The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Sunday (13/2) in the Super Bowl match at SoFi stadium, Inglewood, California.
The victory became the second title for the LA Rams. The team last won the National Futbol League (NFL) title 22 years ago. The LA Rams overtook the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the home team to win the Super Bowl at their own home
Meanwhile, for the first time hip-hop became the main music entertainment at the Super Bowl. rapper Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre performs the song “California Love.” Surprise guest 50 Cent sang while dangling like spiderman at the event. Not to forget, the show also featured R&B star Mary J. Blige and rapper Kendrick Lamar.
rapper Eminem ended his hit “Lose Yourself” by kneeling and holding his head, a gesture former football player Colin Kaepernick used when the US national anthem played. Kaepernick took this action to protest the racial injustice that occurred in the United States.
Puck Media reported earlier on Sunday that the NFL had banned Eminem from kneeling in the show. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the reports were not true. NFL staff watched this week’s practice and saw Eminem kneel in the drill, he said. [vm/rs]