Making historic moves, in addition to his regular Boss ones, Dr. Dre is adding two more rappers to the Super Bowl Halftime Show line up.
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Two deaf rappers, Sean Forbes and Warren "WaWa" Snipe, will join Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige on stage, to sign the entire big performance. Making it the first time sign language interpreters will be included in the halftime show since its inception more than 50 years ago. So yeah, like we said… historic.
When speaking to the Detriot Free Press about the incredible opportunity, Forbes, expressed how the historic invitation has a deeper meaning since he’s a Detroit based rapper and close to people in Eminem's circle.
"The doors to accessibility are busted wide open with something like this," Forbes said. "So this is very much a full-circle moment, being from Detroit, being part of the Eminem camp –– or even going back to being 12 and listening to N.W.A, Dre, and Snoop on my Walkman," the rapper added.
"My goal,” he said, “is to get out there, show what we can do, and have fun. And I want to open the door for other deaf performers.”
As for Snipe, he’ll be bringing his past Super Bowl experience to the stage, having served as interpreter during Jazmine Sullivan’s rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and Eric Church’s performance of “America the Beautiful” during last years bout between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Looks like all the pieces are being put into place for the February 13 performance, which is officially less than one week away. Let the countdown begin…
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