The action-movie-esque trailer exhibits Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar assembly up forward of the halftime present.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will carry out for the primary time on stage collectively on the Pepsi Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present — and a brand new offficial trailer exhibits the artists “preparing” for the Feb. 13 efficiency. Watch the trailer beneath.
The three-minute trailer — fittingly titled “The Name” — depicts Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar answering Dr. Dre’s “name” to affix him at Tremendous Bowl LVI for the present. In slick, dramatic pictures, every artist receives a name or textual content earlier than heading for a meetup in Southern California. They then head for a lit-up SoFi Stadium for the present.
The trailer was directed by F. Gary Grey, identified for movies together with “Straight Outta Compton” and “The Destiny of the Livid.”
The NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation introduced final fall that the 5 music icons will carry out on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar are Southern California natives.
Dre emerged from the West Coast gangster rap scene alongside Eazy-E and Ice Dice to assist type the group N.W.A., which made a significant mark within the hip-hop tradition and music business with controversial lyrics within the late Nineteen Eighties. Dre is chargeable for bringing forth rap stars resembling Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Lamar. Dre additionally produced Blige’s No. 1 hit track “Household Affair.”
“The chance to carry out on the Tremendous Bowl Halftime present, and to do it in my very own yard, might be one of many largest thrills of my profession,” Dre stated in a press release. The seven-time Grammy winner added that their halftime efficiency might be an “unforgettable cultural second.”
The Tremendous Bowl returns to the Los Angeles space for the primary time since 1993. It’s the third yr of collaboration between the NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation.