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What do you get when you put together the Queen and Kings of hip-hop on the same stage? An immersive and exciting musical display, right?
Well, Mary J. Blige did just that as she delivered an impressive musical performance to over 100 million viewers during the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show at the SoFi Stadium in California, last night. She was joined on stage by award-winning artists Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and Kendrick Lamar, who all teamed up to wow the crowd with a high-energy medley of hits. This includes some of Blige’s biggest hits such as “Be Without You,” “Family Affair” and “No More Drama.”
Photo: Getty Images Dre also performed “California Love,” in reference to the Western US state, as well as Lamar’s “m.a.a.d city.” Of course, fans were excited about the 90s and 2000s icons transporting their memories back to the 90s.
everybody born between 1985 and 1995 saw the Super Bowl halftime show lineup and was like “sweet, instead of doing a show for old people like the Rolling Stones or Paul McCartney or The Who they did one for us young people”
and then 10 seconds later it hit us
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) February 13, 2022
This must be how my dad felt when The Blues Brothers and ZZ Top crushed the halftime show of the ‘97 Super Bowl.
— Sean Fennessey (@SeanFennessey) February 14, 2022
finally a halftime show for the generation who had a six-disc CD changer in the trunk
— actioncookbook (@actioncookbook) February 14, 2022
This a crazy way to find out I’m old.
— Ashley Nicole Black (@ashleyn1cole) February 14, 2022
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However, the attention was not only on the music but Mary J. who shined bright in a silver bodysuit and a matching pair of her trademark thigh-high boots, all by Peter Dundas. She accessorized with silver hoops and wore cascading Rapunzel hair, which according to her hairstylist Tym Wallace, “It’s ghetto fabulous.”
Photo: Getty Images “Mary is the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, so I wanted to let that show in her hair,” Wallace explained to Vogue, while also describing the platinum blonde hairstyle as ‘so beautiful.’ “I’d originally requested 50 inches, and we settled at 40 inches!”
He continued: “I darkened the roots up and ended the shadow a little lower than usual because the hair is so long,” Wallace says. “It’s super edgy, but still so beautiful.”
