Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar to play Super Bowl halftime

The five musicians – who collectively received 43 Grammys and created 22 No.1 Billboard albums – will meet on stage for the first time on February 13, 2022, for Super Bowl 56, which will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. . .

The show will be produced by Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by Jay-Z.

In the statement announcing the show, Jay-Z said: “Dr. Dre, a musical visionary from Compton, Snoop Dogg, a Long Beach icon and Kendrick Lamar, a full-fledged young musical pioneer, also from Compton, will take the lead. central to a performance of a lifetime. “

“They will be joined by the lyrical genius Eminem and the timeless Queen Mary J. Blige,” he continued. “This is the Super Bowl Pepsi halftime show. This is history.”

Dr. Dre emerged from the West Coast gangster rap scene alongside Eazy-E and Ice Cube to help form the group NWA, which made a major mark in hip-hop culture and the music industry with controversial lyrics and innovative production in the late 1980s.

He is responsible for the birth of rap stars such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Lamar. Dre also produced Blige’s # 1 hit song, “Family Affair”.

“The opportunity to play the Super Bowl halftime show, and doing it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” Dr. Dre said in the statement.

The seven-time Grammy winner added that their halftime performance will be an “unforgettable cultural moment.”

The Super Bowl returns to the Los Angeles area for the first time since 1993. This is the third year of collaboration between the NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation.

Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Blige and Lamar join roster of famous musicians who have performed at Super Bowl halftime shows including Beyoncé, Madonna, Coldplay, Katy Perry, U2, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and more recently The weekend.

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