Mary J. Blige Calls Super Bowl One of Her ‘Most Important’ Accomplishments: Black People Became the Night’s ‘Epicenter’

BEHAR So nice to ░░░░░░░░ you again BLIGE It ░░░░░░░░ nice you look wonderful ░░░░░░░░ Beautiful She brought the ░░░░░░░░ down BLIGE Thank you ░░░░░░░░ You brought the house ░░░░░░░░ with your incredible performance ░░░░░░░░ Dre Snoop Dogg Eminem ░░░░░░░░ Lamar And the surprise ░░░░░░░░ Cents NAVARRO He was ░░░░░░░░ that scared me BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ much fun did you ░░░░░░░░ have getting ready to ░░░░░░░░ this BLIGE A blast ░░░░░░░░ had so much fun ░░░░░░░░ was the only chick ░░░░░░░░ know I know how ░░░░░░░░ hang out with the ░░░░░░░░ though It was too ░░░░░░░░ fun too much BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ did you keep it ░░░░░░░░ wraps though I mean ░░░░░░░░ was leaked BLIGE I ░░░░░░░░ when they tell us ░░░░░░░░ to talk we don ░░░░░░░░ talk I don t ░░░░░░░░ to get kicked out ░░░░░░░░ the Super Bowl for ░░░░░░░░ a big mouth HOSTIN ░░░░░░░░ opposed to me I ░░░░░░░░ things out I loved ░░░░░░░░ show I love you ░░░░░░░░ know that BLIGE Thank ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN I danced to ░░░░░░░░ basically every morning just ░░░░░░░░ just fine But this ░░░░░░░░ was so important for ░░░░░░░░ many reasons My generation ░░░░░░░░ up with this music ░░░░░░░░ mean I was sweating ░░░░░░░░ my living room dancing ░░░░░░░░ you It was also ░░░░░░░░ cultural moment because as ░░░░░░░░ ve discussed on this ░░░░░░░░ many times the NFL ░░░░░░░░ a significant problem with ░░░░░░░░ but the halftime show ░░░░░░░░ many people was a ░░░░░░░░ of hip hop rap ░░░░░░░░ artistry Eminem took a ░░░░░░░░ What did it feel ░░░░░░░░ to play such a ░░░░░░░░ role in that moment ░░░░░░░░ It was probably one ░░░░░░░░ the most important roles ░░░░░░░░ accomplishments in my career ░░░░░░░░ we have come so ░░░░░░░░ Hip hop has come ░░░░░░░░ far African black people ░░░░░░░░ come so far And ░░░░░░░░ have us you know ░░░░░░░░ epicenter the front line ░░░░░░░░ such a huge huge ░░░░░░░░ I mean words can ░░░░░░░░ express how grateful I ░░░░░░░░ to Dr Dre and ░░░░░░░░ Iovine for calling me ░░░░░░░░ be a part of ░░░░░░░░ Because if I didn ░░░░░░░░ get a call from ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN Well you re ░░░░░░░░ hop royalty BLIGE Right ░░░░░░░░ you know if I ░░░░░░░░ t get a call ░░░░░░░░ them I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ been there So it ░░░░░░░░ extremely important to all ░░░░░░░░ careers I believe HAINES ░░░░░░░░ was phenomenal We were ░░░░░░░░ in our bed too ░░░░░░░░ laughed my husband s ░░░░░░░░ younger than me We ░░░░░░░░ such different taste in ░░░░░░░░ and all of a ░░░░░░░░ it comes on her ░░░░░░░░ light up and the ░░░░░░░░ the bouncing I was ░░░░░░░░ rewind I want to ░░░░░░░░ her again Freaking out ░░░░░░░░ everywhere you went on ░░░░░░░░ media that s all ░░░░░░░░ talk about You guys ░░░░░░░░ won the night someone ░░░░░░░░ can we just upgrade ░░░░░░░░ time to full time ░░░░░░░░ mean it was amazing ░░░░░░░░ have to say that.”