Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show: Reactions to a History-Making Moment in Hip Hop

Hip hop fans got the treat of a lifetime during this year's Super Bowl Halftime show. The event, sponsored by Pepsi, featured a lineup of some of hip hop's biggest icons, making it the first full hip hop lineup in the sporting event's history. Dr. Dre anchored the evening, and featured performances by Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem. Audiences were treated to west coast classics like "California Love," 50's iconic "In Da Club," Blige's "Family Affair," Eminem's "Lose Yourself," Lamar's "We Gon Be Alright," and Snoop's "The Next Episode." Anderson .Paak even played piano during Eminem's set. 

During a recent press conference, Dre expressed the significance of hip hop, and its relationship to sports, namely the NFL. "This should've happened a long time ago," the Aftermath Records founder said. "Hip-hop is the biggest genre of music on the planet right now, so it's crazy that it took all of this time for us to be recognized. I think we're going to go on and do a fantastic show, and we're going to do it so big that they can't deny us anymore in the future."

Viewers agreed. Social media reactions prove that hip hop is exactly what the Halftime show has been missing.