Thanksgiving's NFL halftime shows were full of top notch musical talent this year but the treatment of one of the artists have many fans and viewers yelling Hey!
The early game between the Lions and the Packers got the biggest reaction after Eminem made a surprise appearance during Jack White's set.
Post Malone was the halftime entertainment for the second game: his Dallas Cowboys versus the Swifties' favorite team, the KC Chiefs.
"I'm from Texas. I grew up a Cowboys fan and have been watching this halftime show for years," Posty said when his performance was announced.
"It's a real honor to be part of the Red Kettle Kickoff with The Salvation Army and the Dallas Cowboys and help bring hope to so many people."
The Cowboys have a long history of both being a Thanksgiving Day participant on the field, as well as having musical acts do their thing at halftime.
Beginning in 1997, the Turkey Day fans have been entertained by Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Clint Black, Jessica Simpson, Creed, LeeAnn Rimes, Toby Keith, Destiny's Child, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Keith Urban, Enrique Inglesias, Kenny Chesney, Selena Gomez, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Meghan Trainor, Luke Combs and the Jonas Brothers.
Like White, Post performed a set that included his #1 hit "I Had Some Help." It was all aired on TV.
The tattooed rapper/singer completed the set by giving love to the recently fallen Cowboy, Marshawn Kneeland, while wearing his jersey. It was an unlikely touching gesture and very well received.
The opposite could be said for Lil Jon's 10-minute set in Baltimore for the late game.
The much loved rapper from the ATL did nothing wrong during his 9-song performance at M&T Stadium in Baltimore.
It was the league and NBC that let him down.
For some reason only a few seconds of his show was aired, even though it had more hits and party anthems than the previous two games' entertainment combined.
On top of that, the crunk king was relegated to a tiny stage behind the end zone, which gave the impression the team forgot there would be any entertainment at all at the half.
The lack of respect to Jon, and the audience who had been pummeled by commercial teases, caused a massive amount of negative tweets on social media.
Some asked why they woke up during their post-Thanksgiving Day food coma to only hear seconds of the party.
Others said the late game of the triple header historically airs a human interest video package instead of focusing on the musical act. In this case it was a tribute to legendary Raiders coach John Madden.
So then why advertise Lil Jon instead of the most famous name in video game football?
The NFL needs to make up for this slight.
Fortunately there will be several weekends of playoff football soon - games that rarely have televised halftime acts.
They should roll out the red carpet for Lil Jon, a Grammy-winning producer and performer who boasts multi-platinum albums, two #1 singles, and millions of streams.
He should get to flip the coin before the game. He should get to do a full blown halftime show. And afterwards they should let him get in the booth to promote whatever the heck he wants.
For example, he's zig zagging around the globe this month. Then next summer you can catch him in Europe. Get your tix off his website.
12/5 Omnia Nightclub, Las Vegas, NV
12/11 Al Dana Amphitheater, Sakhir, Bahrain
12/14 Coca Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
12/18 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
6/23 3Arena Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
6/30 Belsonic Park, Belfast, UK
7/1 Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, UK
7/4 Blackweir Park, Cardiff, UK
7/5 Lytham Festival, Lytham, UK
7/7 Marlay Park, Dublin, Ireland
