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50 Cent makes surprise cameo as Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg kick off Super Bowl halftime show in style
Of course 50 Cent made a surprise at the Super Bowl halftime show (Picture: NBC)
In case you weren’t already thrilled about the array of music talent performing at the Super Bowl 2022 halftime show, 50 Cent made a very surprise appearance alongside his fellow music icons.
It was already confirmed that Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J Blige, Snoop Dogg and Eminem would be joining forces in the coveted spot for a joint performance.
But the crowd were given an extra treat as 50 appeared to be hanging upside down on the intricate set, giving us a bitesize snippet of In Da Club.
Dre kicked off the eagerly-anticipated set with Snoop, as they blessed us with performances of The Next Episode and California Love on top of a huge stage – in the middle of the field at the SoFi stadium, in LA.
It was then that the camera panned down to the 21 Questions star, who happened to be hanging upside down just below, giving us flashbacks to the In Da Club video.
As you do.
50 performed a bitesize rendition of In Da Club (Picture: Getty)
Mary stole the show with her passionate performance (Picture: Getty)
Fans declared their joint effort the best halftime show ever (Picture: Getty)
50 was joined by backing dancers as the surprise interlude continued, before Mary joined proceedings.
She passionately belted out out Family Affair, effortlessly stealing the limelight from her pals and giving us life at the same time.
It wasn’t long before Eminem was introduced to the fold, and blessed us all with an energetic performance of his timeless hit, Lose Yourself, with Anderson .Paak on drums.
The Slim Shady star ended his track by taking the knee in a powerful moment.
Fans were living for the scenes and praised the show on Twitter (Picture: Getty)
We would watch that a million times over (Picture: Getty)
Kendrick was the last of the confirmed performers on stage, and shared a poignant rendition of Alright, to a screaming crowd.
Fans watching on from home were living for every single second, and flocked to Twitter to rave about the performance.
Lady Gaga led the praise, penning: ‘THAT WAS A BOMB OF RADICAL LOVE THANK YOU #SuperBowl HALFTIME SHOW!! Incredible!! That’s what it’s all about!!’
‘Best halftime lineup of all time. Legends. #SuperBowl #HalfTimeShow,’ an impressed viewer said.
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‘That was one of the most legendary halftime performances of all time #HalfTimeShow #SuperBowl,’ another agreed.
‘One of the Greatest Halftime show ive seen. This is Legendary #SuperBowl #HalfTimeShow [sic],’ one commented.
As a Twitter user screamed: ’50 CENT AT THE HALFTIME SHOW AND HE DID THE UPSIDE DOWN IN DA CLUB INTRO 5TH GRADE ME IS THRIVING RIGHT NOW #SuperBowl.’
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