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Snoop Dogg Claims Jay-Z Threatened to Quit if the NFL Didn’t Allow Halftime Performance

In a new interview on Tidal with Elliot Wilson, Snoop Dogg claimed that Jay-Z, who has worked with the NFL in selecting halftime performers in recent years, threatened to quit if they didn’t allow this year’s Hip-Hop show.

“It is what it is, so it’s like for him to go to bat for us and tell the NFL, ‘Fuck that. They perform, or I quit,’ that was the most gangster shit out of everything. Then with attire and kneeling and all this … you can’t wear your gang bang shit? Jay-Z hit me like, ‘Wear what the fuck you want to wear. Peace to the Gods.'”

While Jay’s support is admirable and made a difference (the NFL perceived Snoop’s attire as gang-related), the musical performance between the 2nd and 3rd quarters wasn’t without controversy. Kendrick Lamar wasn’t allowed to recite the “po-po” lyric from “Alright,” and, like Snoop mentioned, Eminem caught flack for kneeling in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.

Shad Reed

I grew up in Michigan, and graduated from high school in 2005. I then attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where I majored in Music Business and received a Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree. During my time in school there, I began writing for Billboard magazine. And then, after contributing to a Nashville-based music site as a hip-hop correspondent, I was able to transition into a role as a features writer for AllHipHop.com. If Sidney Shaw from 'Brown Sugar' were to ask me, "When did you fall in love with hip-hop?", my answer would be Snoop Doggy Dogg and Coolio in the mid-90s. Therefore, I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to now be at West Coast Styles and be conducting interviews and creating think pieces about how the culture has affected people, politics, and society as a whole. Peace and blessings to all. @SouthpawWCS [Twitter]

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