The halftime performance of the Super Bowl LVI was spectacular. Living legends of hip-hop such as Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, and Snoop Dogg set fire to the stage. Artists performed their most popular tracks. The historic event was more so a hit because it won an Emmy for the very first time! The Emmy was awarded as an Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

NBC aired the live event during the NFL championship game. For the first time, a hip-hop performance was awarded in this category. Before, the Tony Awards telecast dominated the category.

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The winners who won the award were executive producers Shawn Carter, Desiree Perez, and Jesse Collins; co-executive producers Dionne Harmon and Dave Meyers; supervising producer Aaron B. Cooke; and performers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cents, and Mary J. Blige.

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The other nominees on the list included acts from Oscar, Tony, and Grammy. Acts from Oscars never won in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category. And also, the infamous Will Smith stint where he slapped Chris Rock tainted the evening.

Outstanding performances at the Super Bowl Halftime

The hip-hop artists performed their mega-hit songs. And this was the first time when the dream team of the most popular rappers came together to give an Emmy-winning worthy performance. The songs played were the six-time Grammy winner rapper, Dr. Dre, performed Still D.R.E. The rapper, who is a Tony award away from an EGOT (guessed it correctly, it’s Eminem!), performed his Academy Award-winning song, ‘Lose Yourself.’

Then the Los Angeles natives, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre united to perform the hip-hop legend, Tupac Shakur’s song, ‘California Love.’ 50 Cents surprised the crowd by hanging upside down and singing In Da Club. Every artist delivered an energy-packed performance, which helped them win the Emmy award.

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