my life,' but dre was behind the boards for her only number one hit

the internet: "EMINEM KNEELED DESPITE THE NFL TELLING HIM NOT TO"

also the internet: "nah j/k, the nfl told him he could if he wanted"

idk if i would necessarily believe nfl sources on this matter

can i be cynical and say that the whole "kneeling" thing has been scripted and staged exactly as intended? and further that it was done this way specifically for the only white person on the bill to be the one to take a knee?

or is that too far?

I didn't even connect that he was kneeling in reference to Kaepernick until someone pointed it out on Twitter

I think a much larger issue is his Just For Men darkened beard look

I think Austin is OTM.

Amazing that Dre could fill a stadium that way with a performance, considering how rarely he's out there live.

Been a fan for years but had no idea he was into this sort of thing. Very disappointed in Snoop Dogg.

— Mark Russell (@Manruss) February 14, 2022

i know snoop is like a different species when it comes to weed but the secondhand anxiety i'm getting from the idea of getting high right before performing at the super bowl halftime show is borderline overwhelming

that tweet lmao

I'd be more worried if Snoop didn't smoke before the show

snoop clearly in his element high as hell rapping "the next episode." carne otm; i wouldn't want it any other way.

I'm told that I loved the shit out of this excellent show last night. Memory is unclear

only thing that made me sad is we got nothing from The Chronic or Doggystyle, but i'm guessing they were too afraid of lewd content slipping through censors? either that or Dre partnering with Eminem, 50 Cent/etc, now has everybody associating only post-2000 music with Dre.

it was still a blast though.

btw "Will Snoop smoke on stage?" was something you could bet on at various Sportsbooks. i was too afraid.

I'd be more worried if Snoop didn't smoke before the show

It's like Nadal hydrating before a match. Every single time you have ever heard Snoop, he has always been high. That's the Snoop you want.

I thought that too about the big Chronic and Doggystyle singles, that even watered down they might be too much for the Super Bowl bosses.

"Hands up, touchdown, while you pleasant people bounce to this
Rolling down the street drinking skim milk, sipping on apple juice"

It's a wierdly puritan country.

No wait

they should've allowed them to budget just one "motherfucker" in the performance

If Snoop and Dre had broken into "Deep Cover" I'd have lost my mind

There was a weird edit in Still DRE (at least the version I saw on youtube), so I assume someone let some profanity slip through and they had to cover.

i also wanted to hear some Doggystyle stuff so I could hear the versions of the songs I knew when I was 13 and forbidden from buying the actual music

Tanqueray and E.T., yeah i'm tore down now

am i the only one who finds his 19 Crimes wine collaboration a little gross

It's a wierdly puritan country.

No wait

― I have a voulez-vous? with death (Noodle Vague), Monday, February 14, 2022 12:47 PM

irl lol

that tweet seems pretty obviously to be a joke

I'd say indisputably, though it's not clear anyone here didn't get it

i love how even the most famous weed smoker ever kinda leans down to hit it

Speak for yourself! I’m quite disappointed in Mr. Dogg xp

Is it me or Kendrick just stopped short of saying po po?

Also Dr Dre is aging beautifully.