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Super Bowl halftime show: Fans, media react to California hip-hop homecoming
By Keith Farner
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Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show featured some all-time greats in hip-hop and rap as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar performed at Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. For the California Super Bowl, it was a homecoming of sorts for the Los Angeles artists Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar
The 5 artists have combined for 43 Grammys and have created 22 No. 1 Billboard albums.
Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar are from Compton, while Snoop Dogg is from Long Beach.
Snoog Dogg recently told the Associated Press that performing at the Super Bowl in his home state is a “dream come true.” He said he’s looking forward to sharing the stage with music legends who are his friends.
“I’m not going to understand it until it happens,” he continued. “While it’s happening, I’m in the zone. I’m stuck to the script, laser focused, being on point, sounding good, looking good and feeling good. I want to give off a great presentation. After the fact, it’s when I’ll be nervous about watching it to see what the reaction is. But while I’m going through it, it’s nothing.”
“We’re all one. We’re all united together,” he said. “If you really look at it, that’s what the world needs to understand that we need to come together as opposed to division or separation.”
Here’s a sampling of the reaction:
Yo this halftime show is so 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bout time hiphop was truly repped in this sport properly
— Smoakland (@SmoaklandBeats) February 14, 2022
You don’t have Hologram 2Pac on standby for this “California Love” performance, do you, Dre? #SuperBowl #HalfTimeShow
— nick’s 2k22 (@FearlessRiOT) February 14, 2022
i literally know nothing about the super bowl but i just watched dre and snoop and now 50… so i am very okay with this
— ᑭᗩᗰEᒪᗩ EᔕᑕOᖇT (@pamelaescort_) February 14, 2022
snoop c walkin on tv already made it the best half time performance of all time 😂😂
— masito (@maxc0ntreras) February 14, 2022
Wow DR. DRE AND SNOOP DOGG IS PERFORMING IN YHE SPER BOWL IN THEIR HOMETOWN I KNOW THEY BEEN DID THINGS BUT THIS HAVE TO FEEL SUPER REAL #HalfTimeShow
— Kings of the Culture (@unltdbuckets) February 14, 2022
Man this halftime show is lit 🔥 #HalfTimeShow #SuperBowl
— RagingGirlGam3r (@RagingGirl88) February 14, 2022
Remember Jay Z made this possible. Best halftime show I’ve ever seen #HalfTimeShow
— GOAT DAY 2/26 🐐 (@Lexmadee) February 14, 2022
Refuse to believe these songs are 30 years old, they came out last week and I’m still young and hip.
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) February 14, 2022
BREAKING NEWS: The auxiliary press area smells like weed.
— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) February 13, 2022
The Super Bowl halftime show isn’t over and I’m already way in.
As a kid growing up in the south – like when Barack Obama was elected president — I never dreamt this could happen in my lifetime. Amazing.
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) February 14, 2022
That Kendrick transition pic.twitter.com/27de7yIcdU
— Will Backus (@will_backus1) February 14, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
