Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "JAY-Z PICKS HIMSELF TO PERFORM SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW 2027"

Episode Date: October 20, 2026

Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠⁠Join The Normandy For Ad-Free NME, Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠⁠ In this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz breaks down reports that Jay-Z selected himself to headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show at SoFi Stadium on February 14, 2027. Based on Puck sources, the analysis covers Roc Nation’s NFL role, Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt 30th anniversary, recent Yankee Stadium sellouts over $42 million, and his past Super Bowl history. Analytic Dreamz reviews the unconfirmed choice, market odds, and timing for major catalog exposure in this anniversary year.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/exclusive-contentPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Shepard promise me you'll tell them to subscribe for at free content so niggas can't find a light to do the Super Bowl word yeah yeah yeah he's setting up his show yeah yeah come on now we got a call cap come on we got an artist in the world this no this the year that you got your master's back from reasonable doubt the year you sell out yankee stadium wait i i don't see the problem oh my fault let me let them finish analytic dreams video on spotify to see the video along with the audio three nights in the row the year that you in paris and europe and all these places doing to tell right now nobody could find time for that i just might have to do it myself i don't know

he's struggling found in town i don't know what i'm gonna do i just got to end up doing this myself come more now guys i know this is cameron uh very respected individual in the music landscape. But ladies and gentlemen, you know how hard it is to find a musical talent for the biggest stage ever for a musician? I mean, I'm not trying to be funny. You know, at the end of the day, give Jay C some grace. You know what I'm saying? Jay Z needs some grace because at the end of the day, it's hard to find musicians who want to perform at the Super Bowl.

Honestly. Hey, Nick, we can see you, nigga. Gotta do that shit. Come on, man, stop laughing, bro. Sean Carter went through the right process, bro. I don't like this, man. I don't like this. This has been doing on for three years.

I just don't like that shit, man. Dr. Dre set it off. Why they laughing so hard, bro? What's so funny? What's so funny? Bring it back home. Come on you. Now, ladies and gentlemen,

All jokes aside, we're about to get into one of the most respected lyricists in hip hop history. Now, of course, the reason why it started off like that is because, you know, at the end of the day, we have huge respect for Jay. Hold up now. I was talking, man. Come on, Cameron. Bro, it's my turn. Bro, it's my turn. Who in the world?

To perform part of that Super Bowl that had a couple years ago. Why do you think that is? Threatened? Possibly? Not even threaten. You know, I think it's just. when you take the competition from like our culture is competitive

it is but I think when it goes past the music itself to blocking things in business now ladies and gentlemen if you're not aware of what's going on right now Cameron basically just asked the one and only 50 cent why Jay Z was hating on him I mean why Jay Z told him he can't perform

at the Super Bowl and the only way he was able to do his performance with Dr. Dre you know as far as overriding Jay Z not wanting him to be there was white privilege coming out as far as, you know, AKA M&M and saying that I'm not doing it without 50 cents. So he's speaking on that right here. Then I don't understand that. Like right now, you're not even competing for a slot.

You don't have a new songout that he wanted to be on the top 10 or top five. And you still competing. It's going to make sense. Like, what we're competing for at them? What's the goal? Like, this even, look, a lot of the competitive stuff, we would call it beef, right? It changed, that terminology changed when it's Biggie and Tupac because we start saying the things that people would say

that cause beef in the environment. Right. When before that, they called the baddling in our culture. Right. Because that's what it is until it turns into some street shit. Right. So when you're not competing for those things anymore, you start looking and you're going, so what was the problem?

You can't exactly remember what the problem was. Don't let Beyonce see this. Shepherd. All my fault. My issue with Joe, I was like, yo, I think, what was the, like, when do we bump into each other and have altercation or anything? Right.

It wasn't that. It was just, he's loyal to a default. Right. He was so loyal that he was like on a side without having to be on the side. Right. You know, and then that, you know, it dissolves itself over time because you ain't really got an issue. Right.

You know, absolutely. So anyways, ladies and gentlemen, shout out to white pillage for coming to say today. You know what I'm saying? Shout out the Em in a little, man. He uses white privilege every now and then for the black community. You got a love to see it. So anyways, with that being said, all jokes aside, we put immense respect on Jay-Z's name over here.

You know, a lot of jokes is coming in the midst of this segment. But at the end of the day, he's on the cover of notorious mass effect for a reason because we cover the gaming and music IPs that notoriously affect the masses. And safe to say, Jay-Z is definitely one of those. And he's definitely one of them, as far as the icons, as far as the legendary, acts in the game that showcases the longevity is not frequent, especially in hip hop, whereas the lifespan of a rapper is comparable and comparable to an NFL running back, as far as three to four years of being hot, and then the industry just does away with you.

Exactly when it comes, it's exact when it comes to the hip-hop field. Anyways, the reason why I start off with that, as far as that running back NFL comparisons, because we got something else, ladies and gentlemen. I know that ain't who I think of it is. Now, if you don't know, Jay Z reportedly, let me see, where's my graphic at? Jay Z reportedly, once again, analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio. This man selected himself for the Super Bowl. He actually did it, ladies and gentlemen.

I think Jay Z is one of the greatest finessees we've ever seen in human history. You know, if there's a war going on, if you put Jay Z in the midst of the brainstorming room, as far as how to take over the other. opposition that you're trying to win the war against. I think Jay-Z is one of the main master heads, one of the main figures you need to come up with a game plan because this man is just a master manipulator. But then, you know what I'm saying?

I was like, damn, look at the state of hip-hop. Like, what's going on? And the reason why I say that while also giving him respect is because, of course, in 2018, he did turn down the Super Bowl. In New York Times in 2020, NFL wanted run this town with Rihanna and Kanye, as far as a contingent plan for the Jay-Z performance, right? And Jay-Z was basically like, I'm not turning it down because I don't want to do the Super Bowl.

Y'all wanted who? And y'all wanted who else? I know that ain't who I think it is. He said, quote, no, you get me. So that was looked positively from the hip-hop community as far as Jay-Z turning it down to 2018. But when you really look deeper into it, he may have only turned down to Super Bowl in 2018,

because the contingent of him performing was bringing out Rihanna and Kanye. You already know how he feels about Kanye and he just gave Rihanna recently her own Super Bowl performance whilst she was pregnant, right? Because of course, when you look at the timeline as far as Jay-Z taking over for the Super Bowl,

this essentially happened in 2019. That is when Rock Nation partnered with the NFL. And you're probably wondering to yourself, what happened in the year of 2019? team to make Jay-Z turn his perception, his optics around as far as when it came to the National Football League. Now, of course, I'm glad you asked. As when you look at it from a totality aspect, NFL was going through, it's a PG podcast,

but let's just say NFL was going through immense turmoil in the actions of the one and only Kaepernick. I know that ain't who I think it is. As if you don't know, Kaepernick was balling, right? in 2013, in 2012 to 2013, I think he led the team to the Super Bowl, whatever, he was doing phenomenal. And 2016,

August 2016, he kneeled during the anthem, right? And all you know what broke loose. You guys. See, that's the problem. So because of Colin Kaepernick protesting Eric Reed and his police brutality and racial injustice,

you come to realize that, of course, He was still a phenomenal player. And because he kneeled in protest of Eric Reed, he was essentially blackball. Because in 2016, he did phenomenal. I mean, 16 TDs, four interceptions. As far as 2017, you come to realize, you're like, hold on now. Not only did he opt out, but he was also an unsigned free agent, meaning he opted out of his contract.

He tried to sign another team, and it was basically like kick rocks, buddy. We saw what you deal over there kneeling. What you think this is? Boy, they're the NFL. You know what I'm saying? people think the NFL cares about people who are proactive in human society when a whole time Jerry Jones is just trying to go to the NFL compound and look at some meat. Oh my fault.

So basically, all jokes aside, here comes Jay-Z. So after that whole grievance with Colin Kaepernet and the NFL, that is why the 2018 scenario was so interesting because they were trying to find anybody. and their mama to perform at the Super Bowl. And that's a little disrespectful. They're still going for the top acts as Jay-Z was approached in 2018 and he turned it down, right? And with that being said, he came to, you come to realize that he said it again in a track called ape, and there's a PG podcast, let's just say ape stuff, right? And the lyric from Sean Carter, aka Jay-Z, said, quote, I said no to the Super Bowl.

You need me. I don't need you. And you come to realize. that ain't who I think it is. I know this ain't the same person that a year later joined the NFL to get the black people to stop kneeling. But then you know what I'm saying? I was like, damn, look at the state of hip hop. Like, what's going to be?

So this man Jay-Z essentially took over as far as the NFL. I'm going to get it specifically. So Rock Nation partnered with the NFL in 2019. I renewed the agreement in 2024. But originally in 2019, the famous quote came out from Jay-Z where he basically told everybody, I think we passed kneeling. You know what I'm saying? Like one actual.

That man came out. It's like, hey, man, I got the job now. Y'all could calm down. Like, hold on now. That ain't how I work, play you? You know what I'm saying? That's what I say. Jay-Z, as far as a mastermind,

as far as one of the greatest minds we've ever had in human evolution, the manipulative tactics, the way he constructs his business, it's something that we've never seen ever. I mean, we've seen it. That's a little exaggerating. But to go from where Jay-Z was

to where he's at now, I mean, it's one of the most impressive rise to fames ever we've ever seen, like of all time. So that's basically what I'm saying. Obviously, we've seen like Bill Gates, Elon, you know, other people with a lot of money who, you know, affects human society in different ways. But when it comes to the entertainment field, Jay-Z probably has the most impressive rags the richest story we've ever seen. So that being said, him taking over and using his black equity as far as to have people stop kneeling. And that's essentially what people did because not only that he positively changed. the perception of the NFL from 2019 going forward.

But then, of course, he started his run of choosing the Super Bowl performance. As in 2020, he had Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. At 2021, he had the weekend. In 2022, he had Dr. Drake, Snoop Dog, Eminem, Mary J. Blosh, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent, the famous one where Eminem had to speak up for 50 Cent because Jay Z was hating. And then he had 2023 with Rihanna, 2024 with Usher, 2025 with side seven, you know what I'm saying? Is it okay? I got my dope on me.

And then of course, 2026, the last performer was Bad Bunny. So, of course, with that run, you come to realize Jay-Z is very skewing the ethnicity in a very interesting way. I would co-sign that because, of course, I believe it's definitely fair as when you look at the percentages of the all-time, let me see if I can find this, from the all-time Super Bowl performers. before Jay-Z took over, this chart looked even more egregious. But now that Jay-Z took over is almost to the point

where we have some actual equality in the Super Bowl halftime performance show. So as far as the kudos I give Jay-Z, the main thing I wanted to showcase is him actually making it to where more ethnicities are getting the limelight on stage. Because if you look at this list right here, of course you have Michael Jackson,

you have Diana Ross, but then you come to realize most of these names is from when Jay-Z was over the Super Bowl. So now you come to realize that this number right here was much lower. And ladies and gentlemen, that means this number is much higher. Because all of these names right here, as far as they make up the 12%, and then you have the Bruno Morris. I don't think he was, was he controlling it for the Bruno Mars?

I don't think so. So yeah, Shakira, he definitely was. That was the first one. So basically the 12%, the 38%, the 38% was much lower. That means that this number right here, ladies and gentlemen, it was much higher. Now that is Professor Dreams for you, you know what I'm saying? That's all I got for you.

That's all the arrows and stuff you're going to get. Now, you don't have to do all that, but definitely make sure to rate this five stars. Now, continue it with my very, it's very convoluted take on Jay-Z because on one hand, I very much respect Jay-Z, which is why I started off with the banner of notorious mass effect. But on the other hand, you come to realize Jay-Z is one of the biggest minds in business history to where he's able to change perception at a whim.

And the biggest implementation of that wasn't even the Super Bowl. In my opinion, is when he got everybody in their mama as far as the biggest acts to join his own streaming service, which was title, and he ended up selling that to the white man. But then, you know what I'm saying? I was like, damn, look at the state of hip-hop. Like, what's going on? And then, of course, whenever you get into the timeline of Jay-Z taking over for the Super Bowl. Him putting on a lot of black and brown artists on that big stage is a phenomenal feat.

But then, of course, you come to realize why he got that position in the first place. And what his stance was before he got that position. So it's very much a gray area. It's not black and white. It's not, oh, I don't like Jay Z being over the Super Bowl. And it's not, oh, I'm definitely for Jay Z being for the Super Bowl. Because with any human, you have your pros and cons and nobody's perfect. overall I think it's getting to a point where everybody is seeing through the smoking mirrors

and that is very prevalent in the year of 2026 where jZ had a notorious mass effect to the point where not only is he celebrating the 30th anniversary of his 1996 debut reasonable doubt not only is he celebrating the 25th anniversary of blueprint but then you come to realize he had a whole three consecutive night run in yankee stadium generating around 42 million dollars So as far as him making a notorious massive fake in the year of 2026, you would think that, of course, Jay-Z is a candidate for a Super Bowl performer because not only does he have the length of quality that he's put out in notorious mass effect, objectively speaking, from all his albums throughout the beginning of the time, it seemed like, you know, because Jay-Z been around for quite some time. But then you come to realize that Jay-Z himself came out and talked about how the Super Bowl performance is for the biggest act. Literally when he was talking about side seven, I mean, a white tank top. He was describing the NFL selection process is fractured, right, before he took over.

And of course, NFL denied this because, you know, they don't want to co-s on that. But Jay-Z said it was fracture, and he said basically their approach is to select an artist one at a time and give that select performer greater creation. of control. The reason why this is a big deal, because he also expounded upon, he expounded upon this point. And when talking about side seven, I think I have the quote somewhere. So when he was talking about white tank top, he was basically talking about how he chose a guy who was having a monster year, quote, it wasn't in some sort of allegiance to the battle, because you already know what was happening. Is it okay? I got my dope on me. And then of course, when talking about his selection for Bad Bunny, because he always gets true, he's been screwing nods to the mooning back for his last

two selections. So I was just thinking, of course, he's not going to select himself, right? I know that ain't who I think it is. Because his latest selection with Bad Bunny, he said, quote, these are the biggest artists in the world, the most streamed artists globally. Keep their mind. The most streamed artists globally. You have Kendrick, you have Bad Bunny, but specifically when talking about Bad Bunny is when he gave this quote, I didn't pick some indie artists from Portland. Now, the reason why I said it like that and stated it before I said this, a further point. It's because the future point is because

over here getting into the analytical side of things as far as the objective metrics, you come to realize all of these celebratory shows for the album, all of these celebratory moments that you're doing as far as the JZ HBO

Max show or whatever, which objectively is not doing well. As far as it is very underwhelming compared to past HBO originals, and it didn't even chart in the top 10 in its opening weeks. These are objective takes. These are not feelings. These are facts.

So objectively, Jay Z's whole HBO show talking about and breaking down his rise in hip hop, underperform due to HBO standards, I know, via HBO standards as far as in the opening weeks, right? So the reason why I point that out is now to get back into music. all of these aspects of celebrating Jay-Z, quote-unquote, in the year of 2026, I believe was supposed to make it a shoe-in for him to perform at the Super Bowl.

But then you come to realize, when you look at the charts, granted, Jay-Z himself said we pick the biggest acts in the world, right? When you look at the charts, you see Taylor Swift, you see Olivier Rodrigo, of course you see Drake. Is it okay, I got my dope on me? You see Noah Kahn, you see Ella Langley, Morgan Wallin.

A lot of these names you could choose from. Cizza already was on. the Super Bowl performance stage with Kendrick. And then you have Taylor Swift again for when it comes to single, Stella Lefty, Drake, Don Tolliver for the solo eclipse track being the fifth most played track in the world. I see Tame Impala and Jenny from Black Pink.

You could have picked the K-pop act. But who does Jay-Z pick? I know that ain't who I think of it is. Himself, ladies and gentlemen. I just don't like it, man. Like what, an actual? I just don't like that shit, man. And before you say, well, who should he have picked

for the Super Bowl halftime show? I'm glad you asked. As, of course, if you don't know, the Super Bowl is falling on Valentine's Day. Ladies and gentlemen, there's a person who goes by the name of Justin Bieber. And when it comes to Justin Bieber and the infatuation from women to Justin Bieber, they would love a Justin Bieber performance in the midst of a Super Bowl game whilst they have, well, I mean, some of them do. But, you know, for the majority at a time, I'm not going to say majority.

That's too much. monolith. As far as women, for the most part, I don't know if they care too much for the NFL games, right? You know, a big grown man gives themselves CTE, right? So when it comes to the Super Bowl show, they probably look at Justin Bieber and would look forward to it in the same way they look forward to the Bad Bunny show. And the reason why I say it like that is because with this upcoming Super Bowl falling on Valentine's Day, I feel like Justin Bieber is the perfect pick. Now, he hasn't done it before. Other names that was thrown around outside of my personal pick, right? I would have to pick Justin Bieber.

Outside of that, you have Miley Cyrus. That was reportedly a big prospect for this upcoming Super Bowl performance. You have Justin Bieber. There was other people that was like a whole prediction. I think Polly Market or whatever was having like a whole prediction. They had JZ at number one, of course, because, you know, like I said earlier, he was basically trying to cultivate a wave to where it was a shoe in. But it has not went the way he thought.

So, yeah, Miley Cyrus, you have Justin Bieber. who else you have oh harry styles was set to do it he would have been a perfect pick uh i actually listened to his album i thoroughly enjoyed it i enjoyed it you know covering every single genre covering every single genre of games and music you come to realize that well me personally i came to realize that my my palette has broad in exponentially to the point where i could talk about a lot of different genres a lot of different games to the point where when i'm speaking on these type of things it's not from a vertical slice i understand the field in totality in totality. So Harry Styles would have been a perfect pick as well. I wouldn't have been mad at that.

Duolipa was also had, well, as far as projections from Polly Market or whatever, you know, she was one of, so the top four was Justin Bieber, Molly Cyrus, Harry Styles, Duolipa. Me personally, I would have went with Justin Bieber just off the fact that it was on Valentine's Day. But, you know, I guess Jay Z said, you know, he said to that he basically could care less. So basically, when looking at Jay Z and the totality of his, his ability to change the perception from negative to positive for the NFL, I think it was about time for them to give him his own performance. I mean, he did phenomenal because if you don't know, when he took over in 2019,

they renewed in 2024. So that means in 2024, if it wasn't going well, they could have just let them, you know, it would be like, hey, bro, just go somewhere else. But they renewed for a reason. As, of course, I think Rihanna had a big thing, you know, that was the year before they renewed. Rihanna doing the Super Bowl halftime show, right? I'm just saying.

Rihanna could have helped out with that renewal. Now, would Rihanna ever know? Probably not. You know what I'm saying? You know, as far as Rihanna and JZ, let's just say that JZ may or not threaten her to sign the contract or leave out of the building on the 15th floor.

You know what I'm saying? But then, you know what I'm saying? I was like, damn, look at the state of hip hop. Like, what's going on? And that's a real fact, by the way. So anyways, when you look at JZ in totality, I think the NFL perception being changed from negative to positive is a great thing for to show Jay-Z's ability to be a

mastermind and to put together marketing strategies. And interestingly enough, the strategies that he's putting together for himself is not working, which is why I believe this type of announcement is going to be met with a lot of backlash. And do I think is deserved? I believe mostly it is not deserved. Jay-Z's one of the biggest acts ever in rap, right? i know 50s saying had a whole thing about oh jZ's never been the guy but if you're top five for like 20 30 plus years right and then you come to realize that nobody else is left you're the only one really making things shake and of course it may have been from a business standpoint but people kept you in those seats right i'm pretty sure you could have got fired if he wasn't doing a good

job i don't think i don't think you could just go to the company and be like hey man make me the head and just you know do a hostile takeover i don't think it works like that i think there's other people that will want you at the top because they understand the type of mind that you bring to businesses. So the reason I say that is because, of course, Jay-Z, I'm not even going to go through all his albums. He's so tremendous throughout his entire career. All of his albums went number one except for a few.

I think it was when he first came out. So reasonable doubt in 1996, debuted at number 23 on Billboard, and my lifetime volume one went number three, debut number three on Billboard, and the rest was number one. Like, come on now. We're talking about Jay-Z.

You know what I mean? So when talking about Jay-Z, it's a very convoluted subject because he does things that makes it to where you can't 100% get behind some of his ways, whether it's the title deal, whether it's the overall perception of the NFL currently and how he's changed his tune now that he's been given a seat. It's very interesting. And at the end of the day, to make this full circle,

because I don't want to be the dead horse, but there's a lot to get into when it comes to this Super Bowl performance. But the main thing is no official reports that came out. Neither the NFL or Rock Nation have confirmed this election. So they could pull an audible, right, and go with somebody else last minute. But when you look at it, multiple credible sources have came out and said that multiple, you know, so the credible sources set to the side. You have people coming out saying that Jay-Z has reportedly been selected for the Super Bowl. but NFL nor Rock Nation has confirmed selections

and none of the representatives from any of these big publications have came out and said, oh, that's not true, right? So until that, this segment is definitely going to be a little indication, a little insight on how the music industry is currently and why Jay-Z feels like he could just take over because of what he's did as far as the perception from the NFL to the public.

Because if you don't know, I mean, Jalen Hertz recently just almost died. And that's not like an exaggeration. Like he almost died and due to the diagnosis, he was literally playing with a blood clot. So, you know, he was clear to play. Now the police again involved because how in the world does somebody with blood clot gets clear to play? And then a day after he's set to miss the rest of the season. It's almost like somebody needed to lock up.

You know what I'm saying? And we beat these folk. What do you do? We beat them. We go forward. And then not even to mention the fact, you know, I joked about it earlier. We're a man giving themselves CT. That's the actual fact.

as far as CTE study from BMJ in 2026 finds that 24.5% of former NFL players who died in 2016 to 2021 has CTE because if you don't know, you can only diagnose CTE after they pass away. So when you look at the overall number, a lot of experts are coming out saying they believe is 90% plus as far as what the likelihood could be of NFL players having CTE because you can't even diagnose it until they pass away. So how can we ever know? So now that the NFL knows that, they're like, hey, guess what? Put them out on the field.

And if they die, they die. You know what I'm saying? Literally, it's like that with the NFL. So that's why some people look at the NFL in a certain way. For me personally, sports is definitely putting your body on the line. So where do we draw that line from a morality standpoint? Because boxing exists, MMA exists. and we enjoy those sports, those are obviously destroying the future, right?

But it's entertaining. So when it comes to NFL, I think people look at it from that aspect, and they understand that if you sign up to be in the NFL, if you sign up to play football, you understand that you're putting your body on the line in a way of more, you're putting your body in more jeopardy than you would play in, like, tennis or like basketball or baseball. You know what I'm saying? So it's an interesting discussion. I don't think it's nothing like, oh, locks the people up who created the sport, but it's definitely

something to be pointed out as far as the most recent developments with Jalen Hertz and how detrimental NFL is for the people who play it in general. But, you know, I guess they get paid millions of dollars so people don't care. You know what I'm saying? You guys. See, that's the problem. So to bring this full circle, I'm really passionate about Jay-Z in general because I think he's one of the greatest rappers we've ever had in the creation of hip-hop. But I also can point out the fact that He has a lot of pinpoint things that showcases how he will manipulate the situation in his favor no matter what the cost. And I think we're seeing that come to a head with him selecting himself for the Super Bowl. So with that being said, click my link to share in my bio, follow me on my social medias.

And of course, if you're on Spotify, make sure to comment down below. What do you think about Jay-Z choosing himself for the Super Bowl, you know, reportedly? They can't find nobody. They can't find nobody. So Jay-Z got to do it himself. What did you think about that? And ultimately, do you believe that Jay-Z will be a good pick for the Super Bowl halftime show for the LXI Super Bowl halftime show?