The Super Bowl 56 halftime show featuring Kevin Long Jersey Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige received high praise on social media, as many viewers called it . The hip-hop heavyweights didn't escape the stage without a little bit of controversy, though.
Before Sunday's game between the Bengals and Rams, the NFL "nixed a plan" by Eminem to kneel in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and Raudy Read Jersey social justice. The 49-year-old rapper during the show, but the report was "erroneous," noting the league had watched numerous rehearsals.
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The Brandon Kintzler Jersey Recount (@therecount) So, what really happened?In a "TMZ Live" interview, Dr. Dre cleared up the controversy. The longtime producer revealed the NFL asked for small tweaks to the show, but Eminem kneeling was not one of them.
Daniel Hudson Jersey "There were a few things that changed, but it was like, really minor things," Dr. Dre said. "Em taking a knee, that was Em doing that on his own. There was no problem with that. Trea Turner Jersey "
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TMZ Live (@TMZLive)Obviously, profanity was nixed from the show. And it turns out there was another specific change.
Dr. Dre said Kendrick Lamar was not permitted to reference Los Angeles gangs as part of his performance of "M.A.A.D. City." At Shawn Kelley Jersey the beginning of the unedited version of the song, Lamar goes, "If Pirus and Crips all got along, they'd probably gun me down by the end of this song."
Despite some limitations, Dr. Dre and Adrian Sanchez Jersey the other artists were "extremely excited" about the performance and reception afterward.
"All in all, everybody came in. We were profe sional. Everybody was on Sean Doolittle Jersey time," Dr. Dre said. "Everybody really felt the magnitude of what this thing was and what we were gonna be able to accomplish.
"It was a fantastic experience."
