A breathless match to the end, with the victory of the Rams (23-20) against the Bengals, but also all show business, hip-hop, advertisements and a knee on the ground posed by Eminem, the 56th Super Bowl was full of highlights.
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The Rock on the lawn as Mr. Loyal to present the teams, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye
“Ye”
West wearing a hood, Jay-Z on the edge of the field, Matt Damon or Mark Wahlberg, the Super Bowl smelled of glamour.
The most watched sporting event in the United States was back in Los Angeles for the first time in 29 years in the brand new setting of SoFi Stadium and the cream of show business came in droves.
The halftime show
Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Eminem: some of the legends of rap rolled out many of their hits, in a euphoric stadium.
The public was even treated to the surprise appearance of 50 Cent, suspended by the feet, as well as the hard-hitting flow of the symbol of the new generation, Kendrick Lamar.
All on the roofs of a row of typical Los Angeles one-story houses, lowrider
-style cars
(with lowered bodies) parked in front, with the raspy voice of singer Mary J Blige in counterpoint.
The fiery reaction from SoFi Stadium and social networks was a reminder, if need be, that hip-hop had become the dominant musical genre in the United States.
The titles
The Next Episode
(Dre/Snoop),
California Love
(Dr Dre/2Pac) or
In Da Club
, sung on Sunday, have become classics of American culture.
Surprise performance of 50 Cent during the Super Bowl halftime MIKE SEGAR / REUTERS
The knee to the ground against police violence
From one knee to another, from one pain to another.
After gratifying fans with his hit
Lose Yourself
, a hymn to the underdogs who finally triumph and found an echo in the Bengals that no one had seen coming, the Detroit rapper ended his performance by kneeling.
A clear reference to the gesture of quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick, who had thus protested against police violence against blacks in the United States and had sparked a small revolution in the NFL in 2016, an insult from Donald Trump as a bonus.
Eminem on his knees during his performance at the 2022 Super Bowl MARIO ANZUONI / REUTERS
