“We're gonna show exactly how dope we can be”: Dr. Dre, Mary J. and Snoop prepare for “one of the best halftime shows ever”

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“We’re gonna do it so big that they can’t deny us any more in the future.” That’s what Dr. Dre told reporters Thursday afternoon at a press conference previewing this Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, which will feature him, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar.

Dr. Dre and Snoop pointed out that an all hip hop halftime show has been a long time coming. “Hip hop is the biggest genre of music on the planet right now,” said Dre. “So it’s crazy that it took…all of this time for us to be recognized.”

Meanwhile, Snoop noted,