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Eminem takes a knee, performs 'Lose Yourself' in Super Bowl halftime hip-hop show

Eminem brought some 313 to the 213 in a Los-Angeles themed Super Bowl halftime show Sunday night — and kneeled to take a social stand as he did it.

The Detroit rapper, in possible defiance of the NFL, wrapped his performance of “Lose Yourself” by taking a knee a la Colin Kaepernick as he helped culminate the Super Bowl’s first-ever hip-hop halftime program.

The Dr. Dre-led show was a dynamic affair, with Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and an unannounced 50 Cent performing atop L.A.-style block houses and a canvas of city streets.