2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show Celebrates Legacy of California Hip-Hop
The most watched stage in the world saw seven of the biggest names in music last night.
Last night's Super Bowl had a performance that brought together some of the most important names in rap during the Halftime Show in the game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar all graced the stage singing historic hits.
Blige, Snoop Dogg, Lamar, and Dr. Dre brought the spirit of California to the Super Bowl—guiding the audience through 30 years of hip-hop and exemplifying the ways in which West Coast rap has defined culture. In addition to making it the first Super Bowl Halftime Show with a full representation of hip-hop (and the first time seven artists took the stage at the same time), the performers also showed out in the fashion department.
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Lamar wore a Louis Vuitton Men's Fall/Winter 2022 suit while Blige was adorned in a custom Dundas crop top and shorts and Dundas by Sergio Rossi thigh-high boots, all of which were encrusted with silver animal-patterned mirrors, Swarovski crystals, and pearl beadwork.
To everyone's surprise, Anderson.Paak and 50 Cent—neither of whom were expected to appear—made surprise cameos. Near the end of the performance, Eminem sang "Lose Yourself" and, in a protest against police brutality and racism in America, kneeled and put his head in his hands, repeating the gesture that former quarterback Colin Kaepernick made during the National Anthem at the 2016 NFL game. At the time, the athlete declared, "I'm not going to stand up and show pride in the flag of a country that oppresses black people and people of color."
