Video footage of Eminem taking the knee and kneeling during his Super Bowl 2022 LVI halftime show performance has gone viral
Despite being asked by the NFL to refrain from kneeling during his Super Bowl 2022 LVI halftime performance as he performed his Grammy and Oscar winning Lose Yourself song, rapper Eminem decided he wanted to do it regardless.
Video Of Eminem Taking The Knee During Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show Performance Goes Viral
This is it. Right here. Eminem takes a knee as Dr. Dre plays Tupac’s I ain’t mad at cha on the piano. Here’s when I lost it pic.twitter.com/uDIaSYJJB8
— Luis Miguel Echegaray (@lmechegaray) February 14, 2022
When the @NFL tells you not to take a knee during the halftime show. Thanks, @Eminem. #NFL @Kaepernick7 #TakeAKnee pic.twitter.com/wiqUPhXXNO
— Room Rater (@ratemyskyperoom) February 14, 2022
Spotted taking the knee during rehearsals for his performance, Eminem was implored to not pull off the gesture during the halftime show which saw Dr. Dre spend $7 million and see Snoop Dogg, Dre, Mary J Blige and 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar and others perform at the SoFi stadium. However, the rapper was unmoved with him seen kneeling and putting his head in his hands at the the end of his performance, a gesture which has since been alluded as paying tribute to Colin Kaepernick.
Colin had first taken the knee in the NFL to protest against police brutality against Black Americans with him asking for racial equality. While Eminem hasn’t opened up on the reason for taking the knee, a gesture which became symbolic of the BLM movement, it is said he did it to throw his weight behind Colin.
The NFL meanwhile had lyrics of Dr. Dre’s Still D.R.E and Kendrick Lamar’s Alright both censored to remove lyrics talking about the police with the league not wanting the Super Bowl to become a culture war moment.
Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics, “We hate po-po / Wanna kill us dead in the street for sure” were removed from his performance.