Although there are several months to go before two NFL teams attempt to make history at the Super Bowl, the NFL also prepares for the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show. A popular event during the game, the organization decided to pick Kendrick Lamar for this year’s headliner. Having a rich career in music, Lamar seemed like the right decision. But when looking at the Super Bowl, the game traveled in New Orleans, Louisiana. And with Lil Wayne calling the state home, Snoop Dogg decided to offer his opinion on the NFL skipping over the rapper.
Sitting down with Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Snoop Dogg expressed his love for the NFL and how they incorporated hip-hop over the years. “I don’t really have no opinion, but what I do wanna say is that, just remember where the NFL was 15 years ago when it comes to hip-hop. How many hip-hop artists was able to grace that stage 15 years ago? So, I understand both sides of the coin and I understand how people feel.”
Sharing his own experience about performing at the Super Bowl, Snoop Dogg continued, “I have no answer, no opinion, because I had the opportunity to get up there via Dr. Dre. I didn’t do any Snoop Dogg songs. I was up there helping Dr. Dre and it became a great moment for all of us. So, any time anybody can get on that Super Bowl stage, remember this: it’s a 12/13-minute performance and you’re not getting paid. It’s more or less you have to spend money to upgrade your show to make it mass appealing for the audience that’s home watching.”
Snoop Dogg Watched Lil Wayne From The Start
As for his ongoing friendship with Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg remembers how he watched the rapper’s career take off. “I was at No Limit Records for three years and I watched his whole career come to life and then watched him get bigger than me and I was gigantic at the time and I loved seeing his growth. Me and Wayne is family to this day, me and Kendrick is family to this day, and me and JAY-Z, and me and (NFL commissioner) Roger Goodell. I don’t know who is the decision maker, all I know is that I’ll be at home watching the Super Bowl and when the halftime show comes on, I’ll be watching that as well.”
Offering his own opinion about the matter, Lil Wayne placed the blame on himself rather than on the NFL. “I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for a letdown. And for automatically mentally putting myself in that position like somebody told me that was my position.”
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