Felt all the heat of hip-hop at the Super Bowl show

What was missing from the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show?

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(CNN) --

At the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI halftime show on Sunday night, old-school hip-hop showed the youngsters a thing or two.

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" Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre performed alongside Dre disciple Eminem, hip-hop and R&B queen Mary J. Blige, and rap star Kendrick Lamar.

Not only was it the first time hip-hop artists were the main performers at the halftime show, it also gave Generation X a chance to see if their dance moves were still "

," cool, or if they were totally crazy for believing it.

And since the game was played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, naturally Snoop and Dre started with "The Next Episode" and got us in the mood with "California Love."

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The Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals competed for the biggest prize in professional football, the Super Bowl in its LVI edition.

50 Cent, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Snoop Dogg perform during Super Bowl halftime in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2022. (Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Super Bowl LVI takes place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the home field of the Rams.

Here American rapper Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in Los Angeles.

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This is only the second time in Super Bowl history that one of the teams has played on their home field.

The Tampa Bay won at home in 2021. Dr. Dree and Snoop Dogg at the halftime show.

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Mary J. Blige during her performance at Super Bowl 2022. (Credit: Rob Carr / Getty Images)

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Eminem during his Super Bowl performance on February 13, 2022. (Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Eminem took a knee during his halftime performance, a gesture often made to protest racial injustice in the country.

The moment happened just after the legendary rapper finished his performance of his hit song "Lose Yourself" and rapped the iconic line "This opportunity comes once in a lifetime. You better miss it."

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In this image rappers Eminem and Dr. Dre appear during the halftime show.

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Although he was not one of the official halftime performers, Justin Bieber did attend the opening event of the Super Bowl in Inglewood, California.

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A group of dancers performed with Mary J. Blige at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

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Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres.

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Tyga, YG, Antonio Brown, Kanye West and North West attend the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022. (Credit: Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Surprise guest 50 Cent then appeared to perform the all-time favorite birthday anthem "In Da Club."

Then it was time for Blige to take the stage with her soulful hits, "Family Affair" and "No More Drama."

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Pulitizer Prize winner Lamar followed, surrounded by dancers dressed in black and wearing sashes with the message "Dre Day."

The powerful performance seemed to be reminiscent of Beyonce's "Formation" in strength and style during her appearance at the 2016 show.

Accompanied by a band with Anderson .Paak on drums, Eminem was next to sing "Lose Yourself," which, of course, sent the crowd into a frenzy.

Eminem finished the song and took a knee, a gesture made famous by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as an act of protest against police brutality and racial profiling.

Then it was time to return to Dr. Dre, who seemed to be producing the entire performance from a sound table atop a set that referenced a South Los Angeles neighborhood.

Dre played a piano excerpt from "I Ain't Mad At Cha" in tribute to his longtime collaborator and West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur, who was shot to death at the age of 25 in 1996. He then reminded the audience that "I still got love for the streets" with a few bars of "Still DRE" with Snoop Dogg.

And... this is how you show the youngsters that the veterans still have it!

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