Europe 1 with AFP 10:03 a.m., February 14, 2022
The 56th edition of the Super Bowl was obviously marked by the victory of the Los Angeles Ramps against the Bengals on Sunday, but not only.
Like every year, the show lived up to the event with titles performed by rap legends like Snoop Dogg and Eminem.
Spectators even got to enjoy the surprise appearance of 50 Cent.
A breathtaking match to the end, with the victory of the Rams (23-20) against the Bengals, but also the whole show business at the stadium, hip-hop, advertisements and a knee on the ground posed by Eminem: the 56th Super Bowl was full of highlights.
The most watched sporting event in the United States was back in Los Angeles for the first time in 29 years in the brand new setting of SoFi Stadium, and the cream of show business came in droves.
Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Eminem and Mary J Blige for the show
The Rock on the lawn in Mr. Loyalty to present the teams, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye "Ye" West hooded, Jay-Z on the edge of the field, Matt Damon or Mark Wahlberg, the Super Bowl indeed smelled glamorous .
Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Eminem: some of the legends of rap have rolled out several of their successes, in a euphoric stadium.
.@KendrickLamar on the #SuperBowl stage for the most amazing #HalfTimeShow ever pic.twitter.com/NNiZxo7mx9
— Olivier Dassonville (@TheDarkPixel) February 14, 2022
The public was even treated to the surprise appearance of 50 Cent, suspended by the feet, as well as the hard-hitting flow of the symbol of the new generation, Kendrick Lamar.
All on the roofs of a row of typical Los Angeles one-story houses, lowrider style cars (with lowered bodies) parked in front, with the raspy voice of singer Mary J Blige in counterpoint.
The arrival of 50 Cent #SuperBowl #HalfTimeShow pic.twitter.com/XAFtKYOPcB
— LoBkr (@LorisBkr) February 14, 2022
Eminem's knee hits the ground
From one knee to another, from one pain to another.
After having gratified the fans with his hit "Lose Yourself", an anthem to the underdogs who finally triumph and found an echo in the Bengals that no one had seen coming, the rapper from Detroit ended his performance by kneeling.
When Dre resumes the notes of "I aint mad at cha" to continue on "Still DRE" ... The chills!
#HalfTimeShow#PepsiHalftime#DrDre pic.twitter.com/nUUUGwUQfZ
— Sizix Lothbrok (@Dj_Sizix) February 14, 2022
A clear reference to the gesture of quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick, who had thus protested against police violence against blacks in the United States and had sparked a small revolution in the NFL in 2016, an insult from Donald Trump as a bonus.