Super Bowl Halftime Censorship: What Happened To The Iconic Rap Lyrics? [DETAILS]

With a huge performance like last Saturday's Super Bowl LVI Halftime, one would assume that production would have gone smoothly, especially with legendary performers like Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar.

However, that is not the case for this year's Pepsi Halftime show because sources reported that some of the initial plans were scrapped by the organization in an attempt to make the performance "family-friendly."

After the iconic performance, Dr. Dre's first interview with TMZ shed light on some of the allegations circulating on social media since last weekend.

Dre reflected on Eminem's controversial kneeling, lyrics, censorship, and possible collaborations in the future.

What happened before

Asked whether the organization had instructed to remove any lines from their setlist, the Aftermath Entertainment CEO confirmed that there were, in fact, some.

"There were a few things we had to change, but it was really minor things," Dre answered.

In Kendrick Lamar's part of the performance for "mAAd City," the lyric:

"If Pirus and Crips all got along / They'd probably gun me down by the end of this song" was notably absent.

Dr. Dre confirmed that the organizers have requested that the line be removed because of its reference to Los Angeles gangs.

"They had a problem with it, so we had to take that out. No big deal, we get it." With everyone feeling the magnitude of the performance and the feat they will be achieving, Dre admitted that everybody was into came in, into it, and very professional.

Aside from Lamar's lyric censorship, the only controversy left in the performance was Eminem's kneeling and what it meant.

What happened during

Sources earlier reported that NFL organizers had barred Eminem on kneeling in homage, which they later dismissed, saying they have no problem with it.

Eminem's meaningful kneel was in honor of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick who was removed from the team for kneeling during the national anthem in protest against police brutality and racism.

"Em taking the knee, it was him doing it on his own, and there was no difficulty with that," Dre admitted.

What happened after

The iconic hip-hop producer also revealed that Mary J. Blige celebrated after the show at his house.

He admitted that they spent time in the studio together right after.

"She was playing me samples and we were just vibing out. We were talking about working together on her next project."

Saying too much he thinks he could say, Dre cheekily apologized if he overshared, "I'm not even sure if i'm supposed to be saying this or not so I'm sorry Mary, but I'm excited about it."