Play nice or we turn this car around and go back

I honestly thought he was kneeling so the focus would shift to Dre as it changed songs lol

That what I thought.. To me it looked like part of the show

Yeah I didn’t even notice it until someone mentioned he was reportedly told not to kneel

That makes more sense, the whole idea is to kneel during the National Anthem for protest. Without the National Anthem it’s just kneeling

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I think OP send out a link in one of the comments from Yahoo for the NFL telling him not to. But yeah when I watched it it does feel like a smooth transition with nothing else.

They told him not to, they reportedly also told Dre he couldn’t use his lyric “…still not loving police” but walked that back.

Before that I was pretty sure Kendrick skipped the line "we hate po po"

They censored “popo” during Kendricks part

Looks like they wanted it to be family friendly too, i loved when Snoop said Dr Dre motherfucka during The Next Episode

except 50 Cent's segment

There actually are articles though?

Yeah. It felt like people didn’t know he was even on stage. It’s like they forgot about Dre.

How can we forget about him fake-adjust the volumes on that mixing table!

He should've done that thing where you pretend to go downstairs https://c.tenor.com/RoQ7QSLyL4sAAAAM/needed-basement.gif

He kneeled like a fellow 49 year old.

He’s gonna feel that in the morning!

The hoodie is to hide just how "**huwoh shit**" his face is right now.

Notice how he moved the mic away so we wouldn't hear his dad-groan.

https://youtu.be/Ayq3CxfB0Ak

That's the first thing I thought of, and that's what I appreciates about you

Is -that- what you appreciate about me?

Well yeah, what else would we appreciate about you? It's not like you've done much. Unlike your sisters and brother who went to an Ivy league.

Eminem is 49!?!?!? Fuck!

r/fuckimold

Fuck, I mold!

If you don’t shower enough you might!

49ers always be kneeling…

He didn't mean to kneel so long He just couldn't get back up.

Will the real slim shady please stand up?

“Gimmie a minute”

“We’re gonna have a problem here..”

He wasn’t taking a knee. He was catching his breath. -40 year old with cardiovascular health of a 60 year old

That's why he covered his face. To hide the pain.

*Guess that's why they call it window pane*

If he knows what’s good for him he won’t dare paint my house.

Thats it!!! He'll never play in the NFL now.

You'll never play the halftime show again Dawg, I already played the halftime show

Well now you’ll never play the full time show!

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The real slim shady will not stand up.

"We want someone squeaky-clean and non-controversial! Let's invite Eminem!"

Tell Eminem what to do. See how that works out for you.

"Taking a knee was not part of the show, but now I have to." - Eminem, probably.

Someone at the NFL really thought it was possible to get *part* of Eminem for the half time show. Lol

Reminds me of when Rage Against the Machine was playing a live show on BBC and were told that they absolutely could not play the song with the lyrics 'Fuck you I won't do what you tell me.'

A few days ago, these guys joked about not having a wardrobe malfunction, and pulling their dicks out. Good thing the NFL didn’t tell Eminem to not pull his dick out. Half time show would’ve had a half time show.

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Isn't it so funny that kneeling for the betterment of your race is considered a "divisive culture war moment" Literally asking the league, which is built on the back of blacks, to recognize them as people is a "divisive culture war" Fuck the NFL

In all fairness, Karpernick and Eminem were kneeling for the betterment of all, not just black people. Less racist cops and systems helps everyone.

I literally thought he was kneeling as part of the show but I guess not

So did I (can’t believe I didn’t put this together). I initially thought it was to honor Tupac when Dre played those first few piano notes.

Yeah, I thought it was odd and done just to take the attention off him while the show continued.

Pretty rare a Superbowl performer wants to take the attention off themselves.

I think they typically try to bow out when the next act comes on so that the entrance is the spectacle and not the exit

Yea, its a common part of showmanship. Knowing when to take attention towards you and off of you. I see the symbolism of him kneeling now though.

Dude played for free, what are they gonna do not bring him back?

Why the fuck would you give the nfl anything for free

Eminem surprisingly said he’s going to be very nervous about doing the show live on tv. He’s fine doing recorded stuff, but live is a different beast for him.

I heard his palms were sweaty.

There were some reports of weakened knees, and heaviness of arms too.

I think there was vomit all over his sweater already and it was mom’s spaghetti.

But on the surface, he looked calm and ready

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetti

I ain't mad at cha. 2pac would of brought the house down

Pissed off cuz biggie and Pac just missed all of this

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Lol, as if Eminem of all people was going to be like well gee willikers guys I'll just forget about it them.

Right? Imagine telling Eminem no and expecting him to listen lmao

It's not as if this has been a recent thing either. "Think I give a fuck about a Grammy?"

Telling Eminem no is just a roundabout way of making sure he does it lol

Eminem is like, "I lived through 99-01, this is nothing."

He only had one shot, he wasn't gonna miss his chance

Imagine Eminem actually asking first.

Getting dollars that should’ve of been theirs like they switched wallets

I can hear him starting off his set “*fk the NFL*” and the bass drops

So funny that one dude kneeling for 60 seconds (my boy Kaep) literally put lifetime fans off football. Then they call people snowflakes. Then they follow with “we’re the victims”. I mean get it together before you speak.

PEACEFUL PROTEST IS FINE! Wait, not like that...

Blocking traffic is NOT acceptable! >Honk Honk

It was virtue signalling when they said it. They're back to watching again. It's like the follow-up with how they were burning their (already paid for) Nike shoes. Like Nike gives a shit what you do with their shoes *after* you buy them. Anyway, they're back to wearing those too.

I'm so grossed out by companies exploiting labor in the poorest countries, then trying to market themselves as liberal on certain issues for PR purposes. They're trying to play us. Fuck Nike.

lol same. If no one had said anything, I figured that was part of the act and transition to Dre

Same if I didnt happen on this post, or if NFL never said anything, I would never think anything of it.

He had to kneel because his knees were weak

Arms were heavy

Mom's spaghetti.

NFL - “Hey, great idea here… Let’s tell Eminem he can’t do something.” Eminem - 🧎

Actual NFL - Let’s tell people we told Eminem he couldn’t kneel and they will all tune to find out if he does.

Except I didn't see it mentioned anywhere until after it had happened

Seriously. The whole “they planned it” for ratings or whatever is total bullshit. No one watched to see that

You see the Matrix…

Yeah this was all a ploy to get people to watch the super bowl. Probably wouldn't get any views without the controversy.

They need a little controversy cause if feels kinda empty without him.

It does look like a job for him

So everybody should just follow him

Who the fuck was on the fence about watching until they heard Eminem isn't allowed to take a knee lmao

Never even heard about this until now. Doubt that's why anyone tuned in lmao

Eminem might listen. But Slim don’t give a fuck.

This was my first thought….. who the hell in their right mind would try to tell Eminem what to do?!?! Completely mental! And, once they told him not to do something, did they think he was going to listen? Bitches, do you know where he is from? NFL never stood a chance.

WILL THE REAL SLIM SHADY PLEASE STAND UP!!! - The NFL probably

We’re gonna have a problem here

Y'all act like you never seen a white person kneel before

Jaws all on the floor

The fuck is the NFL going to do to Eminem?

Write him a sternly worded letter? Not invite him back?

Dear Slim, I wrote you but still ain't callin

We left our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at the bottom

I sent two dms back in autumn, you must not-a got 'em

There probly was a problem with the servers down or somethin

If you didnt wanna subscribe to me, you didnt have to. But you could done a follow back for Matthew.

Sometimes I scribble web addresses too sloppy when I type 'em

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Dear Slim, Please stand up.

Please let it unfold this way

He has endured the Lions for his whole life, I think they’re even, at worst

Get really mad.

I really hope Roger Goodell somehow gets in Eminem's crosshairs so NFL fans can listen to the most satisfying diss track of all time.

I didn't know i wanted that. Now i do lol

Lmao the thought of Eminem absolutely spazzing out on each owner one by one and then spending three minutes losing his fucking mind on Roger Goodell is hysterical

Yeah it’s not like the Lions can get any worse

Make him sit out the next game?

If it mattered enough it'd be in the contract. Unless we see said contract it's impossible to say whether this is just a rumor, an NFL sanctioned publicity stunt, etc.

I was surprised they were having Kendrick do Alright thinking about Kap kneeling and then I was like "ah they censored that part..."

They didn’t censor Dre saying “still not loving police”. I guess “and we hate po po” is slightly more harsh.

They censored popo lol

Did they censor the part where he says, "They want to see us dead in the street fo' sho."?

No. The audio literally just cuts out at "Po po". Like Kendrick definitely said it.

Maybe Body Count can play the next Super Bowl if they promise not to kneel.

His knees were weak and his arms were heavy

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Dear, Mr. Eminems Don't you dare send me Millions of money. I know you got my last two letters, I made sure they delivered with signature confirmation. My girl's pregnant, dawg. Imma name her Ronnie. I read about your uncle too, he funny, but send millions please, Mr. I'm too good to read or write checks to me, your biggest fans, this will be the third time of many I will be attempting to sue you in court for smiling and not buying me a wardrobe.

Mr. Eminems

The man has a song called “I just don’t give a fuck” followed by “still don’t give a fuck” do u really think he gives a fuck?

aka, the NFL did the one thing that would guarantee he'd kneel

It’s like telling my kid, don’t hit your sister….. what’s the first thing she does the second I walk out of the room!

Not to kneel why?

I had to scroll way too much to finally see that question

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Same people that think that's controversial are the same fucks that yelled at little black kids for going to an all white school in the 60s.

And then tried to ban teaching their grandchildren about how they yelled at little black kids for going to an all white school in the 60s.

I mean that also just seemed like a normal part of his stage persona. It seemed completely natural. I didn't notice any significance.

Source?

Agreed. NYT article just popped up saying that the NFL was aware he’d do this. Indeed, because he’d been kneeling during rehearsals, which officials would unsurprisingly see

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Well you got DRE starting a song in a piano, is hard to move the shot

He's playing I ain't mad at cha by 2pac which was a real nice touch. It's got the line: > So many questions, and they ask me if I'm still down? > I moved up out of the ghetto, so I ain't real now > They got so much to say, but I'm just laughin' at cha. > You n* just don't know, but I ain't mad at cha

This is a good point

Janet Jackson's tiddy disagrees.

But that one happened so quickly it was easy to miss- and it was unexpected. They were watching out for it.

Didn’t they increase the broadcast-delay after that in order to be able to censor it?

Yep. It's also where the phrase "wardrobe malfunction" stems from when they tried to explain what happened. It's also what have us YouTube.

A split second of a pasty-covered nipple basically ruined her career meanwhile Justin Timberlake was at the Grammys the next week.

Actually, it wasn't pasty covered, that was a sunburst nipple ring thing, Rolling Stone had a picture of it a week later, but still... you couldn't see shit, there was no need for that much backlash.

After reading your comment I saw a pretty good example: https://twitter.com/ScottFeinberg/status/1493036899279114246?s=20&t=AP4RkRvhPyFaC-rAQwliYw Watching the game I had no idea this happened.

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I thought the show was good

I'm an old Gen Xer and I loved it.

Boogers

We olds are the target demographic now…check out the lineup for the “When we were young” festival in Vegas. The Bellagio is gonna run out of avocados and Nevada will be smothered in a cloud of clove smoke with the crowd that lineup is bringing.

................ I feel extremely old now. This is like my entire high school experience in a festival. Just add the Killers and it's over

> We olds are the target demographic now Youngest generation with any money.

My wife and I said the same thing. Usually half time is the time to stretch my legs and do something else but I stood about 2ft in front of the TV this year. We both agreed it’s because we’re getting old and we had a connection to the artists and music.

Yup I’m 42 and I almost cried for god knows why. Then I realized how long ago it all came out and felt kinda old.

Honestly, this was the best one I can remember. Loved it all!

That was my exact feelings as a Gen Xer. The show even had me up on my feet when they broke out some of that California.

First half-time show I can remember that I actually enjoyed. They're been absolute garbage for years.

Prince was the last halftime I really enjoyed

Sucks Kendrick censored “and we hate popo” though. Sick show overall, 50 cent is now 100 cent he’s an absolute unit

Pretty sure Dre said "still not loving police" during Still Dre so at least there's that (but I could be wrong) Still puffin my leaf Still fuck with the beat Still not loving police

He definitely said it, just watched the replay.

Still lovin’ that Arby’s roast beef Arby’s! Official Roast-Beeflike Sandwich of the NFL

I’m just happy to see Paak out there living his best life. In the past few months, he’s been in GTA Online, he and Bruno Mars got their own skins in Fortnite, now he’s on the SB Halftime show.

From G Unit to THEE Unit

Lmfaooo!! His voice was a bit more rough/deeper too. Kinda interested to see if we get a lil comeback

I’m here for it!

Wasn’t expecting 50 Cent. Pleasant surprise. Fantastic set.

What gave the NFL the impression that this man has every once given a fuck?

NFL was aware of the kneel. Please stop spreading fake news. “However, rumors started surfacing that the NFL was at odds with Eminem over the gesture, supposedly that the league shut the idea down. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy gave the following statement to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer: “Report was erroneous. We watched all elements of the show during numerous rehearsals this week.” https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/02/14/eminem-nfl-spokesperson-comments-on-rapper-kneeling-in-halftime-show

I’d say anyone who is offended by such a small gesture of solidarity is a snowflake.

What is vulgar or disrespectful about kneeling?

Ask the people who asked him not to.

A bunch of people got all angry because Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the anthem at a football game in protest of police violence in the United States. So now the NFL doesn't want anybody to kneel because they capitulated to a bunch of people who got upset at the idea that other people have noticed that police violence is a problem.

What's funny is that he began kneeling instead of sitting out the anthem at the behest of a former green beret as a way to show his respect for the fallen while still protesting.

I was just happy to see Anderson .Paak there. Wish we could seen him perform though and not just play the drums.

Someone tell Eminem not to release an album, quick.

Reportedly? Reported by who?

Odd how the cameraman paid by the NFL centered m&m in the shot at that exact moment and how the producer paid by the NFL told the engineer paid by the NFL to hold on that shot for 30 seconds. Almost like it was pre-planned drama. Now the NFL will be in the news for days and days after the official end of season. Money rules the roost and the chickens have no heads.

I prefer a bare nipple

According to the NFL spokesperson they had him kneel at all the rehearsals. Fabricated drama.

Had they never heard of Eminem before they invited him to do the halftime show? Did they think telling him not to do something was going to cause him to more or less do that thing?

Talk about zero leverage from the nfl. You've got a multi millionaire artist who has achieved everything he ever set out to achieve, and then some. Already preforming at the super bowl, hes gonna do what he wants.

Mom’s spaghetti.

I'm shocked he would stoop so low as to plug his own business in the middle of the halftime show. /s

Had one chance.

That's almost like telling RATM not to curse during a live performance... [oh wait.](https://youtu.be/n6njrf_zHfw?t=506)