Super Bowl Performers Vow To Open Doors For More Hip-Hop
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Four of the five artists performing for Super Bowl LVI's halftime show are Black, at a time the NFL is reeling from discrimination lawsuits.
Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg said the NFL was late embracing hip-hop and vowed that their Super Bowl halftime show would create more opportunities for the genre.
"We're going to open more doors for hip-hop artists in the future and making sure that the NFL understands that this is what it should have been a long time ago," Dre said at a moderated appearance the trio made Thursday without their Sunday co-headliners Kendrick Lamar and Eminem.
"It's crazy that it took all of this time for us to be recognized," Dre said. "I think we're going to do a fantastic job. We're going to do it so big that they can't deny us anymore in the future."
