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The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show was a notable moment in hip-hop history, but it almost didn’t happen. While chatting with fitness entrepreneur Dolvett Quince on his Workout the Doubt podcast, Dr. Dre revealed he nearly pulled out of the gig, citing concerns about the potential backlash of partnering with the NFL after Colin Kaepernick‘s exile from the league.
“I was absolutely concerned about that,” he admitted. “I actually called a couple of close friends and said, ‘Listen, I’m gonna pull out. I’m not gonna do the show. Because I don’t know if I want that smoke. I don’t know if I want the backlash after
