Dr Dre says NFL has ‘no problem’ with Eminem kneeling during halftime of Super Bowl 56

The Super Bowl’s 56th half show featuring Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige received rave reviews on social media, as many viewers called it. best performance in event history. However, hip-hop heavyweights did not exit the stage without a hint of controversy.

Before Sunday’s game between the Bengals and the Rams, Puck News ‘Eriq Garnder reported The NFL has “made up a plan” of Eminem to kneel in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and social justice. 49 years old rapper finally knelt throughout the show, but NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy tells MMQB’s Albert Breer reported as “faulty”, noting that the federation monitored many of the rehearsals.

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So what really happened?

In an interview on “TMZ Live,” Dr. Dre cleared up the controversy. The longtime producer revealed the NFL requested minor edits to the show, but kneeling Eminem was not one of them.

Dr Dre said: “There are a few things that have changed, but it’s like really small things. “I’m starting to kneel, that’s I’m doing it alone. No problem with that.”

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Apparently, profanity has been removed from the show. And it turns out there is another specific change.

Dr. Dre said Kendrick Lamar was not allowed to mention gangs in Los Angeles as part of his “MAAD City” performance. At the beginning of the unedited version of the song, Lamar says, “If Pirus and Crips get along, they’ll probably shoot me at the end of this song.”

Despite some limitations, Dr Dre and the other artists remained “extremely excited” with the performance and subsequent entertainment.

“Generally speaking, everyone comes in. We are very professional. Everyone is on time,” said Dr. Dre. “People really feel how important this is and what we can achieve.

“It was a great experience.”