Stars Shine During Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show

Feb 13, 2022, 7:09 PM

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar perform during halftime the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 in Inglewood, CA.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP – There was about as much hip-hop as a stadium can hold at Super Bowl halftime, with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar splitting a fiery medley of their hits as expected, and a surprise appearance by 50 Cent.

It was a rare Super Bowl halftime show performed in the daylight, but it still had a feeling of a nightclub at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, with a set made up to look like the houses of nearby Compton and South LA.

The Next Episode. #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/nuN5PXBYe1

— NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2022

Dre and Snoop opened the show with “Next Episode” and “California Love.”

50 Cent, not among the announced performers, started his “In Da Club.”

Wow. @50cent #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/8UlJW57gEX

— NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2022

Blige was decked out in silver sparkles and surrounded by backup dancers as she sang a medley of her hits.

MARY. J. BLIGE. 👑 #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/jRKg9F1ELV

— NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2022

Eminem was surrounded by a rock band as he performed “Lose Yourself,” at one point taking a knee in apparent tribute to Colin Kaepernick’s protests.

THAT. WAS. INCREDIBLE.

Dre. Snoop. Mary. Eminem. Kendrick. 50 Cent. What a show. #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/FKz8YKhhAt

— NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2022

The set was surrounded by what looked like a lit-up cityscape from above, with classic convertibles and a replica of the sculpture outside the Compton Courthouse.