TL;DR
- Lil Jon will perform at the 2025 Thanksgiving Day NFL halftime show.
- He will perform during the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens game.
- This marks Lil Jon's first NFL Thanksgiving halftime performance.
- Lil Jon recently appeared in Usher's 2024 Super Bowl halftime show.
Performers for the 2025 Thanksgiving Day NFL halftime shows have been revealed. The Cincinnati Bengals are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the evening matchup.
Rapper Lil Jon is slated to perform at halftime during the game. Despite a lack of recent musical releases, he's still a familiar face to millennials and Gen Xers thanks to the successful songs he's either produced or appeared on. Lil Jon's notable tracks include "Turn Down For What", "Snap Yo Fingers", and "Get Low". Additionally, he contributed to popular songs like Usher's "Yeah", LMFAO's "Shots", and Pitbull's The Anthem.
Lil Jon is an artist whose music is widely recognized and enjoyed, though he's rarely been the focus as a solo performer. For the NFL, which aims for Thanksgiving halftime performances to resemble scaled-down Super Bowl halftime shows, the positive aspect is the unpredictability of who Lil Jon might invite to perform alongside him.
Here’s a look at the times Lil Jon has performed in NFL halftime shows.
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Has Lil Jon performed during the NFL's Thanksgiving halftime show?
Lil Jon hasn't performed in an NFL Thanksgiving halftime show before. His appearance for The Bengals-Ravens game on Thanksgiving in 2025 will mark his inaugural NFL Thanksgiving halftime performance, and also his first time headlining a primetime NFL halftime show.
Lil Jon recently appeared in Usher's 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance. He also took the stage for a halftime show during Week 4's matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals, though this performance was not televised and was exclusive to those present at the event.
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Lil Jon has not performed at a Super Bowl halftime show.
Yes. Lil Jon made an appearance during Usher's 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The rapper joined Usher to perform "Turn Down For What" and "Yeah" during the event.
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Usher's Super Bowl halftime performance featured Lil Jon.
Usher headlined the 2024 Super Bowl, with his performance featuring appearances by Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am., Lil Jon, Ludacris, and Sonic Boom of the South.
Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris perform "Yeah!" At the Apple Music #SuperBowl Halftime Show pic.twitter.com/YzTLyYWHIK
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 12, 2024