Hello! My name is Isabella and today I’m going to write about something that you may have watched last week, but not noticed and it is strongly related to Black History Month in the USA: The Superbowl HalfTime.
You might be asking “What does Black History Month have to do with the Super Bowl HalfTime?” I will explain in detail.
It had been a while since LA had hosted a Superbowl. The whole setting of the halftime was “the hood” marked by famous west coast places, like the barbershop, the legendary music venue Eve After Dark and Compton burger joint Tam’s Burgers #21.
This year's performers were not one, not two, but five different hip-hop artists as the headlining acts: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige. This is the first time in the Super Bowl History that the show is entirely formed by West Coast rappers. Even though Eminem was there (he’s a white rapper, but also Dr. Dre's protegee) the plot of the halftime show still honored black culture. Did you see Eminem taking a knee? This form of peaceful protest started a while ago to point a finger against police brutality and racial injustice, as well as growing tensions around race crimes.
The choreography, which involved Snoop Dogg, clad in Rams blue and gold, doing his signature crip walk, the show was an outpouring of West Coast pride—none more evident than when Dre and Snoop took to the stage to perform “California Love.”
All these elements combined delivered a show very hard to forget. An homage to the evolution of Hip Hop in the entertainment industry, Dr. Dre. and his influence on the West Coast music, and the origins of the NFL and the Black people that pioneered the Super Bowl as the ultimate home for the best of entertainment.
A look at the history of the Halftime Show proves it exists due both to Black entertainers on the screen and Black audiences at home. In my opinion, it had to be one of the best halftime shows ever.
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