Chile Usher Raymond ate that halftime performance up! That’s the 2nd best Halftime performance ever moving MJ’s to 3rd

[GreenGhxst]

If i was getting paid to perform a love song with her, i'm pressing her cheeks against my pelvis too.

the goons already been called for usher

it would be up for you

 

[BmoreGorilla]

He violated Swizz beatz on a world stage, I'm tight

Had them cheeks pressed on his pelvis

Who this nikka think he is fam ?

Swizz don’t care. It was a performance that shyt wasn’t real. The song is called My Boo. You would think they were tounging each other down

 

[Dynamite James]

 

[GreenGhxst]

Swizz don’t care. It was a performance that shyt wasn’t real. The song is called My Boo. You would think they were tounging each other down

Brehs with hands feel me

 

[Rell84shots]

The use of the word chile makes this thread invalid.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Usher has such a deep catalog that it felt like he was just trying to get shyt in. He was literally doing like one or two lines of songs then switching to the next, which was completely un-necessary. I also thought the Alicia Keys cameo and doing My Boo could have been cut out completely in favor of U Make Me Wanna or Don't Waste My Time.

Still a very good performance though. I kinda expected a little better.

And that’s why Prince’s half-time Super Bowl is the gold standard IMO. Look at his set list:

• "We Will Rock You" (Intro)
• "Let's Go Crazy"
• "Baby I'm a Star"/"Proud Mary"/"1999"
• "All Along the Watchtower"/"Best of You"
• "Purple Rain"

Starts off with a cover to get the crowd amped. Goes straight into one of his biggest hits. Performs a medley with the marching band. Another two covers of an old:new rock band and ends with his anthem.

That’s how it’s done. Quality over quantity. He has a deeper catalog than Usher and could’ve easily fit in 10 hits but that was the quality of his showmanship.


And as a bonus, here’s his BRIT awards performance from 2006:



4 songs in 12 minutes but he made the most of it.

Usher is still one of the best performers today but his musical director could’ve done a much better job.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

I got it as

Prince
MJ
Dr Dre
Usher
Beyoncé/Bruno

Exactly how I would rank the top 5 performances at the Super Bowl.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

I am always surprised how highly people liked the Dre one. I thought it was mid.

Maybe it was the nostalgia for me but he had the right mix of cameos. I got amped when Snoop, 50, Mary, Kendrick and Em made their appearances respectively.

The only part I didn’t like was Mary’s “No More Pain” song choice. It was completely incongruous. She has so many hits but chose that one??? Maybe they wanted to make sure the white audience didn’t feel completely alienated.

Outside of that hiccup, it was one of the best half time shows. And that tribute to 2Pac in the end was perfect. I’m sure Dre had a huge hand in directing it using his production skills because it all flowed together.

 

[GreenGhxst]

Alicia Keys voice cracked on the very first note and she spent the rest of her time looking like a deer in the headlights, screaming at the top of her lungs to prove she's got it under control.

She thought she was AI