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Dre is looking forward to Rihanna’s performance.

Recently, it was confirmed that singer songwriter Rihanna will be the headlining act for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show, this time hosted by Apple Music. The Halftime Show is one of the biggest events a western musician could host, and according to former Halftime performer Dr. Dre, it’s definitely something you need to prepare for.

“Let me tell you something, man. I actually just got the news that Rihanna’s going to do it, and I’m a super fan of Rihanna,” the rapper told Apple Music 1’s Ebro Darden. “I can’t wait to see what she’s going to do.”

“I just like her and what she does, and her get down, and how she approaches her artistry and the whole nine. It’s fantastic. She has the opportunity to really blow us away. I know we set the bar extremely high.”

Dre, who appeared at 2021’s Halftime show alongside Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar, noted that it was a major event, and the pressure nearly got to him. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been that nervous before,” he admitted. “Not only that, I don’t know if I’ve ever looked more forward to a Monday morning. So it’s the preparation and making sure you have the right people around you. All of these people came through for me, and everybody was extremely enthusiastic about the show. We had a good time, although it’s a lot of things and a lot of people you have to depend on. You’re talking about at least 3,000 people that you have to depend on to get this show right for 13 minutes.”

Dr. Dre, who performed at last year’s Super Bowl Halftime, tells Apple Music 1 he’s excited for Rihanna to headline:

“I just like her and what she does, and her get down… She has the opportunity to really blow us away. I know we set the bar extremely high.” pic.twitter.com/uC4V62GGuv

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“So it is an extreme amount of pressure, but it’s fun at the same time,” Dr. Dre continued. “When it’s done, it’s like goosebumps, bro. I got goosebumps, especially from the reaction that we got from the show, and especially being able to do the show with all of my friends.”

Dre’s advice to Rihanna was to “Put the right people around you, and have fun.”

“That’s basically what it is, making sure you have the right creative people around you. She might want to look into some of the people that we used to do our show.”